NURS 1140 TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED
NEWLY MODIFIED
Each drug has how many different names? --ANSWER--three
What are the names of each drug? --ANSWER--Chemical, generic,
brand
Chemical name --ANSWER--The chemist understand the exact
chemical constitution of the drug and the exact placement of its atoms
or molecular groupings
Generic name --ANSWER--A common name, maybe used in any
country and by any manufacturer, the first letter is not capitalized
brand name --ANSWER--Followed by a symbol, most drug
companies place their products on the market under brand names,
easier to pronounce spell and remember, is capitalized
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,Drugs are classified by --ANSWER--Body system that they affect,
therapeutic use/clinical indication, physiologic/chemical action
Therapeutic use/clinical indication examples --ANSWER--Antacids,
Antibiotics, antihypertensives, diuretics, laxatives
Physiologic/chemical action --ANSWER--Beta-adrenergic blockers,
calcium channel blockers, cholinergics,
Pharmacology --ANSWER--the study of drugs and their actions on
living organisms
Therapies --ANSWER--Treatment of diseases that cause illness
Therapeutic methods --ANSWER--various approaches to therapy
Examples of therapeutic methods --ANSWER--drug therapy, diet
therapy, physiotherapy, psychological therapy
drug therapy --ANSWER--Treatment with drugs
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, Diet therapy --ANSWER--treatment with diet
Physiotherapy --ANSWER--Treatment with natural means (water,
light, heat)
Psychological therapy --ANSWER--the identification of stressors and
methods that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress
Drugs --ANSWER--Chemical substances that have an effect on living
organisms
Therapeutic drugs --ANSWER--Often called medicines, drugs that
are used for the prevention or treatment of diseases
Biological therapies --ANSWER--Drugs that are individual chemicals
that cause a response in living tissues
Biological agents --ANSWER--Large complex proteins manufactured
in a living system such as micro organisms or within plant or animal
cells
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ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED
NEWLY MODIFIED
Each drug has how many different names? --ANSWER--three
What are the names of each drug? --ANSWER--Chemical, generic,
brand
Chemical name --ANSWER--The chemist understand the exact
chemical constitution of the drug and the exact placement of its atoms
or molecular groupings
Generic name --ANSWER--A common name, maybe used in any
country and by any manufacturer, the first letter is not capitalized
brand name --ANSWER--Followed by a symbol, most drug
companies place their products on the market under brand names,
easier to pronounce spell and remember, is capitalized
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,Drugs are classified by --ANSWER--Body system that they affect,
therapeutic use/clinical indication, physiologic/chemical action
Therapeutic use/clinical indication examples --ANSWER--Antacids,
Antibiotics, antihypertensives, diuretics, laxatives
Physiologic/chemical action --ANSWER--Beta-adrenergic blockers,
calcium channel blockers, cholinergics,
Pharmacology --ANSWER--the study of drugs and their actions on
living organisms
Therapies --ANSWER--Treatment of diseases that cause illness
Therapeutic methods --ANSWER--various approaches to therapy
Examples of therapeutic methods --ANSWER--drug therapy, diet
therapy, physiotherapy, psychological therapy
drug therapy --ANSWER--Treatment with drugs
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, Diet therapy --ANSWER--treatment with diet
Physiotherapy --ANSWER--Treatment with natural means (water,
light, heat)
Psychological therapy --ANSWER--the identification of stressors and
methods that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress
Drugs --ANSWER--Chemical substances that have an effect on living
organisms
Therapeutic drugs --ANSWER--Often called medicines, drugs that
are used for the prevention or treatment of diseases
Biological therapies --ANSWER--Drugs that are individual chemicals
that cause a response in living tissues
Biological agents --ANSWER--Large complex proteins manufactured
in a living system such as micro organisms or within plant or animal
cells
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