Indiana QMA EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Pharmacology - ANSWER ✔ Is the study of medications and their effect
on the body
2. Medications - ANSWER ✔ Are substances or mixture used to diagnose,
treat or prevent disease or illness
3. Sources of Medication - ANSWER ✔ plants, animals, minerals, chemicals
4. Semi-Synthetic Drugs - ANSWER ✔ Man-made, plants, animals, or
minerals
5. Adverse Effects (ADR) - ANSWER ✔ An undesired side effect or toxicity
6. Allergic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Can be life threatening or simple reactions
7. Allergic Effect - ANSWER ✔ If a resident has breathing problems or a
skin rash a medication was administered, the nurse must be notified
immediately
8. Side Effect - ANSWER ✔ Outcome that are not intended; the action or
effect of a medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such
as nausea, headache, insomnia, etc
,9. Toxic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Occurs when too much of a medication is
absorbed by the body
10.Toxic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Can be life threatening
11.Cumulative Effect - ANSWER ✔ Build up of a substance that could lead to
toxicity
12.Ointments - ANSWER ✔ Must be soft enough to spread at room
temperature and melt at the body temperature
13.Ointment - ANSWER ✔ When used for the eye must be marked
"ophthalmic" (Examples- zinc, oxide ointment, and Vaseline)
14.Half Life - ANSWER ✔ The time it takes half of the medication to leave
the bloodstream
15.Short Half Life - ANSWER ✔ The more often a medication must be given
to maintain a constant action
16.Half Life - ANSWER ✔ If two hours then 50% of the medication will be
gone from the bloodstream in two hours
17.Vitamin A action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for immune function
18.Vitamin A side effects - ANSWER ✔ Diarrhea
Headache
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Irritability
19.Vitamin A N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in air tight, light resistant, non-metal
container
20.Vitamin B1 - ANSWER ✔ Thiamine HC 1
21.Vitamin B1 Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for carbohydrate metabolism
,22.Vitamin B1 Side Effects - ANSWER ✔ Hypotension
Nausea
Sweating
Anaphylactic reaction
Diarrhea
Restlessness
23.Vitamin B1 N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in air tight, light resistant, non-metal
container
24.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Action - ANSWER ✔ Required for amino acid
metabolism
25.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Drowsiness
26.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Do not give with levodopa
27.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for collagen
formation and tissue repair
28.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Diarrhea
Renal calculi
29.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in light resistant
container
30.Vitamin B9 (folic acid) Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for formation and
production of erythrocytes
31.Vitamin B9 (folic acid) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Rash
Malaise
32.antacids - ANSWER ✔ Tums, Amphojel, Maalox, Mylanta, Rolaids, Milk
of Magnesia
33.anti-ulcer - ANSWER ✔ Pepcid, Zantac, Tagamet
34.antiemetics - ANSWER ✔ Dramamine, Phenergan, Antivert, Tigan
, 35.emetics - ANSWER ✔ Syrup of Ipecac
36.antidiarrheals - ANSWER ✔ kaolin, Pepto-Bismol, pectin, Kaopectate
37.Cathartics/laxatives - ANSWER ✔ castor oil, Senokot, Dulcolax, Ex-Lax,
Doxidan
38.anti-inflammatory steroids - ANSWER ✔ Decadron, Meticorten, Orasone,
Medrol, Cortef
39.NSAIDs - ANSWER ✔ Motrin
Advil
Ibuprofen
Relafen
Indocin
40.anti-gout - ANSWER ✔ Zyloprim
41.muscle relaxants - ANSWER ✔ Flexeril, Robaxin, Valium, Zanaflexl
42.analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Tylenol, Darvon, Demerol, Motrin, Advil,
Ibuprofen
43.miotics - ANSWER ✔ Pilocar, Timoptic Solution
44.diurectics - ANSWER ✔ Lasix, Aldactone, Hydrodiuril, Esidrix
45.potassium replacement - ANSWER ✔ K-Dur, Klor-Con, Micro-K
46.affect bladder tone - ANSWER ✔ Ditropan, Urecholine
47.cardiotonics - ANSWER ✔ Digoxin (Lanoxin)
48.antiarrhythmics - ANSWER ✔ Inderal, Pacerone, Quinidex
