Navedtra 14295b, Hospital Corpsman: Chapter 18 Pharmacy
- 1.What is the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by them called? (18-1)
- A.
Pharmocognosy
- B.
Toxicology
- C.
Posology
- D.
Therapeutics
- 2.Pharmacology is a basic medical science that deals with the study of which specialty? 18-1
- A.
Drugs
- B.
Diseases
- C.
Compounds
- D.
Pharmacy
- 3.What is the study of the action or effects of medications on living organisms? 18-1
- A.
Toxicology
- B.
Pharmacodynamics
- C.
Posology
- D.
Pharmacodynamics
- 4.The branch of pharmacology that deals with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications is? 18-1
- A.
Toxicology
- B.
Pharmacy
- C.
Pharmacognosy
- D.
Therapeutics
- 5.What is the study of the uses of medications in the treatment of disease? 18-1
- A.
Pharmacotherapeutics
- B.
Toxicology
- C.
Therapeutics
- D.
Pharmacy
- 6.The actual title of the "blue bible" of pharmacology is? 18-2
- A.
Drug Information Handbook
- B.
U.S. Pharmacopedia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
- C.
HM Manual
- D.
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
- 7.What is the study of the uses of medications in the treatment of disease? 18-1
- A.
Pharmacotherapeutics
- B.
Posology
- C.
Therapeutics
- D.
Pharmacodynamics
- 8.What is the branch of pharmacology that deals with biological, biochemical, and economic features of natural medications and their constituents? 18-1
- A.
Pharmacognosy
- B.
Pharmacy
- C.
Posology
- D.
Pharmacodynamics
- 9.What provides tests for medication identity, quality, strength, and purity? 18-1
- A.
Drug Information Handbook
- B.
United States Pharmacopedia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
- C.
Drug Facts and Comparisons
- D.
FDA
- 10.What is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life called? 18-1
- A.
Pharmacotherapeutics
- B.
Toxicology
- C.
Therapeutics
- D.
Posology
- 11.What did the U.S. Federal Food, Medication, and Cosmetics Act designate as the official reference for medications marketed in the United States? 18-1
- A.
USP-NF
- B.
MANMED
- C.
FDA
- D.
BUMED
- 12.What is the most widely used text/reference in American pharmacies? 18-2
- A.
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
- B.
USP-NF
- C.
Drug Facts and Comparisons
- D.
Drug Information Handbook
- 13.The amount of medication administered is referred to as which of the following? 18-2
- A.
Pill
- B.
Dose
- C.
Unit amount
- D.
Average amount
- 14.What is the most common factor that influences the amount of medication to be given? 18-2
- A.
Weight
- B.
Gender
- C.
Age
- D.
Route of administration
- 15.What two primary factors, if any, determine a dose? 18-2
- A.
Sex and age
- B.
Age and weight
- C.
Weight and sex
- D.
None
- 16.A therapeutic dose is calculated on an average adult male of 24 years who weighs approximately how many pounds? 18-2
- A.
150
- B.
165
- C.
185
- D.
210
- 17.What is the proper dose in ml of ampicillin for an 8-year old child if the adult dose is 15ml?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
15
- 18.What is the name of the rule used to determine appropriate dosage of medication based on a child's weight? 18-3
- A.
Clark's Rule
- B.
Young's Rule
- C.
Rule of Nines
- D.
Fried's Rule
- 19.Determine the appropriate dose in milligrams of medication for a child weighing 30 LBs if the average dose for an adult is 600mg.
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
120
- D.
150
- 20.In computing the amount of drug to be given to an underweight female, what adjustments to the normal dosage would ordinarily be made? 18-3
- A.
Increase the dosage because of her weight and sex
- B.
Increase the dosage because of her weight but decrease because of her sex
- C.
Decrease the dosage because of her sex and further decrease because of her weight
- D.
Decrease the dosage because of her sex but an increase because of her weight
- 21.The most common method of administering medications is______? 18-4
- A.
Orally
- B.
Parentally
- C.
Topically
- D.
Intravenously
- 22.What term is used to define a medication that is placed under the tongue? 18-4
- A.
Suboral
- B.
Submandibular
- C.
Subcavity
- D.
Sublingual
- 23.Which of the following is an example of a drug injected intradermally? 18-5
- A.
Insulin
- B.
Procaine Hydrochloride
- C.
Purified protein derivative
- D.
Testosterone
- 24.What type of medications are introduced by injection? 18-4
- A.
Intravenous
- B.
Intradermal
- C.
Parenteral
- D.
Subcutaneous
- 25.What is the type of medication injected just below the skin's cutaneous layers? 18-5
- A.
PPD
- B.
Insulin
- C.
Penicillin G
- D.
I.V.
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