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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CAL
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Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
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Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 4. Regulations
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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics
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Chapter 7. Measurement Systems
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Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
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Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration
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Chapter+z 11. +z Integumentary System Medications +z +z 100
Chapter+z 12. +z Musculoskeletal System Medications +z +z 109
Chapter+z 13. +z Nervous System Medications
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Chapter+z 14. +z Eye and Ear Medications
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Chapter+z 15. +z Endocrine System Medications+z +z 133
Chapter+z 16. +z Cardiovascular System Medications +z +z 144
Chapter+z 17. +z Immunologic System Medications +z +z 156
Chapter+z 18. +z Pulmonary System Medications +z +z 167
Chapter+z 19. +z Gastrointestinal System Medications +z +z 175
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
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Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
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a. Medicine
b. Poison
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ANS: D + z
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning medicine
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andremedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patien
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t or enemy.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
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a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
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dr. he.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as in the use o
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
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b. Trial and error +z +z
c. Religion
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ANS: B + z
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body work
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ed;therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
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a. Plants
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d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
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