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Question 1

A patient receives several doses of the same drug within a short period of time, after which point the medication does not relieve his symptoms. Which of the following has occured?

Answer 1

Tachyphylaxis

Question 2

Which adrenergic receptor, when stimulated, inhibits norepinephrine release?

Answer 2

Alpha 2

Question 3

The paramedic should administer promethazine (Phenergan) by:

Answer 3

diluting it in 50 mL of normal saline and administering it over 10 minutes

Question 4

When the paramedic administers a medication via the IV route:

Answer 4

they have the ability to titrate the medication carefully in a rapidly evolving clinical situation

Question 5

Stimulation of alpha 1 results in

Answer 5

vasoconstriction

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a Schedule II medication?

Answer 6

Fentanyl

Question 7

Which of the following medications is used to provide cardiac cell membrane stabilization following tricyclic antidepressant overdose?

Answer 7

Sodium bicarbonate

Question 8

In contrast to epinephrine, norepinephrine:

Answer 8

primarily stimulates alpha receptors

Question 9

Which classification of medication is ketorolac?

Answer 9

Nonsteroidal anti-inlammatory

Question 10

First-pass metabolism of a medication occurs when:

Answer 10

the bioavailability of a medication is reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation

Question 11

Which of the following medications may be administered in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension?

Answer 11

Hydralazine

Question 12

An abnormal susceptibility to a medication that is peculiar to an individual patient is called an:

Answer 12

idiosyncratic reaction

Question 13

Hypotension may occur following initiation of a dobutamine infusion because it:

Answer 13

reduces cardiac afterload