PTCB Practice Test 3
Give this one a try! Includes some math conversions & more.
- 1.After opening Xalantin, an eye medication used to treat glaucoma, where should the drug be stored?
- A.
In the refrigerator
- B.
In the pharmacy room
- C.
In the freezer
- 2.How many grams are in 600ml of a 1:200 (w/v) solution of a drug?
- A.
3 g
- B.
0.3 g
- C.
30 g
- 3.What is the final volume when diluting 10ml of a lidocaine 6% nasal spray to a lidocaine 2% nasal spray?
- A.
12 ml
- B.
30 ml
- C.
15 ml
- 4.A common name for an inventory process that relies on pharmacy staff to write down items to be reordered is:
- A.
A formulary system
- B.
Bar-coding
- C.
A want list
- 5.If the storage condition for Xalantan solution indicates to store the drug between 0 to 5 degree celcius, one should store the drug:
- A.
In refrigerator
- B.
At room temp
- C.
In freezer
- 6.The physician orders Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.375 mg IV now. The label reads 500 mcg in 2 mL. How many mL will the patient receive?
- A.
0.15 ml
- B.
0.0015 ml
- C.
1.5 ml
- 7.Your patient has an order to infuse 100 ml of D51/2NS with 10MEq of KCl over the next thirty minutes. The set calibration is 10gtt/ml. What is the correct rate of flow for this patient? ___________ gtts/min
- A.
3.33 gtts/min
- B.
33 gtts/min
- C.
0.3 gtts/min
- 8.What materials are needed to perform a full hood cleaning?
- A.
Tap water, 70% isopropyl alcohol, paper towels/gauze
- B.
Sterile water, 70% isopropyl alcohol, paper towels
- C.
Sterile water, 70% isopropyl alcohol, lint-free paper towels/gauze
- 9.Ampules are made of __________.
- A.
Plastic
- B.
Glass
- C.
H2o content
- 10.All chemotherapy drugs and waste must be disposed of in a __________.
- A.
Red biohazard container
- B.
Yellow biohazous disposal container
- C.
Trash can
- 11.The right medication, dose, route, time and patient are referred to as __________.
- A.
Patients five rights
- B.
Pharmacy five rights
- C.
Doctor five rights
- 12.Which decimal has the highest value?
- A.
0.8
- B.
0.2
- C.
0.10
- 13.Convert LXXVIII to arabic numbers
- A.
23
- B.
33
- C.
78
- 14.A child weighs 47.9 kg. What is his weight in pounds?
- A.
106 LBS
- B.
23 LBS
- C.
105 LBS
- 15.Convert the ratio to a fraction< 1:5
- A.
2/0
- B.
1/5
- C.
5/1
- 16.Convert the ratio to a percentage< 1:8
- A.
0.125%
- B.
0.00125%
- C.
12.5%
- 17.60% w/w contains how many grams of active ingredient?
- A.
100g
- B.
60g
- C.
1.6g
- 18.Zantac is classified as:
- A.
Antibiotic
- B.
Anti-depressant
- C.
H2 blocker
- 19.The heart contains how many chambers?
- A.
4 chambers
- B.
6 chambers
- C.
2 chambers
- 20.Myocardial infarction is another term for what condition?
- A.
Stroke
- B.
Heart attack
- C.
Muscle spasm
- 21.Warfarin’s active ingredient is the same ingredient found in what household product?
- A.
Rat poison
- B.
Clorax
- C.
Dish soap
- 22.Which narcotic schedule does the drug Valium fall in?
- A.
Schedule II
- B.
Schedule III
- C.
Schedule IV
- 23.What does a Hydrophobic mean?
- A.
Fail to mix with water
- B.
Tendency to mix well with water
- C.
Tendency to mix well with alcohol
- 24.Who regulates to cut down on infections transmitted to patients through pharmaceutical products and to better protect staff working in pharmacies in the course of their exposure to pharmaceuticals?
- A.
FDA
- B.
USP 797
- C.
JCAHO
- 25.Convert 5 gr into mg:
- A.
300 mg
- B.
325 mg
- C.
Both 300 & 325 mg
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