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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CAL
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CULATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 1.
n9 History of Pharmacology
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Chapter 2.
n9 Basics of Pharmacology
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Chapter 3.
n9 Patient Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 4.n9 Regulations
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Chapter 5.
n9 Prescriptions and Labels
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Chapter 6.
n9 Review of Mathematics
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Chapter 7.
n9 Measurement Systems
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Chapter 8.
n9 Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 9.
n9 Enteral Medications and Administration
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Chaptern9 10. n9 Parental Medications and Administration
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Chaptern9 11. n9 Integumentary System Medications n9 n9 100
Chaptern9 12. n9 Musculoskeletal System Medications n9 n9 109
Chaptern9 13. n9 Nervous System Medications
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Chaptern9 14. n9 Eye and Ear Medications
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Chaptern9 15. n9 Endocrine System Medicationsn9 n9 133
Chaptern9 16. n9 Cardiovascular System Medications n9 n9 144
Chaptern9 17. n9 Immunologic System Medications n9 n9 156
Chaptern9 18. n9 Pulmonary System Medications n9 n9 167
Chaptern9 19. n9 Gastrointestinal System Medications n9 n9 175
Chaptern9 20. n9 Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
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Chaptern9 21. n9 Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n9
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
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a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
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Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning medicine
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andremedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patien
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t or enemy.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
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a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
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Rationale: Droog, which meanWsW―W y,T‖ BisStM
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f dry herbs as medications.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
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b. Trial and error n9 n9
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Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body work
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ed;therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
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a. Plants
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d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
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