Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals introduces students to the fundamental principles of pharmacology, focusing on the safe and effective use of medications in healthcare settings. The course covers drug classifications, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, side effects, and drug interactions, with an emphasis on clinical applications relevant to allied health roles. Students learn about dosage calculations, medication administration, patient education, and legal and ethical considerations in pharmacological care, preparing them to support patients and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
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Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist 4th Edition by Katherine Snyder
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Chapter 1: Basic Pharmacology
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Q1) Prescriptions must include all of the following information except
A)name of the drug.
B)patient's social security number.
C)drug dosage.
D)route of administration of the drug.
Answer: B
Q2) Which one of the following abbreviations indicates an ointment form of a given drug?
A)gtts
B)ung
C)susp
D)soln
Answer: B
Q3) What does the abbreviation sos mean on a prescription?
A)One half
B)Once, if necessary
C)Without
D)As desired
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Medication Development,regulation,and Resources
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Q1) Which categories of medications under the FDA's pregnancy categories are considered to be within safe limits for use during pregnancy?
Answer: A,B
The FDA's Pregnancy Categories list A and B as either "no risk" (category A)or "little to no risk" (category B),respectively.
Q2) Which of the following is an advantage of pharmacogenomics?
A)Complexity of the genetic research
B)Cost of the genetic research
C)Education in the use of this technology
D)Facilitate the medication approval process
Answer: D
Q3) Which federal action sets the standards for quality and requires proper medication labeling for preparations containing morphine?
A)Durham-Humphrey Amendments
B)Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
C)Pure Food and Drug Act
D)Controlled Substances Act
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Pharmacology Mathematics
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Q1) Centimeter _____
Answer: cm
The accepted abbreviation for centimeter is cm.
Q2) Your surgery supervisor asks you to report to work by seven thirty in the morning.How would this be written in military time?
A)730
B)0730
C)7:30
D)7300
Answer: B
Q3) Seven o'clock in the morning,military time,would be written as A)0007.
B)0070. C)0700.
D)7000.
Answer: C
Q4) Liter _____
Answer: L
The accepted abbreviation for liter is L.
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Chapter 4: Medication Administration
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Q1) Which statement does not apply to the required steps for proper medication identification?
A)Read the label on the container.
B)Check the integrity of the container.
C)Check the expiration date.
D)Show the label to the surgeon.
Q2) When handling medications in the surgical department,which one of the following statements does not apply?
A)Both the scrub person and the circulator must follow aseptic technique.
B)Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time.
C)Medications in a powder form must be reconstituted by the circulator before delivery to the sterile field.
D)When the circulator is delivering solutions to the sterile field, the scrub person should hold the receiving container away from the sterile table.
Q3) A 30-gauge hypodermic needle is larger in diameter than an 18-gauge needle.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Antibiotics
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Q1) Single-celled organisms
A)Antibiotic resistance
B)Bactericidal
C)Bacteriostatic
D)Endogenous
E)Eukaryotes
F)Exogenous
G)Morphology
H)Polymicrobial infection
I)Prokaryotes
J)Selective toxicity
Q2) Surgical instruments that are improperly cleaned prior to sterilization are an example of
A)endogenous source.
B)exogenous source.
Q3) Who discovered penicillin?
A)Edward Jenner
B)Louis Pasteur
C)Robert Koch
D)Alexander Fleming
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Chapter 6: Diagnostic Agents
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Q1) Which procedure uses methylene blue in order to verify patent tubes?
A)Lymph node biopsy
B)Cystoscopy
C)Z-plasty
D)Chromotubation
Q2) Staining agents are used surgically to
A)identify abnormal cells.
B)mark normal tissue planes.
C)enhance visualization of body cavities.
D)visualize stones or blockages in body structures.
Q3) Which agent is used to mark skin incisions?
A)Staining agents
B)Contrast media
C)Dyes
D)Diuretics
Q4) To perform a Schiller's test of the cervix,which agent is applied topically?
A)Acetic acid
B)Monsel's paste
C)Gentian violet
D)Lugol's solution
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Chapter 7: Diuretics
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Q1) The trade,or brand name,for mannitol is
A)Osmitrol.
B)Diamox.
C)Lasix.
D)Diuril.
Q2) What is the normal range for serum potassium?
A)5 to 5.2 mEq/L
B)12 to 23.3 mEq/L
C)42 to 43.5 mEq/L
D)3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L
Q3) Which one of the following medications is a loop diuretic?
A)HydroDIURIL
B)Aldactone
C)Lasix
D)Osmitrol
Q4) Which diuretic is contraindicated in patients with hypertension?
A)Potassium sparing
B)Osmotic
C)Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
D)High-ceiling (loop)
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Chapter 8: Hormones
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Q1) Which mineralocorticoid maintains hemostatic levels of sodium in the blood?
A)Epinephrine
B)Norepinephrine
C)Aldosterone
D)Deoxycorticosterone
Q2) Delatestryl may be prescribed for a diagnosis of which one of the following conditions?
A)Hypergonadism
B)Hypogonadism
C)Endometriosis
D)Fibrocystic disease
Q3) After a traumatic accident involving the head,which hormone may be given to help reduce cerebral edema?
A)Oxytocin
B)Insulin
C)Betamethasone
D)Epinephrine
Q4) Which one of the following endocrine disorders may be treated surgically?
