(Complete)NEBRASKA Med Aide Quizzes and Tests All
Units| latest 2024 GURANTEED PASS (250 QUESTIONS)
Antihistamines - ANSWER: Blocks the action of histamine. Provides symptom relief of
allergic response.
Cholinergic - ANSWER: Causes Contraction of the bladder to relieve urinary
retention, slows heart rate, increases secretions and increases muscle strength.
Antianxiety - ANSWER: Useful in short-term treatment of anxiety disorders. Some
are used as muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants and to treat nausea and vomiting.
Vitamins - ANSWER: Chemicals that are needed by body cells to carry out their
normal functions. They are essential for life and metabolism.
Mood Stabilizers - ANSWER: Also anticonvulsants and are used to treat seizure
disorders as well as rapid mood swings
Anti-infective - ANSWER: Chemicals that kill disease causing organisms. Examples are
antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals
Hormones - ANSWER: May be used to delay impact of bone loss after menopause, to
fight cancer, and to replace hormones that are deficient in the body
Adjuvant Analgesics - ANSWER: Compliment or enhance the effects of analgesics and
may reduce the need for high amounts of medications or reduce the side effects
Hypnotics - ANSWER: Depresses the CNS by slowing nerve impulses. Used to treat
insomnia, to produce sedation or anesthesia, or to prevent seizures
Alzheimer's Drugs - ANSWER: Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors- prevent the
breakdown of the chemical acetylcholine and improve cognitive function. May slow
the progression but will not cure Alzheimer's disease
Histamine Receptor Blockers - ANSWER: Used as an anti-ulcer agent and for
reduction of gastric acid secretion
Antacids - ANSWER: Neutralizes stomach acid. Works in a variety of ways including
decreasing acid, strengthening muscle tone in part of the stomach or forming gas
that may be burped up and eliminated.
Hematinics/Iron - ANSWER: Assists with hemoglobin formation. Used to treat some
anemias
Lubricant Laxatives - ANSWER: Produce a barrier between the intestinal wall and the
stool that prevent water from being absorbed from the stool
, Saline Laxative - ANSWER: Draws water into the intestines and increases water
content in the stool
Antithyroid agents - ANSWER: Relieves the symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Pediculocides - ANSWER: Kills head and body lice
Antihypertensives - ANSWER: Treat hypertension. These Medications do not cure
hypertension, only control it.
Bronchodilator - ANSWER: Dilate the bronchi so there is more room for air to travel
in and out of the lungs.
Anticonvulsants - ANSWER: Reduce the number and severity of seizures. Can be used
as adjuvant analgesics and mood stableizers
Vasodilators - ANSWER: Reduce blood pressure by working on the blood vessels of
the body and causing them to relax
Antiparkinsons - ANSWER: Long-term treatment of Parkinson's disease
Lubricants - ANSWER: For the eye; helps provide additional moisture to the eye.
Anticholinergic - ANSWER: Reduce the strength of the bladder contractions;
increases bladder capacity and is used to treat mild forms of Parkinson's disease or
to treat Parkinson's symptoms related to drugs such as antipsychotics.
vaccine/vaccination - ANSWER: Substance containing weakened or dead disease-
causing organisms that is given to an individual to allow development of immunity to
a disease causing organism
Stool Softeners - ANSWER: Mild laxatives that are used to soften the stool
Corticosteroids - ANSWER: Given to reduce inflammation and swelling in the tissues
and eyes, and to treat allergic reactions
Analgesics - ANSWER: Drugs that relieve pain usually by affecting CNS
Skeletal muscle relaxants - ANSWER: Acts by suppressing the areas in the brain that
control muscle movement. Used to relieve pain in musculoskeletal disorders and
nervous disorders
Proton Pump Inhibitors - ANSWER: Used for short-term treatment of ulcers in the
small intestine by inhibiting the acid pump in the stomach
Units| latest 2024 GURANTEED PASS (250 QUESTIONS)
Antihistamines - ANSWER: Blocks the action of histamine. Provides symptom relief of
allergic response.
Cholinergic - ANSWER: Causes Contraction of the bladder to relieve urinary
retention, slows heart rate, increases secretions and increases muscle strength.
Antianxiety - ANSWER: Useful in short-term treatment of anxiety disorders. Some
are used as muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants and to treat nausea and vomiting.
Vitamins - ANSWER: Chemicals that are needed by body cells to carry out their
normal functions. They are essential for life and metabolism.
Mood Stabilizers - ANSWER: Also anticonvulsants and are used to treat seizure
disorders as well as rapid mood swings
Anti-infective - ANSWER: Chemicals that kill disease causing organisms. Examples are
antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals
Hormones - ANSWER: May be used to delay impact of bone loss after menopause, to
fight cancer, and to replace hormones that are deficient in the body
Adjuvant Analgesics - ANSWER: Compliment or enhance the effects of analgesics and
may reduce the need for high amounts of medications or reduce the side effects
Hypnotics - ANSWER: Depresses the CNS by slowing nerve impulses. Used to treat
insomnia, to produce sedation or anesthesia, or to prevent seizures
Alzheimer's Drugs - ANSWER: Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors- prevent the
breakdown of the chemical acetylcholine and improve cognitive function. May slow
the progression but will not cure Alzheimer's disease
Histamine Receptor Blockers - ANSWER: Used as an anti-ulcer agent and for
reduction of gastric acid secretion
Antacids - ANSWER: Neutralizes stomach acid. Works in a variety of ways including
decreasing acid, strengthening muscle tone in part of the stomach or forming gas
that may be burped up and eliminated.
Hematinics/Iron - ANSWER: Assists with hemoglobin formation. Used to treat some
anemias
Lubricant Laxatives - ANSWER: Produce a barrier between the intestinal wall and the
stool that prevent water from being absorbed from the stool
, Saline Laxative - ANSWER: Draws water into the intestines and increases water
content in the stool
Antithyroid agents - ANSWER: Relieves the symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Pediculocides - ANSWER: Kills head and body lice
Antihypertensives - ANSWER: Treat hypertension. These Medications do not cure
hypertension, only control it.
Bronchodilator - ANSWER: Dilate the bronchi so there is more room for air to travel
in and out of the lungs.
Anticonvulsants - ANSWER: Reduce the number and severity of seizures. Can be used
as adjuvant analgesics and mood stableizers
Vasodilators - ANSWER: Reduce blood pressure by working on the blood vessels of
the body and causing them to relax
Antiparkinsons - ANSWER: Long-term treatment of Parkinson's disease
Lubricants - ANSWER: For the eye; helps provide additional moisture to the eye.
Anticholinergic - ANSWER: Reduce the strength of the bladder contractions;
increases bladder capacity and is used to treat mild forms of Parkinson's disease or
to treat Parkinson's symptoms related to drugs such as antipsychotics.
vaccine/vaccination - ANSWER: Substance containing weakened or dead disease-
causing organisms that is given to an individual to allow development of immunity to
a disease causing organism
Stool Softeners - ANSWER: Mild laxatives that are used to soften the stool
Corticosteroids - ANSWER: Given to reduce inflammation and swelling in the tissues
and eyes, and to treat allergic reactions
Analgesics - ANSWER: Drugs that relieve pain usually by affecting CNS
Skeletal muscle relaxants - ANSWER: Acts by suppressing the areas in the brain that
control muscle movement. Used to relieve pain in musculoskeletal disorders and
nervous disorders
Proton Pump Inhibitors - ANSWER: Used for short-term treatment of ulcers in the
small intestine by inhibiting the acid pump in the stomach
