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22 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is a bowl in which medications are crushed?
- Bulk - Mortar - Pestle - Lumen - Hub |
Mortar |
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Which of the following is the club-shaped crushing tool used to crush medication?
- Mortar - Pestle - Lumen - Piggyback - Ampule |
Pestle |
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Your patient has trouble swallowing. The physician has ordered that oral meds be mixed with food. Which of the following medications would cause you to contact the physician?
- Capsule - Scored tablet - Transdermal patch - Time-release tablet - Suppository |
Time-release tablet |
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Which of these actions is NOT necessary when injecting an oral dose using an oral syringe?
- Instructing the patient - Securely attaching the needle to the syringe - Thoroughly washing the hands - Checking the order three times - Pulling back on the plunger to draw up liquid |
Securely attaching the needle to the syringe |
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Which of the following describes a presorted individualized dosage carrier?
- Blister pack - Bulk container - Controlled substance - Meniscus |
Blister pack |
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Enteral medications include all of the following except
- capsules - tablets - transdermal patches - enemas |
transdermal patches |
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Contraindications for using the oral route include all of the following except
- nausea - vomiting - difficulty swallowing - diarrhea |
diarrhea |
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Tablets that are marked in halves for easy separation are
- enteric-coating - scored - buffered - time-release |
scored |
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Capsules that are manufactured to be absorbed in the small intestine, instead of the stomach, are known as:
- enteric-coating - scored - buffered - time-release |
time-release |
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Medications that are given to prevent release in the stomach or improve swallowing are
- enteric-coating - scored - buffered - time-release |
enteric-coating |
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Tablets that have antacids added to them to prevent stomach irritation are
- enteric-coating - scored - buffered - time-release |
buffered |
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An example of effervescent salts is
- Alka-Seltzer - salicylic acid. - ibuprofen. - Alka-Seltzer, salicylic acid, and ibuprofen. |
Alka-Seltzer. |
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Elixirs contain:
- sodium bicarbonate. - alcohol (ETOH). - milk. - oil. |
alcohol (ETOH). |
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Patients who should not receive elixirs include: - alcoholics. - children. - those with diabetes. - alcoholics, children, and those with diabetes. |
alcoholics, children, and those with diabetes. |
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Pepto-Bismol is an example of this type of liquid, which requires shaking prior to administration.
- Elixir - Suspension - Slurry - Syrup |
Suspension |
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Robitussin cough medicine is an example of this highly sweetened liquid medication.
- Elixir - Suspension - Slurry - Syrup |
Syrup |
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Buccal medications are placed:
- under the tongue. - between the gums and lips. - in the cheek. - in liquid to be swallowed. |
in the cheek. |
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Sublingual medications are placed:
- under the tongue. - between the gums and lips. - in the cheek. - in liquid to be swallowed. |
under the tongue |
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All of the following medications may be given via the rectal route except:
- enemas - suppositories - suspensions - ointments - tablets |
tablets |
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Enemas are administered for which of the following reasons?
- Soften stool - Cleanse bowels - Deliver medications - Soften stool, cleanse bowels, and deliver medications |
Soften stool, cleanse bowels, and deliver medications |
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Match the following terms with their definitions.
1) Buffered 2) Capsule 3) Enteric-coated 4) Tablet |
1) Medication with antacids added to them 2) Gelatin coated medication form that can be pulled apart to mix the contained drug into food
3) Coated medication for improved swallowing and release in the intestines 4)Disks of compressed medications |
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Match the following terms with their definitions.
1) Suspensions 2) Syrups 3) Magmas 4) Elixirs 5) Solutions 6) Emulsions |
1) Medications dispersed in a liquid, but not evenly distributed, which require shaking before administration
2) Medications added to highly sweetened liquids 3) Liquid and fine particles in water 4) Liquid medications that contain alcohol 5) Medication evenly distributed throughout a liquid 6) Liquid drug preparations that contain oils and fats in water |
