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hospital corpsman test 3 Questions and Answers
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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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antacid - ANSWER ✔✔-used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
antiflatulants - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension
and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
antibiotics - ANSWER ✔✔-a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills or inhibits the
growth of other microorganisms
anticoagulants - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by
interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
antidiarrheal - ANSWER ✔✔-having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
antidiabetics - ANSWER ✔✔-counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
antidysrhythmics - ANSWER ✔✔-combating an arrhythmia
antiemetics - ANSWER ✔✔-preventing or arresting vomiting
antifungals - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
antihistamine - ANSWER ✔✔-used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by histamines
antihypertensive - ANSWER ✔✔-indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive
patients
antitussives - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
antipsychotic - ANSWER ✔✔-a functional category of drugs that are helpful in the treatment of psychosis
and have a capacity to improve thought disorders
cathartics - ANSWER ✔✔-drugs that promote bowel movement
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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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antacid - ANSWER ✔✔-used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
antiflatulants - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension
and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
antibiotics - ANSWER ✔✔-a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills or inhibits the
growth of other microorganisms
anticoagulants - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by
interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
antidiarrheal - ANSWER ✔✔-having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
antidiabetics - ANSWER ✔✔-counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
antidysrhythmics - ANSWER ✔✔-combating an arrhythmia
antiemetics - ANSWER ✔✔-preventing or arresting vomiting
antifungals - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
antihistamine - ANSWER ✔✔-used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by histamines
antihypertensive - ANSWER ✔✔-indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive
patients
antitussives - ANSWER ✔✔-agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
antipsychotic - ANSWER ✔✔-a functional category of drugs that are helpful in the treatment of psychosis
and have a capacity to improve thought disorders
cathartics - ANSWER ✔✔-drugs that promote bowel movement
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