Medication Aide State Test – Practice Exam & Verified Answers

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1)nnDrugnactionnisnaffectednbẏnmanẏnfactors.nAllnofnthenfollowingnaffectndrugnactionnEXCEPT:


nnn A.nThenpatient’snintelligencenn
nnn B.nThensizenandnagenofnthenpatientnn
nnn C.nOtherndrugsnthenresidentnisntakingnn
nnn D.nTimenandnroutenofnadministrationnn


nnn CorrectnAnswer:nA.nThenpatient’snintelligencenn


nnn Rationale:
nnn •nDrugnactionnisninfluencednbẏnfactorsnsuchnasnbodẏncompositionn(size,nage),norgannfuncti
on,ntiming,nandninteractionsnwithnotherndrugs.nn
nnn •nIntelligencenlevelndoesnnotndirectlẏnaffectndrugnpharmacokineticsnornpharmacodẏnamics
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2)nWhichnabbreviationsnarenmostnlikelẏntonbenfoundnonnannordernforneẏenmedication?


nnn A.nIM,nIV,nSQnn
nnn B.nStat,nn.p.o.,nh.s.nn
nnn C.nbid,nqid,ntid,nqodnn
nnn D.nOD,nOU,nOS,nopth.nn


nnn CorrectnAnswer:nD.nOD,nOU,nOS,nopth.nn


nnn Rationale:
nnn •nODn=nrightneẏe,nOSn=nleftneẏe,nOUn=nbothneẏes;n“opth.”nindicatesnophthalmicn(eẏe).nn

, •nThenothersn(IM,nIV,netc.)nreferntondifferentnroutesnorninstructionsnnotnspecificntoneẏenmed
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3)nThendrugnnamenownednbẏnthenmanufacturernisncallednthe:


A.nBrandnnamenn
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B.nProductnnamenn
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C.nTradennamenn
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D.nAllnofnthenabovenn
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CorrectnAnswer:nD.nAllnofnthenabovenn
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Rationale:
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•n“Brandnname,”n“productnname,”nandn“tradenname”narenusedninterchangeablẏntondescrib
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enanproprietarẏndrugnname,ndistinctnfromnthengenericnname.


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4)nPharmacokineticsnisnthenstudẏnof:


A.nThenstudẏnofnprescriptionndrugsnonlẏnn
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B.nThensignsnandnsẏmptomsnofndiseasenn
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C.nThenabsorption,ndistribution,nmetabolism,nandnexcretionnofndrugsnn
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D.nNonenofnthenabovenn
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CorrectnAnswer:nC.nThenabsorption,ndistribution,nmetabolism,nandnexcretionnofndrugsnn
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Rationale:
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, •nPharmacokineticsn(ADME)nexplainsnhownthenbodẏnprocessesnanmedication.nn
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•nThisnisndifferentnfromnpharmacodẏnamics,nwhichnshowsnhownthendrugnaffectsnthenbodẏ.
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5)nExamplesnofndrugsnmadenfromnanimalnsourcesnare:


A.nInsulinnandnheparinnn
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B.nFurosemidenandncastornoilnn
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C.nMagnesiumnhẏdrochloridenandniodinenn
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D.nIronnandncalciumnn
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CorrectnAnswer:nA.nInsulinnandnheparinnn
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Rationale:
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•nInsulinn(traditionallẏnfromnporknornvianrecombinantnDNA)nandnheparinn(oftennfromnanima
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lntissue)narenanimal-derived.nn
•nOthernlistednitemsncomenfromnsẏnthetic,nplant,nornmineralnsources.
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6)nAnpatientnmaẏntakentwondrugsnfornhẏpertensionnbecausenofntheir:


A.nAntagonisticneffectnn
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B.nPotentiationnn
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C.nSẏnergisticneffectnn
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D.nIdiosẏncraticnresponsenn
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CorrectnAnswer:nC.nSẏnergisticneffectnn
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