49.antihypertensives - ANSWER ✔ Aldomet, Catapres, Minipress
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Pharmacology - ANSWER ✔ Is the study of medications and their effect
on the body
2. Medications - ANSWER ✔ Are substances or mixture used to diagnose,
treat or prevent disease or illness
3. Sources of Medication - ANSWER ✔ plants, animals, minerals, chemicals
4. Semi-Synthetic Drugs - ANSWER ✔ Man-made, plants, animals, or
minerals
5. Adverse Effects (ADR) - ANSWER ✔ An undesired side effect or toxicity
6. Allergic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Can be life threatening or simple reactions
7. Allergic Effect - ANSWER ✔ If a resident has breathing problems or a
skin rash a medication was administered, the nurse must be notified
immediately
8. Side Effect - ANSWER ✔ Outcome that are not intended; the action or
effect of a medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such
as nausea, headache, insomnia, etc
,9. Toxic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Occurs when too much of a medication is
absorbed by the body
10.Toxic Effect - ANSWER ✔ Can be life threatening
11.Cumulative Effect - ANSWER ✔ Build up of a substance that could lead to
toxicity
12.Ointments - ANSWER ✔ Must be soft enough to spread at room
temperature and melt at the body temperature
13.Ointment - ANSWER ✔ When used for the eye must be marked
"ophthalmic" (Examples- zinc, oxide ointment, and Vaseline)
14.Half Life - ANSWER ✔ The time it takes half of the medication to leave
the bloodstream
15.Short Half Life - ANSWER ✔ The more often a medication must be given
to maintain a constant action
16.Half Life - ANSWER ✔ If two hours then 50% of the medication will be
gone from the bloodstream in two hours
17.Vitamin A action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for immune function
18.Vitamin A side effects - ANSWER ✔ Diarrhea
Headache
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Irritability
19.Vitamin A N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in air tight, light resistant, non-metal
container
20.Vitamin B1 - ANSWER ✔ Thiamine HC 1
21.Vitamin B1 Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for carbohydrate metabolism
,22.Vitamin B1 Side Effects - ANSWER ✔ Hypotension
Nausea
Sweating
Anaphylactic reaction
Diarrhea
Restlessness
23.Vitamin B1 N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in air tight, light resistant, non-metal
container
24.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Action - ANSWER ✔ Required for amino acid
metabolism
25.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Drowsiness
26.Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Do not give with levodopa
27.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for collagen
formation and tissue repair
28.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Diarrhea
Renal calculi
29.Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) N.C. - ANSWER ✔ Store in light resistant
container
30.Vitamin B9 (folic acid) Action - ANSWER ✔ Necessary for formation and
production of erythrocytes
31.Vitamin B9 (folic acid) side effects - ANSWER ✔ Rash
Malaise
32.antacids - ANSWER ✔ Tums, Amphojel, Maalox, Mylanta, Rolaids, Milk
of Magnesia
33.anti-ulcer - ANSWER ✔ Pepcid, Zantac, Tagamet
34.antiemetics - ANSWER ✔ Dramamine, Phenergan, Antivert, Tigan
, 35.emetics - ANSWER ✔ Syrup of Ipecac
36.antidiarrheals - ANSWER ✔ kaolin, Pepto-Bismol, pectin, Kaopectate
37.Cathartics/laxatives - ANSWER ✔ castor oil, Senokot, Dulcolax, Ex-Lax,
Doxidan
38.anti-inflammatory steroids - ANSWER ✔ Decadron, Meticorten, Orasone,
Medrol, Cortef
39.NSAIDs - ANSWER ✔ Motrin
Advil
Ibuprofen
Relafen
Indocin
40.anti-gout - ANSWER ✔ Zyloprim
41.muscle relaxants - ANSWER ✔ Flexeril, Robaxin, Valium, Zanaflexl
42.analgesics - ANSWER ✔ Tylenol, Darvon, Demerol, Motrin, Advil,
Ibuprofen
43.miotics - ANSWER ✔ Pilocar, Timoptic Solution
44.diurectics - ANSWER ✔ Lasix, Aldactone, Hydrodiuril, Esidrix
45.potassium replacement - ANSWER ✔ K-Dur, Klor-Con, Micro-K
46.affect bladder tone - ANSWER ✔ Ditropan, Urecholine
47.cardiotonics - ANSWER ✔ Digoxin (Lanoxin)
48.antiarrhythmics - ANSWER ✔ Inderal, Pacerone, Quinidex
49.antihypertensives - ANSWER ✔ Aldomet, Catapres, Minipress
