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UIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCU
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LATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapterm1.mHistoryof mPharmacology 1
Chapterm2.mBasicsmof mPharmacology 10
Chapterm3.mPatient mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration 19
Chapterm4.mRegulations 30
Chapterm5.mPrescriptionsmand mLabels 42
Chapterm6.mReview mof mMathematics 49
Chapterm7.mMeasurement mSystems 63
Chapterm8.mDosagemCalculations 72
Chapterm9.mEnteralmMedicationsmand mAdministration 80
Chapterm10.mParentalmMedicationsmand mAdministration 87
Chapterm11.mIntegumentarymSystemmMedications 100
Chapterm12.mMusculoskeletalmSystemmMedications 109
Chapterm13.mNervousmSystemmMedications 117
Chapterm14.mEyemand mEarmMedications 127
Chapterm15.mEndocrinemSystemmMedications 133
Chapterm16.mCardiovascularmSystem mMedications 144
Chapterm17.mImmunologicmSystemmMedications 156
Chapterm18.mPulmonarymSystemmMedications 167
Chapterm19.mGastrointestinalmSystemmMedications 175
Chapterm20.mReproductivemand mUrinarymSystemmMedications 184
Chapterm21.mVitamins,mMinerals,mHerbs,mand mComplementary mandAlternativemMedicine 194
,Chapter m1.mHistory mofmPharmacology
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. ThemGreekmword mpharmakonmmeansmwhichmof mthemfollowing?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine,mpoison,mand mremedy
ANS:m D
Rationale:mThemword mpharmakonmrefersmtomthemcuringmof millness, mthusmmeaningmmedicineman
d mremedy,masmwellmasmpoisonmbecausemearlymmedicinesmweremtoxicmenoughmtomkillma mpatient m
ormenemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
TOP:m Unit m1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
2. ThemDutchmword mdroogmmeansmwhichmof mthemfollowing?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS:m C
Rationale:m Droog,mwhichm m e a nWs W“ W
d r.y ,T” Bi sSt hMe.oWr iSg in m ofmthem wordm drug,msuchm asm inmthemusemof
mdrymherbsmasmmedications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate
TOP:m Unit m1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
3. Most mancient msocietiesmtreated millnessmbased monmwhichmof mthemfollowing?
a. Visionsmreceived mbymmedicinemmen
b. Trialmand merror
c. Religion
d. Animalmsacrifice
ANS:m B
Rationale:mAncient msocietiesmhad mlittlemknowledgemof mhowmthemhumanmbodymworked;mthe
refore,mtreatingmillnessmwasmoftenmbased monmtrialmand merror.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate
TOP:m Unit m1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
4. Earlymrecordsmshowmthat mpharmacologicalmtreatmentsmconsisted mof mwhichmof mthefollowing?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animalmproducts
d. Plants,mminerals,mand manimalmproducts
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