EMS 83 Week 1 Quiz
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Insulin is sourced from?

  • Plants
  • Minerals
  • Animals (correct)
  • Synthetics

What is the process of water equalizing the concentration of solutes across a semipermeable membrane called?

  • osmosis (correct)
  • diffusion
  • equilibrium
  • facilitated transport

Fentanyl and morphine are classified as what schedule of drugs listed under the Controlled Substances Act?

  • Schedule 1
  • Schedule 2 (correct)
  • Schedule 3
  • Schedule 4

Parenteral routes of medication include all of the following except:

<p>SL (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the Following is a "Right of medication administration"

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Diffusion is the movement of solutes from lower to higher concentration areas.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tachyphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction to a medication.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Teratogenic is a term that refers to drugs that harm a fetus.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Geriatric patients absorb oral medications faster.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Aspirin and Tylenol are classified as what schedule of drugs under the Controlled Substance Act?

<p>Schedule 3 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Metabolism of a drug is defined as:

<p>Biotransformation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When administering endotracheal medications, the dose should be increased to what factor of the intravenous dose?

<p>2-2.5 times the intravenous dose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ is when medication is metabolized mainly in the liver.

<p>First pass effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Morphine acts as an ___________ to opiate receptor sites.

<p>Agonist (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a beta-2 agonist?

<p>Albuterol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pharmacokinetics is how drugs are transported into and out of the body.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which drug route has a longer lasting effect of a drug over an extended period of time?

<p>Subcutaneous (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A _________ binds to a site but blocks agonists and prevents the receptor from initiating the expected response.

<p>Antagonist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_________ is the study of what the drug does to the body.

<p>Pharmacodynamics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_________ is a drug response that is unique to an individual and different from most of the population's response.

<p>Idiosyncrasy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?

<p>Diffusion is the movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration, while osmosis is the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect drug distribution within the body? (Select all that apply)

<p>pH (B), perfusion (C), Concentration of drug transporters in blood (A), Body water and fat composition (@), Certain disease conditions (@)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the 4 factors of Pharmacokinetics?

<p>Absorption, Distribution, Biotransformation, Elimination (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the elimination stage of pharmacokinetics, what renal excretions occur through two major processes?

<p>Glomerular filtration and tubular secretion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the factors that affect drug elimination? (Select all that apply)

<p>Liver function, BP conditions, Protein binding, (A), Urine pH, Urine flow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What medical legislation was established in 1906?

<p>Pure Food and Drug Act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What year was the Harrison Narcotic Act established?

<p>1914 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What medical legislation established labeling on consumer products?

<p>Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following phases of new medication development with their primary focus:

<p>Phase 3 = Clinical Research Phase 1 = Discovery and development Phase 2 = Preclinical Research Phase 4 &amp; 5 = FDA Review and FDA Post-Market Safety Monitoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

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