Medicine Management Exam
Questions
What are the 5 reasons for giving injections? - answer- when a rapid action is required
- if a drug is destroyed by the intestines
- when a drug is not absorbed by the gastro-intestinal tract
- if the patient is unable to take oral drugs
- if the oral form is unavailable
List 3 routes of medicine - answer- subcutaneous = into fat tissue just below skin
- Intra Muscular =in to the muscles
Intra venous = into the vein
List the remaining 4 routes of injection - answer- intra dermal = just under the skin
- Intrathecal = into the cerebral spinal fluid
-Intraairticular = in to joints
- Intra pleural= into pleural space
Name 3 sites of subcutaneous - answer- things
- umbilical region of abdomen
- lateral aspect of user arm
Name 3 sites of Intra muscular - answer-Mid-deltoid
- Ventrogluteal
- Vastus Lateralis
Name the 2 other sites of IM - answer- dorsogluteal
- rectum femoris
How many names do medicines have ? - answer3
What are the reasons for drug therapy ? Give examples for each - answer- Prophylaxis
= to prevent disease, e.g. vaccination
- Therapeutics = to treat disease, e.g. antibiotics
- Palliation = to alleviate pain and other symptoms, e.g. anti emetics & analgesics
Analgesics - answerPainkillers
Anti-emetics - answerDrugs that stop vomiting
You can break an enteric coated tablet. True/False - answerFalse
Questions
What are the 5 reasons for giving injections? - answer- when a rapid action is required
- if a drug is destroyed by the intestines
- when a drug is not absorbed by the gastro-intestinal tract
- if the patient is unable to take oral drugs
- if the oral form is unavailable
List 3 routes of medicine - answer- subcutaneous = into fat tissue just below skin
- Intra Muscular =in to the muscles
Intra venous = into the vein
List the remaining 4 routes of injection - answer- intra dermal = just under the skin
- Intrathecal = into the cerebral spinal fluid
-Intraairticular = in to joints
- Intra pleural= into pleural space
Name 3 sites of subcutaneous - answer- things
- umbilical region of abdomen
- lateral aspect of user arm
Name 3 sites of Intra muscular - answer-Mid-deltoid
- Ventrogluteal
- Vastus Lateralis
Name the 2 other sites of IM - answer- dorsogluteal
- rectum femoris
How many names do medicines have ? - answer3
What are the reasons for drug therapy ? Give examples for each - answer- Prophylaxis
= to prevent disease, e.g. vaccination
- Therapeutics = to treat disease, e.g. antibiotics
- Palliation = to alleviate pain and other symptoms, e.g. anti emetics & analgesics
Analgesics - answerPainkillers
Anti-emetics - answerDrugs that stop vomiting
You can break an enteric coated tablet. True/False - answerFalse
