FREE PARAMEDICEMT AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT

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FREE PARAMEDIC/EMT AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT

PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS

Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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-Guarantee passing score -46 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: Delayed reaction (serum sickness)

Answer:

a type of hypersensitivity

Question 2: Age

body mass gender environment and time of administration existing pathology

Answer:

Factors altering Drug Responses

Question 3: Enteral Route

Answer:

Oral, Rectal, naso/orogastric

Question 4: Tachyphylaxis

Answer:

A rapid development or tolerance

Question 5: Drug toxicity

Answer:

result of overdosage, ingestion of a drug not intended for internal use or buildup of a drug in system due to impaired metabolism or excretion

Question 6: Animal sources

Answer:

oxytocin, insulin, some vaccines, some birth control

Question 7: Plant sources

Answer:

Alkaloids (ie:atropine, morphine)

Glycosides (ie:Digitalis)

Gums (ie:xanthan-used as a suspending agent)

Oils (ie:eucalyptus)

Question 8: Pulmonary Route

Answer:

Inhalation (MDI/Nebulizer) Endotracheal (paramedic scope)

Question 9: Synthetic sources

Answer:

Lidocaine, diazepam, demerol,

Question 10: Tolerance

Answer:

individual capacity to endure certain medication- require larger dosage to achieve desired response

Question 11: The time it takes for plasma level of a drug to decrease to half the measured amount

Answer:

Half Life

Question 12: Microorganisms

Answer:

some antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomyocin

Question 13: Therapeutic Index

Answer:

comparison of the amount of medication that causes the therapeutic effect with the amount that causes toxic effect

Question 14: Diffusion, Osmosis, Filtration

Answer:

Mechanisms involved in Absorption

Question 15: The study of effects on the body

Answer:

Pharmacodynamics

Question 16: contraindications/interactions

Answer:

reasons why not to give a drug

Question 17: Drug Names

Answer:

chemical, trade, generic, "official" (official name is how it is listed in reference material)

Question 18: Class of agent

Answer:

What class is the drug

Question 19: Synergism

Answer:

Two drugs working together

Question 20: Antagonist

Answer:

drug that prevents receptor stimulation by binding to a receptor site

Question 21: The transport of an absorbed drug to target site

Answer:

Distribution

Question 22: Drug allergy

Answer:

reaction occurring in a person who has been previously exposed to a drug and has developed antibodies

Question 23: Teratogenic

Answer:

any agent that interferes with or alters the normal development of a fetus with results that are evident at birth

Question 24: Body system

Answer:

what system of the body does a drug affect

Question 25: Cross tolerance

Answer:

increased tolerance to drugs in the same class/family

Question 26: Polypharmacy

Answer:

unwanted duplication of drugs- common in elderly patients that have multiple medications