Midterm 1 Flashcards
Joseph Lister is associated with the development of what medical breakthrough?
Antisepsis
Which of the following are not related?
A) Joseph Lister and carbolic acid B) Malaria and quinine C) W. T Morton and ether D) Hippocrates and the doctrine of humors E) Salicylic acid and the boneset plant
E) Salicylic acid and the boneset plant
Which of the Following was not associated with the doctrine of humors?
A) Blood B) Black bile C) Phlegm D) Mandrake E) Bloodletting
D) Mandrake
Life expectancy in the world throughout most of history was
approximately half of what it is now
Which of the following has had the biggest benefit to human survival?
A) Chlorination of water B) Development of anesthetics C) Discovery of ASA D) Availability of OTC drugs E) The doctrine of humors in the development of medications
B) Development of anesthetics
which of the following diseases no longer exists on earth?
A) small pox B) the great pox C) Polio D) Measles E) Dracunculiasis
smallpox
Which of the following statements is true?
A) The thalidomide incident occurred bc the drug company did not follow proper testing procedures as required by law
B) Sulphanilamide poisoned children because the company did not follow proper testing procedures as required by law
C) The birth defects caused by thalidomide prompted to US government to create the FDA
D) Liquid sulphanilamide was a safe drug when used properly
E) Sulphanilamide tablets were a safe drug when used properly
C) The birth defects caused by thalidomide prompted to US government to create the FDA
Which of the following statements is false?
A) Plants are a good source of medicines bc they are a good source of poisons
B) Ancient cultures made extensive use of plants in medicine
C) Bloodletting was developed using the doctrine of signatures
D) The difference bt a drug and a poison is the dose
E) All substances can be poisonous if the dose is high enough
C) Bloodletting was developed using the doctrine of signatures
The Board of Food and Drug Inspection, founded in 1907, was created to ensure that drug companies
List all of the included substances on the label
Which of the following drug statements regarding drug testing are true?
A) drugs must be tested in at least one primate
B) drugs must be tested in rats or another suitable rodent
C) the FDA tests all drugs to ensure they are safe
D) Drugs are tested at a dose that will produce a response
E) Drugs are only tested before they are sold
A) drugs must be tested in at least one primate
Which of the following regarding patent medicines is false?
A) Patent medicines are no longer sold
B) Patent medicines before 1930 could contain any substance that the company chose to include
C) By law, the label had to indicate what was in the patent medicine
D) Some patent medicines were very effective
E) Public outrage over patent medicines resulted in the first government regulations for drugs
E) Public outrage over patent medicines resulted in the first government regulations for drugs
Which of the following statements regarding the discovery of Aspirin is true
Aspirin was first isolated from willow bark
Which of the following are related
A) Felix Hoffman and acetaminophen
B) Ibuprofen and Rye syndrome
C) Aspirin and prostaglandins
D) Acetaminophen and cyclooxygenase
C) Aspirin and prostaglandins
Which of the following drugs are not indicated for children
Aspirin (ASA)
What is the mechanism that produces the major side effects associated with ASA?
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase in the stomach
Which of the following drugs is not indicated for rheumatoid arthritis? A) Tylenol B) ASA C) Ibuprofen D) Vioxx E) Naproxen
A) Tylenol
Acetaminophen was discovered by Cal Duisberg, but the compound was not sold until 30 years later. This was because
Duisberg though it would be too toxic
Children’s Tylenol is more expensive than regular Tylenol because
Children’s drugs must be specially formulated for the different metabolism of the child
What factor should you not consider when buying generic drugs
The fact that name brand meds work better than generic drugs
Acetaminophen can sometimes produce liver damage. This is because
at high doses, the pathway by which the drug is metabolized changes and a toxic metabolite is produced
Which of the following products contains acetaminophen?
A) Maalox B) Aspirin C) Tums D) Baking soda E) Tylenol
E) Tylenol
Which medication should you be cautious about using for a hangover?
Acetaminophen
One of the following statements concerning vascular headaches is false. Which one?
A) Vascular headaches, in general, are more painful than muscular headaches
B) vascular headaches are mainly a result of stress
C) Some vascular headaches are a result of vasodilation that is induced by poisons
D) Vascular headaches can sometimes be treated with caffeine
E) Some vascular headaches give the sufferer a warning before the pain begins
B) vascular headaches are mainly a result of stress
muscular headaches are caused by stress
Migraine headaches normally follow a well defined progression involving several stages. After the headache is triggered, what is the proper progression of the stages?
Prodome, Aura, pain phase, postdome
Eating rye bread that is made from improperly stored grain can produce which affliction?
St. Anthony’s fire
The ergot fungus was a toxic substance that, in low doses, could have which of the following medical appllications?
induce labor