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What is Vitamin A essential for?

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Vision, reproductive, and immune health

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2
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Is Vitamin K fat or water-soluble?

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Fat-soluble

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True or false: Chromium is a Major mineral meaning its needed in Large amounts

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FALSE: Chromium is a TRACE mineral meaning it’s needed in SMALL amounts.

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How many essential amino acids are there?

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eight.

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5
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many people use _______ to self-medicate

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Herbs

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when are some herbal medicines harmful?

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When taken in the wrong quantity or when interacting with medications

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what are the administrations routes for herbal medications?

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tablets, Teas, Roots, Topical applications, Aromatherapy (burned and aroma inhaled).

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TRUE OR FALSE: Herbal supplements are strictly regulated by the FDA.

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FALSE

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What does the acronym CAM stand for?

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Complementary and alternative medicine

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TRUE OR FALSE: the danger of conventional treatment is that herbs have much less scientific testing to support their value than modern drugs

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TRUE

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Why are insurance companies reluctant when paying for CAM

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Because of the lack of evidence supporting effectiveness

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12
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This philosophy believes that health is the absence of disease.

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Western philosophy

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13
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Where are fat- soluble vitamins stored

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Fatty tissue

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14
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How often do water-soluble vitamins need to be ingested

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daily

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Anticholinergic medications (in the pulmonary system)

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Dilate bronchi, allowing more air flow

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Xanthines, such as theophylline, are most commonly used to treat

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asthma

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17
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Smoking cessation medications may be administered via

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transdermal patch, gum, inhalation

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18
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An example of a mast cell stabilizer is

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Intal

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19
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A common side effect of glucocorticoids (pertaining to pulmonary medication) is

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oral fungal infection

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20
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inhibit allergy cells from bursting open and releasing substances that cause inflammation

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mast cell stabalizers

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21
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Apnea in infants is treated with

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caffieine citrate and theophylline

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22
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The perferred treatment for influenza is

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Prevention through vaccinations

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23
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The medication that is injected subcutaneously in episodes of severe dyspnea associated with asthma is

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epinephrine

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24
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which of the following drug classifications supress coughing

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antitissuives

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which of the following drug classifications supress coughing
antitissuives
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Which classification of drug works primarily to remove secretions from the respiratory tract by making the secretions thinner?
expectorants
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as an emergency drug,________ does not require an order prior to administration.
oxygen
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medications used to treat tuberculosis include
INH and Rifadin
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Medications that liquefy very thick lung secretions, which result in more productive cough are
mucolytics
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Smoking cessation medications include:
Nicoderm, wellburtin, chantix
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Mast cell stabilizers are administered via
MDI
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The disorder in which the stomach acid moves upward into the esophagus, causing irritation and damage to the mucosa is
GERD
32
Antiemetics include:
Cholinergic medications
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What promotes bowel movements
Laxatives
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What is used to treat peptic ulcers?
Antibiotics, antispasmodics. proton pump inhibitors
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The type of antidiarrheal that is taken after each bowel movement to absorb toxins or bacteria is an
absorbent
36
emetics
induce vomiting
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in patients with poisoning or overdose, the medication used to attract a toxin and inactivate the poison in the GI tract is
activated charcoal
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A drug class of choice to fight Helicopter pylori infection is
antibiotics
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Medications may be given when patient are at risk for aspiration of stomach contents are
gastric stimulants
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Halitosis means
bad breath
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What treats motion sickness
antiemetics
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The reason for taking a gastrointestinal medication before eating is to allow the medication to
coat the stomach lining or decrease gastric acidity
43
What can cause pregnancy loss
Prostaglandins
44
Medications that facilitate fast emptying of the colon are
Cathartics
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types of laxatives
Bulk - forming agents, osmotics, stool softeners
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Oxytocin (Pitocin) is given to stimulate
labor
47
Mifeprex causes
Abortion of the fetus
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Medications that are known to decrease libido in men and women include
Benadryl, catapres, Valium
49
Erectile dysfunction medications are administered
orally, by direct injection into the penis, via urethral pellet
50
The classifications of medications commonly known as water pill is
diuretics
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Magnesium is administered to
stop premature labor and treat preeclampsia
52
Side effects of erectile dysfunction drugs
Headache, flushing, abnormal vision
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Medications can turn urine into what colors
Blue - green, orange - yellow, red - pink
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Which medication is used to stop preterm labor and should not be used during the last 2 months of pregnancy because of its effects on the fetus's cardiac development?
Indomethacin
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Postcoital contraception is a high dose_________
progesterone medication
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tocolytics
slow or stop uterine contractions
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Monistat
used to treat vaginal yeast
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Patients who have hypertension, heart failure, and kidney failure may be administered
diuretics
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premarin is an example of
HRT and estrogen therapy
60
DDAVP is used to treat
Bed-wetting
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St. John's Wort is an
antidepressant
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Vitamin K aids with
blood clotting
63
Melatonin
induces sleep
64
Folic acid is
used to prevent spina bifida in fetuses
65
What remedy improves urinary function
Saw Palmetto
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TRUE OR FALSE; Lipids store energey, they insulate body tissue from heat and cold, they cushion and protect our internal organs
TRUE
67
What mineral prevents osteoporosis
Vitamin D
68
Ginseng
Boost energy and immune system

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