- Specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient.
Your answer:
pharmacology
indications
conditions
medicinology
- Spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray directly into his/her airway.
Your answer:
suspension
inhaler
injector
tablet
- Semisolid paste form of a drug.
Your answer:
powder
gel
table
suspension
- Medication given by mouth to treat a conscious patient (one who is able to swallow) with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes).
Your answer:
epinephrine
oral glucose
oxygen
activated charcoal
- Brand name of a medication.
Your answer:
medicinology name
generic name
trade name
chemical name
- Drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax airway passages; it may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction.
Your answer:
ephinephrine
nitroglycerin
oxygen
oral glucose
- Solid form of a drug; compressed powder.
Your answer:
capsule
gel
tablet
suspension
- Powder, usually pre-mixed with water, that will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body.
Your answer:
activated charcoal
antiarrhythmic
anticonculsant
bronchodilator
- This gas, in its pure form, is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition causes them to be hypoxis, or low in oxygen.
Your answer:
oxygen
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
nitrate oxide
- Liquid form of a drug in which a powder is mixed with a slurry or water.
Your answer:
capsule
pill
suspension
gel
- The study of drugs and their effects is called.
Your answer:
physiology
anatomy
medicinology
pharmacology
- Medications that are routinely carried on the EMS unit are
Your answer:
activated charcoal, oral glucose, and oxygen
oxygen and nitroglycerin
epinephrine and prescribed inhalers
all of the above
- Activated charcoal is an example of a
Your answer:
liquid for injection
prescribed inhaler
fine powder for inhalation
powder, usually pre-mixed with water
- Activated charcoal is given to a patient because it
Your answer:
can be used in a patient without a gag reflex
displaces poisons by surface tension
will bind some poisons to its surface
prevents the patient from vomiting
- Poorly managed diabetes can cause
Your answer:
absorption of poisons
hypoxia, or low oxygen
dilation of the coronary arteries
altered mental status
- Oral glucose is given between the patient's cheek and gum because
Your answer:
this area will cause the patient to regurgitate the stomach's contents
it will assist in dilating the coronary vessels as much as possible
this area contains blood vessels that allow easy absorption into the bloodstream
it will not be aspirated if the patient suddenly becomes unconscious
- Examples of medications a patient may have in his possession that the EMT-B may assist the patient in taking under the appropriate circumstances are
Your answer:
epinephrine auto-injector, a prescribed inhaler, and nitroglycerin
insulin, antihypertensives, and anticonvulsants
activated charcol, glucose injections, and anticonvulsants
home oxygen, antihypertensives, and anti-inflammatories
- Patients who have a medical history of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis may carry
Your answer:
a bronchoconstrictor
nitroglycerin
a bronchodilator
an epinephrine auto-injector
- The drug nitroglycerin is used to _______ vessels.
Your answer:
constrict the peripheral
dilate the peripheral
dilate the coronary
constrict the coronary
- The government publication listing all drugs in the United States is called.
Your answer:
Hazmat Guidebook
U.S. Pharmacopoeia
Physician's Desk Reference
National Medicine Guidebook
- The name that the manufacturer uses in marketing a drug is called the _____ name.
Your answer:
generic
original
trade
official
- A circumstance in which a drug should not be used because it may cause harm to the patient or offer no effect in improving the patient's condition or illness is called a (n).
Your answer:
adverse reaction
contraindication
side effect
indication
- An action of a drug that is other than the desired action is called.
Your answer:
contraindication
systemic effect
overdose
side effect
- Prior to administering a medication to a patient, you must know all of the following EXCEPT
Your answer:
the route of administration
the proper dose to administer
the actions the medication will take
both the genertic and chemical names
- Drugs prescribed for pain relief are called
Your answer:
analgesics
antiarrhytmics
antihypertensivies
anticonvulsants
- Drugs prescribed to reduce high blood pressure are called
Your answer:
antyhypertensives
antiarrhythmics
analgesics
anticonvulsants
- Drugs prescribed for heart rhythm disorders are called
Your answer:
antiarrhythmics
antidiabetics
anticonvulsants
bronchodilators
- Drugs prescribed to relax the smooth muscles of the bronchial tubes are called
Your answer:
bronchospasms
bronchodilators
bronchoconstrictors
anticonvulsants
- Drugs prescribed for prevention and control of seizures are called
Your answer:
antidiabetics
antihypertensives
anticonvulsants
antidepressents
- Drugs prescribed to help regulate the emotional activity of patients to minimize the psychological and emotional peaks and valleys are called
Your answer:
antidepressants
analgesics
anticonvulsants
antiarrhythmics