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Test Bank for Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 5thEdition by Tiffany Howe | 9780323661218 | Chapter 1-16 | All
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Controlled substances have an _____? - ANSWER: - abuse potential
What is the federal agency that monitors policies concerning healthcare workers. - ANSWER: - OSHA
Who/What establishes the surgical technologist's role in medication handling? - ANSWER: - State
practice acts
Who regulates the pharmaceutical industry? - ANSWER: - FDA
The word suspension on a medication label means what? - ANSWER: - that the medication must be
shaken before use
10 kilograms - ANSWER: =22 pounds
1 kiloliter - ANSWER: =1000 liters
1 cubic centimeter - ANSWER: =1 milliliter
Abbreviations: mL - ANSWER: =Milliliters
Abbreviations: cc - ANSWER: =Cubic centimeters
Abbreviations: mEq - ANSWER: = Milliequivalent
Abreviations: gtt - ANSWER: = Drop
Five pieces of information found on a medication vial label are: - ANSWER: - Brand and generic name
- Total volume
- Administration route
- Dosage
- Expiration date
An anticoagulant drug is classified by its? - ANSWER: Therapeutic action
PRN means what? - ANSWER: - the drug is to be given as needed
q4h means what? - ANSWER: - "every four hours"
q.i.d. means what? - ANSWER: - four times a day
TID means what? - ANSWER: - three times a day
ung is the abbreviation for what? - ANSWER: - an ointment form of a given drug
A medication to be administered by any route except the mouth is known as ? - ANSWER: -
parenterally
Distribution of drugs within the body is carried out through the ? - ANSWER: - circulatory system
Side effect is an ? - ANSWER: - expected but unintended effect of a drug.
, The time between administration of a drug and the first appearance of its effects is known as ? -
ANSWER: - onset
The four processes of pharmacokinetics: - ANSWER: - Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion
Who must document the medications that are used during a surgical procedure? - ANSWER: -
circulator
Steps for proper medication identification: - ANSWER: - Check the integrity of the label
- Read the label
- Check the expiration date
Improper labeling of medications may be considered what? - ANSWER: - negligence
On hypodermic needles the smaller the number the larger the needle. - ANSWER: - True
Medication labels must contain the following information: - ANSWER: - Drug name
- Strength of medication
- Amount of medication
- Expiration date
List two aseptic practices for delivery of medication to the sterile field. - ANSWER: -The plastic cap is
popped off without touching the rubber stopper underneath. The circulator can draw up the drug( if
in liquid form) with a syringe and hypodermic needle and then empty the contents of the syringe into
a sterile medicine Cup held by the scrub.
- The circulator May hold the vial in an inverted position, while the scrub withdraws the drug from the
vial, with a syringe and needle, using the two-handed technique.
- Sterile disposable pour spouts ( decanters) are commonly available to facilitate sterile delivery of
medications contained in files and in bags of intravenous solution.
Know the 6 Drug Rights - ANSWER: - Right drug
- Right dose
- Right route
- Right patient
- Right time
- Right documentation
Define hypersensitivity - ANSWER: - Allergic response resulting from previous exposure to the drug or
a similar drug; a type of adverse effect to a drug.
Define reconstitute - ANSWER: - Mixing a powder in a liquid to form a solution.
Define anaphylaxis - ANSWER: - A severe and potentially lethal allergic reaction to a medication
marked by hives, dyspnea, circulatory collapse, and bronchospasm is known as:
What is a hormone used in labor and delivery to stimulate uterine contractions? - ANSWER: - Pitocin
What dye is instilled into the bladder to help detect damage to the ureters? - ANSWER: - Methylene
blue
Low blood levels of thyroid hormones is known as ? - ANSWER: - hypothyroidism
Normal saline is also known as? - ANSWER: - 0.9% sodium chloride
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