Test bank for medical terminology Chapter 21: Pharmacology Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition

TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SHORTCOURSE 11TH EDITION BY CHABNER Chapter 21: Pharmacology Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Study of the interaction of drugs and subcellular entities such as enzymes and DNA is called: a. Medicinal chemistry b. Pharmacodynamics c. Chemotherapy d. Molecular pharmacology e. Pharmacokinetics ANS: D REF: p. 882 OBJ: Learn the subspecialties of pharmacology. 2. Finding proper antidotes to the harmful effects of drugs is part of the specialty of: a. Molecular pharmacology b. Toxicology c. Medicinal chemistry d. Pharmacodynamics e. Pharmacokinetics ANS: B REF: p. 882 OBJ: Learn the subspecialties of pharmacology. 3. An example of a drug generic name is: a. Omnipen b. Amoxicillin c. Aminopenicillanic acid d. Polycillin e. Principen ANS: B REF: p. 883 OBJ: Recall drug classes, actions, and side effects. 4. U.S. agency that holds the legal responsibility for deciding whether a drug may be distributed and sold: a. PDR b. United States Pharmacopeia c. National Institutes of Health d. Hospital Formulary e. FDA ANS: E REF: p. 883 OBJ: Use medical terms related to pharmacology in medical reports and records. 5. The combination of two drugs can cause an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each; this action is termed: a. Iatrogenic b. Additive action c. Tolerance d. Synergism e. Idiosyncrasy ANS: D REF: p. 886 OBJ: Recall drug classes, actions, and side effects. 6. Drug administration route with insertion of suppositories: a. Parenteral b. Rectal c. Inhalation d. Topical e. Oral ANS: B REF: p. 884 OBJ: Recall the routes of drug administration. 7. Drug administration route in which a medicine is swallowed and absorbed through the intestinal tract: a. Parenteral b. Rectal c. Inhalation d. Topical e. Oral ANS: E REF: p. 884 OBJ: Recall the routes of drug administration. 8. Drug administration route in which a medicine is injected through a syringe into a muscle, vein, or body cavity: a. Parenteral b. Rectal c. Inhalation d. Topical e. Oral ANS: A REF: p. 884 OBJ: Recall the routes of drug administration. 9. Drug administration route with aerosols: a. Parenteral b. Rectal c. Inhalation d. Topical e. Oral ANS: C REF: p. 884 OBJ: Recall the routes of drug administration.