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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The fact that drugs given parenterally bypass the GI tract means that they: A) will not cause nausea. B) do not have to be sterile. C) have a quicker onset of action than drugs given by other routes. D) are the safest.
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2) Under what circumstances are pharmacies normally required to compound oral medications? A) Always B) Never C) Only for pediatric patients D) Only when alternate dosing or dosage forms are needed
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3) The intracardiac route involves an injection to which of the following? A) Heart B) Kidney C) Brain
D) Lungs
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4) An injection via which route would be the most painful? A) IT B) SC C) IM
D) IA
5) Which route is most commonly used for tests for allergies? A) Subcutaneous B) Intradermal C) Intramuscular
D) Intravenous
6) Injections are which route of administration? A) Oral B) Ophthalmic
D) Parenteral
C) Topical
7) Insulin and heparin are injected via the ________ route. A) IV B) ID C) SC
D) IM
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8) The ________ route is the most dangerous route of administration because drugs cannot be retrieved once delivered in this way. A) parenteral B) topical C) ophthalmic D) enteral
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9) Parenteral routes of administration are used in which situations? A) When a patient is unable to take medications by mouth B) When other dosage forms are not available C) In emergency treatments when rapid absorption is essential D) All of the above
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10) The buttocks, thigh, and upper arm are all sites for ________ administration. A) IV B) IT C) IM
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11) Which of the following is a method of IV administration? A) Continuous infusion B) Intermittent infusion C) IVP D) All of the above
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D) IC
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