Intravenous Drug Therapy Quiz

Which of the following is NOT an indication for intravenous therapy?

What is one of the disadvantages of IV administration?

Which type of intravascular device is inserted peripherally?

What is one of the risks associated with intravenous drug therapy?

When should the oral route be used instead of intravenous therapy?

What is one of the advantages of intravenous drug therapy?

Which type of intravascular device requires a trained staff to administer?

What is one of the hazards of intravenous therapy?

Which type of intravascular device is inserted through the skin?

What is one of the complications of intravenous therapy?

Which type of intravenous administration is suitable for stable drugs with a short half-life and time dependent effects?

What is the main concern with intermittent infusion of intravenous medications?

What is a potential hazard of intravenous therapy?

Which syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction characterized by erythematous rash, itching, and discomfort?

How can the incidence of Red man syndrome be reduced when administering Vancomycin?

What is bioavailability?

What does the graph of plasma concentration against time look like when a drug is infused at a constant rate and no drug is removed from the body?

What happens to the plasma concentration of a drug during an intravenous infusion when the rate of input equals the rate of output?

What is clearance (CL) defined as?

What does the time taken to reach steady state plasma concentration depend on?

During embryonic development, the heart is the first functional organ in the embryo. At approximately which day does the heart start functioning?

Which structure separates the ventricles of the heart?

Which cells contribute to the formation of the left and right AV canals?

At approximately what day does the inferior part of the atrioventricular septum stop growing?

Which structure forms as a result of the folding of the heart tube?

Which structure separates the left and right atria in the heart?

What is the term for a congenital heart defect characterized by a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart?

Which of the following is NOT a major congenital defect in the heart?

What is the name of the structure that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in a developing fetus?

What is the term for the abnormal persistence of the fetal connection between the left and right atria after birth?

Which of the following congenital heart conditions is characterized by a defect in the membranous portion of the interventricular septum?

Which of the following congenital heart conditions is caused by unequal division of the conus cordis, resulting in anterior displacement of the aorticopulmonary septum?

Which of the following congenital heart conditions is caused by failure of the aorticopulmonary (conotruncal) septum to spiral?

Which of the following congenital heart conditions is characterized by narrowing of the aorta, usually distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery from the arch of the aorta?

Which of the following congenital heart conditions is a form of atrial septal defect (ASD) and is caused by excessive resorption of the septum primum or absence of the septum secundum?

Which structure is responsible for sending two branches to each lung?

During which week does the septation of the outflow tracts occur?

What happens when the conus swellings in the heart fuse?

Which arteries develop from the pharyngeal arches?

What happens to the intersegmental arteries during the development of the embryo?

Which of the following structures is innervated by sympathetics only?

Where do the cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system reside?

Which part of the autonomic nervous system controls body temperature?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the parasympathetic innervation of the thoracic viscera?

Where does the right vagus nerve enter the thoracic cavity?

Which nerve supplies the intrinsic laryngeal muscles and sensory to the laryngeal cavity below the level of the vocal folds?

What is the primary function of the sympathetic nervous system?

Where are the cell bodies of the preganglionic sympathetic neurons located?

What is the name of the single ganglion where the sympathetic trunks fuse with each other?

How many paravertebral sympathetic ganglia are there?

Which part of the nervous system is under the control of the hypothalamus?

Which two divisions of the autonomic nervous system exert opposite effects in a particular organ/tissue?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for maintaining normal body functions?

What is the term for the condition characterized by the narrowing of the aorta, usually distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery from the arch of the aorta?

What are the two types of neural connections in the sympathetic trunks?

What is the term for the condition characterized by the abnormal persistence of the fetal connection between the left and right atria after birth?

What is the term for the condition characterized by the abnormal resorption of the septum primum or absence of the septum secundum?

What are the signs of Horner's syndrome?

What are the signs of Red Man syndrome?

Which of the following conditions is characterized by a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis compared to the general population?

Which of the following conditions is associated with chronic pulmonary hypertension?

Which of the following conditions is associated with a 24% higher risk for cardiovascular disease compared to the general population?

Which of the following conditions is associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in individuals who experienced under-nutrition during adolescence?

Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with systemic conditions affecting the cardiovascular system?

Which of the following conditions is characterized by familial hyperlipidaemias?

Which of the following conditions is associated with vasculitides and SLE?

Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with endocrine disease and cardiovascular problems?

Which of the following conditions is associated with granulomatosis with polyangiitis?

Which of the following conditions is associated with accelerated vascular damage and known mechanisms?

Which of the following systemic conditions is NOT known to affect the cardiovascular system?

Which of the following is the dominant cause of mortality in diabetic patients?

Which of the following metabolic disorders is NOT associated with oxidative stress in diabetic patients?

Which of the following is NOT a systemic condition mentioned in the text?

Which of the following is a broad brush overview of disease processes?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a target for conditions that occur elsewhere in the body?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a systemic condition that affects the cardiovascular system?

Which of the following is associated with elevated oxidative stress in diabetic patients?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a systemic condition that affects the cardiovascular system?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a systemic condition that affects the cardiovascular system?