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Question 1

Analgesic

Answer 1

Interferes with the perception of pain (aspirin, ibuprofen) or that relieves pain, without loss of consciousness

Question 2

Alkalinizing agent

Answer 2

Combines with hydrogen ions to increase blood pH or make it more alkaline

Question 3

Antacid

Answer 3

An alkaline substance that may be used to “buffer” pH; used for relief of symptoms associated with hyperacidity and peptic ulcer disease

Question 4

Antianginal

Answer 4

Home medication used to treat angina by dilating systemic and coronary arteries and decreasing systemic vascular resistance

Dilating systemic vessels decreases preload and after load, decreasing stress on the heart

Question 5

Antibiotic

Answer 5

Used to stop the growth of (bacteriostatic) or to kill (bacteriocidal) bacteria

Question 6

Anticoagulant

Answer 6

A drug that prevents or delays blood coagulation by inhibiting or preventing the formation of one or more of the clotting (does not thin blood)

Question 7

Anticonvulsant

Answer 7

Suppresses seizures and relaxes smooth and skeletal muscles;
Acts by preventing excessive electrical discharge of seizure focus in the brain and by decreasing that stimulus to the surrounding tissue (raising the seizure threshold)

Question 8

Antidiarrheal

Answer 8

Agents that slow or inhibit intestinal motility

Question 9

Antiemetic

Answer 9

Drug that treats or prevents nausea and vomiting

Question 10

Antihistamine

Answer 10

Counteracts an allergic reaction by blocking histamine receptors
(Usually does not block the release of histamine, just its action at the receptor sites)