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hospital corpsman test 3, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
TEST 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
chemical name - ANSWER ✔✔-relates to the chemical and molecular structure; meaningful to the
pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its complexity
contradiction - ANSWER ✔✔-any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
drug - ANSWER ✔✔-therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention of
diagnosis, alleviation, treatment or cure of disease
generic name - ANSWER ✔✔-is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medication
hypersensitivity (allergy) - ANSWER ✔✔-abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an
exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent
indication - ANSWER ✔✔-the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a diagnostic test; may be
furnished by a knowledge of the cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the disease
maximun dose - ANSWER ✔✔-the largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the
toxic effect
MTF - ANSWER ✔✔-medical treatment facility
opiate - ANSWER ✔✔-a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several semisynthetic drugs
with opium-like activity
opioid - ANSWER ✔✔-strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals that have opium-
like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium
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patency - ANSWER ✔✔-the state of being freely open or exposed
pharmacology - ANSWER ✔✔-the science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry,
actions, and uses
pharmacy - ANSWER ✔✔-is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications
physicians desk reference (PDR) - ANSWER ✔✔-a comprehensive book listing of drug products for
medical professionals
therapeutics - ANSWER ✔✔-is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat
or cure diseases and infections, or prolonging life
toxicology - ANSWER ✔✔-the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the
conditions produced by them
trade/brand name - ANSWER ✔✔-the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
usual/therapeutic dose - ANSWER ✔✔-referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose;
it is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect
pink section - ANSWER ✔✔-comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products and a list of
manufacturers with their products
blue section - ANSWER ✔✔-a therapeutic index
yellow section - ANSWER ✔✔-a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
white section - ANSWER ✔✔-a list of the major products of manufactures with information on
composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contradictions and supply of each drug
final section - ANSWER ✔✔-contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification
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laxatives - ANSWER ✔✔-medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of feces from the colon
and rectum
vaccines and toxoids - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that artificially induce immunity to a specific disease or toxin
NAVMED 6710/1 - ANSWER ✔✔-narcotic and controlled drug account record
NAVMED 6710/6 - ANSWER ✔✔-poly prescription (multiple)
DD 1289 - ANSWER ✔✔-DoD prescription (single)
abd - ANSWER ✔✔-abdomen
ABG - ANSWER ✔✔-arterial blood gas
a.c. - ANSWER ✔✔-before meals
ACLS - ANSWER ✔✔-advanced cardiac life support
ADL - ANSWER ✔✔-activities of daily living
ad lib - ANSWER ✔✔-as desired
AMA - ANSWER ✔✔-against medical advice
AMI - ANSWER ✔✔-acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
amp - ANSWER ✔✔-ampoule
amt - ANSWER ✔✔-amount
A&O x3 - ANSWER ✔✔-alert and oriented person, place, and time
ASA - ANSWER ✔✔-acetylsalicylic acid or aspirin
bid - ANSWER ✔✔-twice a day
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hospital corpsman test 3, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
TEST 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
chemical name - ANSWER ✔✔-relates to the chemical and molecular structure; meaningful to the
pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its complexity
contradiction - ANSWER ✔✔-any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
drug - ANSWER ✔✔-therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention of
diagnosis, alleviation, treatment or cure of disease
generic name - ANSWER ✔✔-is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medication
hypersensitivity (allergy) - ANSWER ✔✔-abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an
exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent
indication - ANSWER ✔✔-the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a diagnostic test; may be
furnished by a knowledge of the cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the disease
maximun dose - ANSWER ✔✔-the largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the
toxic effect
MTF - ANSWER ✔✔-medical treatment facility
opiate - ANSWER ✔✔-a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several semisynthetic drugs
with opium-like activity
opioid - ANSWER ✔✔-strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals that have opium-
like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium
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patency - ANSWER ✔✔-the state of being freely open or exposed
pharmacology - ANSWER ✔✔-the science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry,
actions, and uses
pharmacy - ANSWER ✔✔-is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications
physicians desk reference (PDR) - ANSWER ✔✔-a comprehensive book listing of drug products for
medical professionals
therapeutics - ANSWER ✔✔-is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat
or cure diseases and infections, or prolonging life
toxicology - ANSWER ✔✔-the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the
conditions produced by them
trade/brand name - ANSWER ✔✔-the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
usual/therapeutic dose - ANSWER ✔✔-referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose;
it is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect
pink section - ANSWER ✔✔-comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products and a list of
manufacturers with their products
blue section - ANSWER ✔✔-a therapeutic index
yellow section - ANSWER ✔✔-a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
white section - ANSWER ✔✔-a list of the major products of manufactures with information on
composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contradictions and supply of each drug
final section - ANSWER ✔✔-contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification
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laxatives - ANSWER ✔✔-medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of feces from the colon
and rectum
vaccines and toxoids - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that artificially induce immunity to a specific disease or toxin
NAVMED 6710/1 - ANSWER ✔✔-narcotic and controlled drug account record
NAVMED 6710/6 - ANSWER ✔✔-poly prescription (multiple)
DD 1289 - ANSWER ✔✔-DoD prescription (single)
abd - ANSWER ✔✔-abdomen
ABG - ANSWER ✔✔-arterial blood gas
a.c. - ANSWER ✔✔-before meals
ACLS - ANSWER ✔✔-advanced cardiac life support
ADL - ANSWER ✔✔-activities of daily living
ad lib - ANSWER ✔✔-as desired
AMA - ANSWER ✔✔-against medical advice
AMI - ANSWER ✔✔-acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
amp - ANSWER ✔✔-ampoule
amt - ANSWER ✔✔-amount
A&O x3 - ANSWER ✔✔-alert and oriented person, place, and time
ASA - ANSWER ✔✔-acetylsalicylic acid or aspirin
bid - ANSWER ✔✔-twice a day
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