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Pharmacology Exam Review Flashcards

1
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How many mL are in a gram?

A

1000mL

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2
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How many calories are a day in MyPlate?

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2,000 Calories

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3
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Who should have a supplement diet with minerals and vitamins?

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Pregnant women, athletes, people who smoke, people who drink alcohol, and those in very strict diets.

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4
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What kind of Vitamins are A, D, E, K?

A

fat-soluble vitamins that come from yellow fruits and vegetables.

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5
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What is a Mega Dose?

A

10 to 20 times more than the recommended dose

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6
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What kind of vitamin is Vitamin C?

A

Water Soluble Vitamin

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7
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What happens if you have an excess amount of Vitamin C?

A

You exceed uric acid and cause kidney stones

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8
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What are vitamins called?

A

nutriens

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9
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When vitamins become a large dose prescription what does it turn into?

A

it turns into a drug

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10
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What does Vitamin D help us with?

A

Helps with calcium for bones

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11
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What does Vitamin A help us with?

A

Night blindness: to see in the dark

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12
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What is the medical term for not having enough vitamin D?

A

Rickets

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13
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What does vitamin B1 deficiency cause?

A

tingling in finger a feet

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14
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What does vitamin C deficiency cause?

A

Scurvy

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15
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What is homeostasis?

A

equal cations and anions with fluid balance

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16
Q

What is osteoporosis treated with?

A

Treated with calcium for bones

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17
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Who are fruits and vegetables approved by?

A

No one

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18
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What is Hypokalemia?

A

Low potassium in your bloodstream

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19
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What is Iron deficiency?

A

Low on iron

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20
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What does our thyroid hormone need to work properly? And where do we get it from?

A

Iodine, and we get it from our diet

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21
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What does vitamin D help with?

A

Absorb Calcium

22
Q

Whos most likely to get osteoporosis?

A

Older women

23
Q

What are the 3 shapes of bacteria?

A

Cocci
Bacillus
Spiral

24
Q

What is your external immune system?

A

The skin

25
Q

What are leukocytes?

A

External immune system white blood cell that protects your body from infections.

26
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What does a vaccine do?

A

It prevents something from happening ex. Flu Shot

27
Q

Who has poor nutrition and thin skin?

A

a geatric

28
Q

What is a nosocomial infection?

A

Infection we get from a hospital

29
Q

What is a drug that kills infection/bacteria?

A

Bacteriocidal

30
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How to check for bacteria in the urine?

A

culture and sensitivity urine test

31
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What is anaphylaxis used for?

A

a deadly allergic reaction

32
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Why should patients take their medication at a certain time?

A

for therapeutic blood level

33
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What is tetracycline for?

A

for acne but must avoid direct sunlight when taking

34
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What is an antiviral drug?

A

a drug you start taking before symptoms

35
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Why is smallpox and yellow fever not around anymore?

A

because of immunizations.

36
Q

What does OSHA stand for?

A

Occupational Safety Health Administration

37
Q

Where is the cornea located?

A

Anterior portion of the eye

38
Q

What is the sclera of the eye?

A

The white part of the eye

39
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What does the iris of the eye do?

A

Gives color to the eyes

40
Q

What is glaucoma?

A

pressure in the eye

41
Q

What is cataracts?

A

opaque coloration in eyes

42
Q

What does the tympanic membrane receive?

A

Vibrations

43
Q

What are the 3 bones in the ear? (behind the tympanic membrane and cochlea)

A

malus
incus
stapes

44
Q

What is the cochlea responsible for?

A

Hearing

45
Q

What is tinnitus?

A

ringing in the ear

46
Q

What is another term for external otitis?

A

swimmers ears

47
Q

What do cold eardrops cause?

A

dizziness

48
Q

How to apply ear drops to a child?

A

pull ear down and back

49
Q

How to apply ear drops to an adult?

A

pull ear up and out

50
Q

What is cerumen? and what does it protect us from?

A

ear wax that protects us from bugs, infections, and dust?

51
Q

What is the medical term for dizziness?

A

Vertigo

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