HCB 102 Pharmacology and Toxicology Test Questions and Answers
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HCB 102 Pharmacology And Toxicology
HCB 102 Pharmacology and Toxicology Test Questions and Answers
What are the 5 sections of the physicians desk reference? - Answer-Pink section- Brand name products and a list of manufacturers with their product
Blue section- A therapeutic index
Yellow section- A drug, chemical, and pharmacologic...
HCB 102 Pharmacology and
Toxicology Test Questions and
Answers
What are the 5 sections of the physicians desk reference? - Answer-Pink section- Brand
name products and a list of manufacturers with their product
Blue section- A therapeutic index
Yellow section- A drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
White section- A list of the major products of manufactures with information on
composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contraindications and
supply of each drug
Final section- Contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification
Antacid - Answer-Used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
Antiflatulants - Answer-Agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the
surface tension and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
Antibiotics - Answer-A soluble substance derived from mold or bacterium that kills or
inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
Anticoagulants - Answer-Agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood
by interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
Antidiarrheal - Answer-Having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
Antidiabetic - Answer-Counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood
Antidysrhythmics - Answer-Combating an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
Antiemetic - Answer-Preventing or arresting vomiting
Antifungal - Answer-Agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
Antihistamines - Answer-Used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by
histamines
, Antihypertensive - Answer-Indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of
hypertensive patients
Antitussive - Answer-Agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
Antipsycotic - Answer-A functional category of drugs that are helpful in the treatment of
psychosis and having a capacity to improve thought disorders
Cathartics - Answer-Drugs that promote bowel movement
Decongestants - Answer-Agents that shrink swollen mucous membranes, reduce nasal
congestion, and increase nasal patency
Expectorants - Answer-These agents assist in the removal of secretions or exudates
from the trachea, bronchi, or lungs.
Laxatives - Answer-Medication that facilitates the passage and elimination of feces from
the colon or rectum
Local anesthetic agents - Answer-Produce a loss of sensation to pain in a specific area
or locality of the body, without loss of consciousness or mental capacity.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - Answer-A large number of drugs
exerting anti-inflammatory actions
Narcotic analgesics - Answer-Medications that relieve pain without producing
unconsciousness or impairing mental capacities
Vaccines and toxoids - Answer-Agents that artificially induce immunity to a specific
disease or toxin
Chemical name - Answer-Relates to the chemical and molecular structure
Contradiction - Answer-Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure
inadvisable
Drug - Answer-Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in prevention,
diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic name - Answer-Is often derived from the chemical name. the generic name is
the common name of the medication
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