Drug Quiz 1

Question 1

What is the difference between the dosage of oxygen between adults and children?

Answer 1

There is no difference, the dosage is the same.

Question 2

How much oxygen should you give a child via nasal cannula?

Answer 2

1-6 LPM

Question 3

How should you give oxygen to a patient with chronic bronchitis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Answer 3

Give cautiously as their airway/airflow is compromised by the illness. *contraindication

Question 4

Best Senario for the use of oxygen

Answer 4

Hypoxia

Question 5

What class is Oxygen categorized in?

*think about the role in the body and respiration

Answer 5

Oxidizing agent; it’s a gas

Question 6

Oxygen Dosage for Non-rebreather Mask (NRB)

Answer 6

10-15 LPM

Question 7

When 15+ LPM is the recommended dosage for oxygen, what route/tool should it take?

Answer 7

Bag-valve mask (BVM)

Question 8

What does the class of Antianginal drugs do?

Answer 8

It works on chest pain, anginal pectoris, which stems from ischemic heart disease

Question 9

You should not give Nitroglycerin to patient in all of these situations EXCEPT?

A) Patient is taking a drug to treat erectile dysfunction

B) A child who is younger than 12

C) A patient with hypotension

D) A patient with chest pain associated with an underlying condtion

Answer 9

D) A patient suffering from chest pain with an underlying condtion

Question 10

DO NOT GIVE CHILDREN NITROGLYCERIN

Answer 10

True. Do NOT give children Nitroglycerin

Question 11

All of the below indicate side effects of Nitrostat EXCEPT

A) Nausea

B) Headache

C) Dizziness

D) Hypotension

Answer 11

A) Nausea

Question 12

Nitroglycerin adult dosage is __ tablet/spray of about ______ every 5 minutes until ___________.

Answer 12

1 tablet/spray; 0.3 or 0.4 mg; until patient is pain free

Question 13

When should you contact medical control when giving Nitrostat?

Answer 13

When the patient’s systolic BP is less than 100

Question 14

How is Nitroglycerin restricted?

Answer 14

EMT administration of Nitroglycerin is restricted to patients who have a prescription

Question 15

Precautions you should take when administering Nitrostat

Answer 15

Expires quickly when opened; Monitor BP closely; Medication shouldn’t be exposed to light; Syncope

Question 16

What medication should NOT be exposed to light?

Answer 16

Nitroglycerin/Nitrostat

Question 17

Define Syncope

Answer 17

When a patient loses consciousness due to a drop in BP

Question 18

Aspirin falls into two drug classes. What are they?

Answer 18

Platelet inhibitor & anti-inflammatory

Question 19

Primary function of Aspirin is what? A) Pain reliever B) cures heart attacks C) Inhibits blood clotting via platelets D)Treats asthma

Answer 19

C) inhibits blood clotting via platelets

Question 20

Best situation to give Acetylsalicylic Acid?

A. Upset Stomach

B. A minor having flu-like symptoms

C. Someone having an Asthma attack

D. An adult patient with chest pains suspected of an underlying condition

Answer 20

D. An adult patient with chest pains suspected of an underlying condition

Question 21

Name precautions for the administration of Aspirin.

Answer 21

Upset Stomach, Intestinal Bleeding, Asthma, Minors with chicken pox or flu-like symptoms.

Question 22

What drug in this group has the side effects of Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, and wheezing?

Answer 22

Aspirin or Acetylsalicylic Acid

Question 23

If an adult is having chest pain from a suspected underlying condition, such as a heart attack, what over-the-counter medicine should be administered and in what dose?

Answer 23

4 chewable baby (81 mg) ASPIRIN tablets PO (per os)

Question 24

What would be a side affect of administering oxygen?

Answer 24

The drying of mucosa membranes