UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY
EXAMPREP 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Anti-inflammatory drugs.
Answer: Drugs that prevent or limit inflammatory responses to
injury or invasion
◉ Corticosteroids.
Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol that prevent or limit
inflammation by slowing or stopping inflammatory mediator
production
◉ Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.
Answer: Drugs that reduce the progression and tissue destruction of
the inflammatory disease process by inhibiting tumor necrosis
factor
◉ Histamine.
Answer: A chemical made by the body that binds to its receptor sites
and causes inflammatory responses
,◉ Inflammation.
Answer: A syndrome of tissue and blood vessel responses to injury
or invasion
◉ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Answer: Anti-inflammatory drugs that ar enot similar to cortisone
but prevent or limit the tissue and blood vessel responses to injury
or invasion by slowing the production of one or more inflammatory
mediators
◉ NSAIDs.
Answer: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
◉ pg 83
Inflammation is also called the.
Answer: Inflammatory Response
◉ pg 83
_______ is the normal reactions of tissues and blood vessels in
response to injury or invasion.
Answer: Inflammation
,◉ pg 83
Inflammation is _________, which means that the same tissue
responses occur with any type of injury or invasion. regardless of
the location of the body or what caused the response to start.
Answer: Nonspecific
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The size and severity of the inflammation depends on the:.
Answer: Intensity
Severity
Duration
Extent of the injury or invasion
◉ pg 84
An ______ is an invasion of the body by microorganisms that cause
harm.
Answer: Infection
, ◉ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion inclue.
Answer: Sprained joints
Blisters
◉ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion
include:.
Answer: Hay fever
Other allergic reactions
◉ pg 84
Inflammation with infection includes:.
Answer: Appendicitis
Viral Hepatitis
Bacterial Pneumonia
◉ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY
EXAMPREP 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Anti-inflammatory drugs.
Answer: Drugs that prevent or limit inflammatory responses to
injury or invasion
◉ Corticosteroids.
Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol that prevent or limit
inflammation by slowing or stopping inflammatory mediator
production
◉ Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.
Answer: Drugs that reduce the progression and tissue destruction of
the inflammatory disease process by inhibiting tumor necrosis
factor
◉ Histamine.
Answer: A chemical made by the body that binds to its receptor sites
and causes inflammatory responses
,◉ Inflammation.
Answer: A syndrome of tissue and blood vessel responses to injury
or invasion
◉ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Answer: Anti-inflammatory drugs that ar enot similar to cortisone
but prevent or limit the tissue and blood vessel responses to injury
or invasion by slowing the production of one or more inflammatory
mediators
◉ NSAIDs.
Answer: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
◉ pg 83
Inflammation is also called the.
Answer: Inflammatory Response
◉ pg 83
_______ is the normal reactions of tissues and blood vessels in
response to injury or invasion.
Answer: Inflammation
,◉ pg 83
Inflammation is _________, which means that the same tissue
responses occur with any type of injury or invasion. regardless of
the location of the body or what caused the response to start.
Answer: Nonspecific
◉ pg 83
The size and severity of the inflammation depends on the:.
Answer: Intensity
Severity
Duration
Extent of the injury or invasion
◉ pg 84
An ______ is an invasion of the body by microorganisms that cause
harm.
Answer: Infection
, ◉ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion inclue.
Answer: Sprained joints
Blisters
◉ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion
include:.
Answer: Hay fever
Other allergic reactions
◉ pg 84
Inflammation with infection includes:.
Answer: Appendicitis
Viral Hepatitis
Bacterial Pneumonia
◉ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
