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Calculation of Doses: Patient Parameters Flashcards

1
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Branch of medicine that deals with disease in children from birth through adolescence.

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Pediatrics

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2
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Neonate (Newborn)

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Birth to 1 month

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Infant

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1 month to 1 year

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Early Childhood

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1-5 years

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5
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Late Childhood

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6-12 years

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6
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Adolescence

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13-17 years

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7
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A neonate is considered premature if born at less than _____ weeks‘ gestation

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8
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True or False: Is a 37 week neonate considered to be premature

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False, since it is only considered premature if born less than 37 weeks

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9
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The field that encompasses the management of illness in the elderly

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GERIATRIC MEDICINE OR GERIATRICS

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10
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The term ______ is subject to varying definitions with regard to chronologic age

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elderly

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11
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Conditions that are particularly common among elderly

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Degenerative osteoarthritis
Congestive heart failure
Venous and arterial insufficiency
stroke
Urinary Incontinence
Prostatic carcinoma
Parkinsonism
Alzheimer’s disease

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12
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True or False: Drug dosage based on age is still in general use

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False

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13
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Today these rules are not in general use because age alone is no longer
considered a singularly valid criterion in the determination of _______

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Accurate dosage of a child

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14
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Some of these rules (drug dosage based age) are presented
in the footnote for _______

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perspective and historical purposes

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15
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Enumerate the different ways drugs dosage is calculated based on age

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Young’s rule

Cowling’s rule

Fried’s rule for infants

Clark’s rule, based on weight

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16
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The value of 150 in Fried’s rule was an estimate of the age (________) of an individual who would normally receive an adult dose

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12.5 years or 150 months

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17
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The number 150 in Clark’s rule was an estimate of the _______ of an individual who likewise would receive an adult dose

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weight

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18
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Drug doses based on weight are expressed as a specific quantity of
___________

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Drug per unit of patient weight

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19
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Standard unit for drug dose

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mg/kg

20
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True or False: The value of 150 in Clark’s rule was an estimate of the age (12.5 years or 150 months) of an individual who would normally receive an adult dose

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False

21
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The number 150 in Fried’s rule was an estimate of the weight of an individual who likewise would receive an adult dose

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False

22
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True or False: When different units are given or desired, other units may be substituted in the equation as long as the terms used are consistently applied.

A

True

23
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The body surface area (BSA) method of calculating drug doses is
widely used for two types of patient groups which are?

A
  1. Cancer patients receiving Chemotherapy
  2. Pediatric Patients
24
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The average adult is considered to have a BSA of _____

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1.73 m^2

25
Q

Equation that is used to identify BSA

A

Mosteller Formula

26
Q

Applies the treatment of disease with chemical drugs

A

Chemotherapy

27
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Chemical drugs used for chemotherapy

A

Chemotherapeutic agents

28
Q

is primarily associated with the treatment of cancer patients

A

Chemotherapy

29
Q

treatments such as ____________ are limited to specific body sites.

A

Surgery and radiation therapy

30
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Consists of the heading where the symbol Rx

A

Superscript

31
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An abbreviation for
recipe, the Latin for take thou

A

Rx

32
Q

Rx (An abbreviation for _____, the Latin for _______)

A

recipe, take thou

33
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The _____ Symbol comes
before the inscription.

A

Rx

34
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Also called the body of the prescription, and provides the names and quantities of the chief ingredients of the prescription

A

Inscription

35
Q

It also includes the dose and dosage form, such as tablet, susp,
capsule, syrup.

A

Inscription

36
Q

What is included in a prescription

A

names, quantities of chief ingredient, dose, and dosage forms

37
Q

It gives specific directions for the pharmacist on how to compound
the medication.

A

Subscription

38
Q

Signa is also known as the ____

A

sig or transcription

39
Q

It gives instructions to the patient on _________ drug is to be taken

A

How, how much, when, and how long the

40
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Below the signa line is room for ______

A

special instructions

41
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What is included in the special instructions

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number of times the prescription, special instructions, and warnings followed by the signature of the prescriber.

42
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Enumerate all the Erroneous prescription

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Where the brand name precedes the generic name

Where the generic name is the one in parenthesis

Where the brand name is not in parentheses

43
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What to do with a Erroneous prescription

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Erroneous prescriptions shall be filed. Such prescription shall also be kept and reported by the pharmacist of the drug outlet or any other interested party to the nearest DOH office for appropriate action.

44
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Enumerate all the violative prescription

A

Where generic name is not written

Where the generic name is not legible and a brand name which is legible is written

When the brand name is indicated and instructions added (such as the phrase “no
substitution”) which tend to obstruct, hinder or prevent proper generic dispensing.

45
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What to do with a violative prescription

A

Violative prescriptions shall not be filed. They are kept and reported by the pharmacist of drug outlet or any other interested party to the nearest DOH office for appropriate action. The pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of the problem and/or instruct the customer to
get the proper prescription.

46
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Enumerate all the Impossible prescription

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When only the generic name is written but it is not legible.

When the generic name does not correspond to the brand name

When both the generic name and the brand name are not legible

When the drug product prescribed is not registered with FDA

47
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What to do with Impossible prescription?

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Impossible prescription shall not be filed. They shall be and reported by the pharmacist of drug outlet or any other interested party to the nearest DOH office for appropriate action. The pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of the problem and/or instruct the customer to get the proper prescription

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