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Pharmaceutics II Final Exam Questions With Answers

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Pharmaceutics II Final Exam || || || ||




Questions With Answers || || ||




Organic metabolic products shed from Gram-negative
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bacteria which can cause fever and hypotension in
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patients when they are in excessive amounts in
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intravenous (IV) injections - CORRECT || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Pyrogens (bacterial endotoxins) || ||




Pyrogens, or bacterial endotoxins, are organic metabolic
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products shed from ___________________ bacteria which
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can cause fever and hypotension in patients when they
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are in excessive amounts in intravenous (IV) injections -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Gram-negative ||




Generally, parenteral routes are used when || || || || || ||



_________________________ is desired. - CORRECT || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Rapid drug actions || ||




Once a drug is administered intravenously, it.... -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Cannot be retrieved || || ||




The main hazard of IV infusion is
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___________________________ which may form when the || || || || || ||

,infusion solution is irritating to the biologic tissues. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Thrombus formation || ||




IV drugs ordinarily must be in
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____________________________. - CORRECT || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Aqueous solution ||




_________________________________ has been used to || || || || ||



control the pain associated with a variety of surgical
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procedures, labor, sickle cell crisis, and cancer. - || || || || || || || ||



CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Patient-controlled analgesia || || ||



(PCA)


The advantage of the PCA is... - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Its ability to provide constant and || || || || || ||



uniform analgesia ||




PCA devices can be used for _____, _____, or
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_______________ administration. - CORRECT || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔IV; SC; epidural || ||




______ injections of drugs provide effects that are less
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rapid but generally longer lasting than those obtained
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from IV administration. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔IM
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,__________________ or _____________________ solutions or || || || || ||



suspensions of drug substances may be administered || || || || || || ||



intramuscularly. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Aqueous; || || || ||



oleaginous


Drugs in __________________ are more rapidly absorbed
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than those in _______________________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Solution; suspension ||




Drugs in ________________ preparations are more rapidly
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absorbed than ____________________ preparations. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Aqueous; oleaginous || ||




IM injections are performed... - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Deep into the skeletal muscles || || || ||




In adults, the ____________________________________________
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is the most frequently used site for IM injection. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Upper outer quadrant of the || || || || || ||



gluteus maximus ||




In infants and your children, the
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___________________________________ or || ||



__________________________________________ are preferred || || ||



(for IM). - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Deltoid muscles of
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the upper arm; the mid lateral muscles of the thigh
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, The _________________ may also be used in adults, but the
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pain is more noticeable here than in the gluteal area (for
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IM). - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Deltoid
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The volume of medication that may be conveniently
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administered by the IM route is limited, generally to a
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maximum of ___________ in the gluteal region and
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_____________ in the deltoid of the arm. - CORRECT || || || || || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔5 mL; 2 mL || || ||




Injection of a drug beneath the skin is usually made in
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the loose interstitial tissue of the __________________, the
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_________________, or the ____________________. - CORRECT || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Outer upper arm; anterior thigh; lower
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abdomen


The maximum amount of medication that can be
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comfortably injected subcutaneously is about ___________,
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and amounts greater than ____________ will most likely
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cause painful pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔1.3
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mL; 2 mL || ||




_____________________ and ____________________________ are || || ||



preparations not suitable for SC injections. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Irritating drugs; those in thick || || || || ||



suspension

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