BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
15TH EDITION ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Analgesia
Answer: pain relief; literally "without pain"
◉ Anterograde
Answer: from a point forward
◉ Anticholinergic
Answer: agents that block the action of the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine
◉ Antisialagoguge
Answer: agent that inhibits mucous secretions of the respiratory and
digestive tract
◉ Anxiolysis
Answer: relief of anxiety
, ◉ Aspiration
Answer: condition in which gastric contents enter the lungs
◉ Benzodiazepine
Answer: chemical classification of drugs used to control anxiety
◉ NPO
Answer: Nil per os; nothing by mouth
◉ Opioid
Answer: all drugs, natural, semisynthetic, or synthetic, having
morphine-like actions
◉ Vagolysis
Answer: to block receptors on the vagus nerve
◉ Why is a preoperative evaluation conducted?
Answer: It is conducted to gather pertinent patient information to
determine the optimal anesthetic plan.
◉ What are the categories of preoperative medications?
15TH EDITION ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Analgesia
Answer: pain relief; literally "without pain"
◉ Anterograde
Answer: from a point forward
◉ Anticholinergic
Answer: agents that block the action of the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine
◉ Antisialagoguge
Answer: agent that inhibits mucous secretions of the respiratory and
digestive tract
◉ Anxiolysis
Answer: relief of anxiety
, ◉ Aspiration
Answer: condition in which gastric contents enter the lungs
◉ Benzodiazepine
Answer: chemical classification of drugs used to control anxiety
◉ NPO
Answer: Nil per os; nothing by mouth
◉ Opioid
Answer: all drugs, natural, semisynthetic, or synthetic, having
morphine-like actions
◉ Vagolysis
Answer: to block receptors on the vagus nerve
◉ Why is a preoperative evaluation conducted?
Answer: It is conducted to gather pertinent patient information to
determine the optimal anesthetic plan.
◉ What are the categories of preoperative medications?
