NOCTI

Question 1

What are the 6 rights to administer medications?

Answer 1

Right Patient,Medication,Dosage,Route,Time,Documentation. (Peter Made Delicious Red Tomato Curry)

Question 2

Therapeutic drugs

Answer 2

Treat conditions and symptoms( Think T as in treatment)

Question 3

Diagnostic

Answer 3

Pinpoint location of disease or detect abnormality

Question 4

Curative

Answer 4

remove or kill the cause of a disease( think C as in a Con artist)

Question 5

Replacement

Answer 5

replace substances normally found in the body

Question 6

Preventative

Answer 6

also called prophylactic drugs, may be used to prevent or decrease the severity of a disease

Question 7

PHARMACOKINETICS

Answer 7

study of Absorption,Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion(ADME)

Question 8

Absorption

Answer 8

movement of drugs from the site of administration to the bloodstream

Question 9

Distribution

Answer 9

movement of the drug from the bloodstream to body tissue

Question 10

Metabolism

Answer 10

A series of chemical processes whereby enzymes change drugs in the body(C.E.D.B)(Chemical process, Enzymes, Drugs,Body)

Question 11

Excretion

Answer 11

metabolites are excreted much like other waste product

Question 12

DRUG ACTION

Answer 12

Depress,Stimulants,Destroy,Replace( Down,Speed,Destroy renew)

Question 13

Antagonism

Answer 13

one drug decreases or blocks the effect of another drug. ( protagonist vs antagonist)

Question 14

Synergism

Answer 14

The combined effect of two drugs used together is greater than the sum of each drug’s effect(think energy coming together)

Question 15

Potentiation

Answer 15

a type of synergism; one drug increases the effect of the second drug.( potential to increase)

Question 16

Insurance

Answer 16

something purchased to protect against harm from specific circumstances

Question 17

Policy

Answer 17

purchased with a premium/payment. can be paid by the individual/employer

Question 18

Verification of benefits(VOB)

Answer 18

process to determine the patient’s eligibility

Question 19

MediCARE

Answer 19

provides healthcare coverage for individuals who are age 65 and up, disabled, renal disease
Medicare refers to those covered by Medicare as beneficiaries

Question 20

MediCARE 4 parts

Answer 20

Part A: covers inpatient hospital charges
Part B: covers ambulatory care
Part C: turns Part A and Part B into a private plan
Part D: prescription drug program

Question 21

MedicAID

Answer 21

A government program that provides medical care for the indigent

Question 22

Who qualifies for MedicAID

Answer 22

Low-income families
Qualified pregnant women and children
Individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Question 23

Types of insurances

Answer 23

Private Insurance, HMO,MCO,Employer group plans,Individual health plan,

Question 24

Capillaries

Answer 24

small blood vessels that connect small arterioles to small venules
(CSAV-connection,Small,Arterioles,Venules)

Question 25

Classification of infectious diseases

Answer 25

EXOgenous,ENDOgenous,Nosocomial,Opportunistic

Question 26

Anthropometric

Answer 26

deals with measurement of size,weight and proportion

Question 27

Stages of infection

Answer 27

Incubation,Prodromal,Acute,Declining,Convalescent

Question 28

Hilatosis

Answer 28

Bad breath