A)Hyposecretion
B)Hypersecretion
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Chapter 9: Medications That Affect Coagulation
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Q1) Which solution may be used as an irrigation solution at the sterile field during an atrioventricular (AV)fistula insertion?
A)100 units heparin in 3000 mL saline
B)1000 units heparin in 100 mL saline
C)5000 units heparin in 1000 mL saline
D)10,000 units heparin in 100 mL saline
Q2) Hemostatic
A)Alteplase (Activase)
B)Heparin
C)Monsel solution
D)Oxidized regenerated cellulose (Surgicel)
E)Vitamin K (Konakion)
F)Warfarin (Coumadin)
Q3) Which one of the following is a systemic anticoagulant?
A)Gelfoam
B)Heparin
C)Vitamin K
D)Avitene
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Chapter 10: Ophthalmic Agents
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Q1) Steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are used in ophthalmology to A)prevent the rejection of a corneal transplant.
B)suppress inflammatory response to trauma.
C)inhibit intraoperative miosis.
D)diagnose corneal abrasions.
Q2) Anterior and posterior cavities of the eye are separated by the A)lens.
B)iris.
C)optic nerve.
D)sclera.
Q3) Which one of the following drugs is not a cycloplegic agent?
A)Mydriacyl
B)Cyclogyl
C)Atropine sulfate
D)Tropicamide
Q4) The eye receives stimuli and transmits signals to the brain via which nerve?
A)Olfactory
B)Optic
C)Oculomotor
D)Trochlear
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Chapter 11: Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
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Q1) Which of the following is a low hemoglobin level for an adult female?
A)10 g/100 mL of blood
B)13 g/100 mL of blood
C)14 g/100 mL of blood
D)18 g/100 mL of blood
Q2) The electrolyte that controls the distribution of water in the body and maintains fluid and electrolyte balance is
A)sodium.
B)potassium.
C)magnesium.
D)calcium.
Q3) Another name for donor blood is which one of the following?
A)Homologous
B)Autologous
C)Autotransfusion
D)Synthetic
Q4) An example of a solution used in hysteroscopy is _________.
Q5) An example of a blood alternative is ____________.
Q6) The four major blood types are _________.
Q7) List four purposes for surgical irrigation.
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Chapter 12: Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
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Q1) What does the term Precision Medicine mean?
A)Medicine that prevents cell growth signaling
B)Medicine that is molecularly targeted
C)Medicine that focuses on cellular changes specific to cancer cells
D)Medicine that uses information about the patient's genetic makeup
Q2) The antineoplastic agent used in ectopic pregnancy is which one of the following?
A)Fluorouracil
B)Cytoxan
C)Methotrexate
D)Nitrogen mustard
Q3) The use of genes to treat or prevent disease is called
A)targeted therapy.
B)gene therapy.
C)nanotechnology.
D)epidemiology.
Q4) The term that means harmful to cells is _______________.
Q5) Common side effects of chemotherapy are ________________.
Q6) An abnormal growth of body cells is called a _______________.
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Chapter 13: Preoperative Medications
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Q1) Preoperative assessment of the surgical patient is conducted by any one of the following individuals except
A)anesthesiologist.
B)certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
C)anesthesiologist assistant (AA).
D)surgeon.
Q2) Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
A)Antacid
B)Anticholinergic
C)Antiemetic
D)Opioid analgesic
E)Sedative
Q3) The action of metoclopramide (Reglan)is to A)block production of gastric acid.
B)decrease mucous secretions.
C)increase gastrointestinal motility.
D)neutralize gastric acid.
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Chapter 14: Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia
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Q1) Which regional block requires that the anesthetic agent be injected into the space that surrounds the dura mater via the sacral canal?
A)Spinal
B)Epidural
C)Caudal
D)Bier block
Q2) For which type of regional block is the anesthetic agent injected into the subarachnoid space?
A)Spinal
B)Epidural
C)Caudal
D)Bier block
Q3) The brand name for bupivacaine is A)Carbocaine.
B)Marcaine.
C)Novocaine.
D)Xylocaine.
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Chapter 15: General Anesthesia
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Q1) Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
A)Barbiturate
B)Depolarizing muscle relaxant
C)Hypnotic agent
D)Inhalation anesthetic
E)Nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
F)Opioid analgesic
G)Reversal agent
H)Sedative
Q2) Which one of the following statements is not true of Pentothal?
A)It is the most commonly used barbiturate.
B)It is rapidly processed by the brain.
C)It is an effective analgesic.
D)The generic form is thiopental.
Q3) Opioids are reversed using which one of the following?
A)Mazicon
B)Norcuron
C)Narcan
D)Prostigmin
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Chapter 16: Emergency Situations
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Q1) Why might lidocaine be administered in the management of cardiac arrest?
A)To treat metabolic acidosis
B)To reverse bronchospasm
C)To treat ventricular arrhythmias
D)To treat angina
Q2) Ipratropium (Atrovent)
A)Adrenergic agonist
B)Alpha-adrenergic agonist
C)Antiarrhythmic agent
D)Anticholinergic
E)Antihistamine
F)Beta-adrenergic agonist
G)Beta-adrenergic antagonist
H)Calcium channel blocker
I)Depolarizing muscle relaxant
J)Hormone
K)Inotropic agent
L)Nitrovasodilator
M)Skeletal muscle relaxant
Q3) List the six treatment steps for MH.
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