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,TablegofgContents
Chapterg1.gHistorygofgPharmacology 1
Chapterg2.gBasicsgofgPharmacology 10
Chapterg3.gPatientgSafetygingMedicationgAdministration 19
Chapterg4.gRegulations 30
Chapterg5.gPrescriptionsgandgLabels 42
Chapterg6.gReviewgofgMathematics 49
Chapterg7.gMeasurementgSystems 63
Chapterg8.gDosagegCalculations 72
Chapterg9.gEnteralgMedicationsgandgAdministration 80
Chapterg10.gParentalgMedicationsgandgAdministration 87
Chapterg11.gIntegumentarygSystemgMedications 100
Chapterg12.gMusculoskeletalgSystemgMedications 109
Chapterg13.gNervousgSystemgMedications 117
Chapterg14.gEyegandgEargMedications 127
Chapterg15.gEndocrinegSystemgMedications 133
Chapterg16.gCardiovasculargSystemgMedications 144
Chapterg17.gImmunologicgSystemgMedications 156
Chapterg18.gPulmonarygSystemgMedications 167
Chapterg19.gGastrointestinalgSystemgMedications 175
Chapterg20.gReproductivegandgUrinarygSystemgMedications 184
Chapterg21.gVitamins,gMinerals,gHerbs,gandgComplementarygandgAlternativegMedicine 194
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,Chapterg1.gHistorygofgPharmacology
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. ThegGreekgwordgpharmakongmeansgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine,gpoison,gandgremedy
ANS:g D
Rationale:gThegwordgpharmakongrefersgtogthegcuringgofgillness,gthusgmeaninggmedicinegandgr
emedy,gasgwellgasgpoisongbecausegearlygmedicinesgweregtoxicgenoughgtogkillgagpatientgorgene
my.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
2. ThegDutchgwordgdrooggmeansgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS:g C
Rationale:g Droog,gwhichg m e a nWs W“ W
d r.y ,T” Bi sSt M
h e.oWr iSg i n gofgtheg wordg drug,gsuchg asgingthegusego
fgdrygherbsgasgmedications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
3. Mostgancientgsocietiesgtreatedgillnessgbasedgongwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Visionsgreceivedgbygmedicinegmen
b. Trialgandgerror
c. Religion
d. Animalgsacrifice
ANS:g B
Rationale:gAncientgsocietiesghadglittlegknowledgegofghowgtheghumangbodygworked;gthere
fore,gtreatinggillnessgwasgoftengbasedgongtrialgandgerror.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
4. Earlygrecordsgshowgthatgpharmacologicalgtreatmentsgconsistedgofgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animalgproducts
d. Plants,gminerals,gandganimalgproducts
1 |gPgaggge
, Ans:gD
Rationale:gEarlygrecordsgshowgthatgplants,gminerals,gandganimalgproductsgweregthegonlyg
sourcesgavailable;gtherefore,gtheygweregthegonlygthingsgused.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
5. WhatgdidgthegChinesegdocumentgThegYellowgEmperor'sgInnergClassicgdiscussgforgthegfir
stgtime?
a. Yingandgyang
b. Acupuncture
c. Meditation
d. Yingandgyanggandgacupuncture
ANS:g D
Rationale:gThisgwasgagverygearlygdocumentgdiscussinggyingandg yanggandgacupuncture.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
6. ThegfirstgChinesegmanualgongpharmacologygincludedg365gmedicinesgandgwasgwrittengi
ngwhichgofgthegfollowinggcenturies?
a. 1stgcenturygCE
b. 2ndgcenturygCE
c. 3rdgcenturygCE
d. 4thgcenturygCE
WWW.TBSM.WS
ANS:g A
Rationale:gThegfirstgChinesegmanualgongpharmacologygwasgwrittengingtheg1stgcenturygC
Egandgincludedg365gmedicines,g252gofgwhichgweregherbs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:g History
7. ThegEbersgPapyrusgisgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. AngIraniangmedicalgtextgwrittengapproximatelyg400gBCE
b. AngEgyptiangmedicalgdocumentgwrittengapproximatelyg1550gBCE
c. AngEskimogmedicalgpapergwrittengapproximatelyg750gBCE
d. AgRomangmedicalgdocumentgwrittengapproximatelyg600gBCE
ANS:g g B
Rationale:gThegEbersgPapyrusgisgangEgyptiangmedicalgdocumentgthatgwasgwrittengcircag155
0gBCEgandglistsgaboutg700g“recipes”gforgaghostgofgillnesses,gfromgcrocodilegbitesgtogpsychia
tricgillnesses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unitg1:gIntroductiongtogPharmacologygKEY:gEbersgPapyrusg|gHistory
8. ThegEbersgPapyrusgcontainsgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Recipesgforgtreatinggagvarietygofgillnesses
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