Pharmo And Anesthesia

Question 1

Dilating drops are called:

Answer 1

MYDRIATICS

Question 2

A medicine cup holds 2 ounces.

How many milliliters does it hold?

Answer 2

60 ml

One fluid ounce equals 30 ml

Question 3

The intravenous barbiturate general anesthetic used for induction most frequently is:

Answer 3

PENTOTHAL

Thiopental sodium

Question 4

Indirect arterial blood pressure is obtained with a:

Answer 4

SPHYGMOMANOMETER

Question 5

A steroid used topically to diminish inflammation after eye surgery is:

Answer 5

Methylprednisolone acetate ( DEPO-MEDROL )

Question 6

Hypovolemia is:

Answer 6

LOW BLOOD VOLUME

Question 7

Intubation occurs during which phase of anesthesia:

Answer 7

INDUCTION PHASE

Question 8

An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is:

Answer 8

CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Question 9

Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with:

Answer 9

LIDOCAINE

Question 10

Dextran is used parenterally to:

Answer 10

Expand PLASMA VOLUME by drawing fluid from tissues, thus decreasing blood viscosity

Question 11

A barbiturate that may be used for sleep the night before surgery is:

Answer 11

SECOBARBITOL

SECONOL

Question 12

What amount is approximately equal to 500 ml?

Answer 12

ONE PINT

Question 13

Which procedure would not be done for a patient with suspected malignant hyperthermia?

Answer 13

INJECT SUCCINYLCHOLINE

Question 14

An emergency drug useful in stabilizing ventricular fibrillation:

Answer 14

PROPANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE

INDERAL

Question 15

What is a major side effect of thrombolytics?

Answer 15

HEMORRHAGE

Question 16

The operative stage of anesthetic is the:

Answer 16

THE THIRD STAGE

Question 17

One gram equals:

Answer 17

15 GRAINS

Question 18

A short acting narcotic opioid given intramuscularly for premedication is:

Answer 18

MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

DEMEROL

Question 19

What agent is commonly given preoperatively to inhibit the production of gastric acid?

Answer 19

CIMETIDINE

TAGAMET is a H2 blocker that inhibits the production of gastric acid.

Question 20

An anticoagulant given for its antagonistic effect on heparin is:

Answer 20

PROTAMINE SULFATE

Question 21

Which of the following anesthetics must be augmented with a more potent agent for general abdominal surgery?

Answer 21

NITROUS OXIDE

Question 22

Lidocaine is used intravenously for:

Answer 22

TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS

It is an antidysrhymthmic

Question 23

What agency establishes standards for drugs?

Answer 23

UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA

Question 24

Oxytocic drugs cause:

Answer 24

UTERINE CONTRACTIONS

Question 25

Drugs that draw fluid from the tissues are classified as:

Answer 25

DIURETICS

Question 26

Naloxone hydrochloride (NARCAN) i a/an:

Answer 26

NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST | It reverses respiratory depression of narcotics

Question 27

A vasoconstrictor added to a local anesthetic agent to extend the life of the local agent is:

Answer 27

EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALIN) | when combined with an anesthetic drug causes vasoconstriction and prolongs anesthesia

Question 28

An antichlolinergic srug given preoperatively to inhibit mucous secrtion is:

Answer 28

ATROPINE

Question 29

What vitamin is essential to te synthesis of prothrombin by the liver and is a valuable hemostatic agent?

Answer 29

VITAMIN K

Question 30

The universal recipient blood type is:

Answer 30

AB

Question 31

The test that determines the ratio of red blood cell to whole blood is the:

Answer 31

HEMATOCRIT (HCT)

Question 32

Lidocaine 1% is used to treat:

Answer 32

VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS

Question 33

In a cardiac arrest, atropine might be administered to:

Answer 33

TREAT BRADYCARDIA DURING CARDIAC ARREST

Question 34

A differential count is the calculation of the:

Answer 34

OF EACH TYPE OF LEUKOCYTES

Question 35

Which agent is a radiopaque contrast medium used during operative cholangiograms?

Answer 35

HYPAQUE | Injected into the common bile duct and X-rays taken to determine the presence of stones.

Question 36

A deliberate reduction of body temperature for therapeutic purposes is known as:

Answer 36

HYPOTHERMIA

Question 37

Which of the following substances would be used to stop bleeding from the surface of a cut bone?

Answer 37

BONE WAX

Question 38

Mannitol is used in neurosurgery to:

Answer 38

REDUCE SWELLING OF THE BRAIN | Mannitol is a diuretic

Question 39

Amitotic drug use to constrict the pupil to reduce intraocular pressure is:

Answer 39

PILOCARPINEHYDROCHLORIDE

Question 40

A cycloplegic drug used to dilate the pupil is:

Answer 40

TROPICAMIDE (MYDRIACYL)

Question 41

A local anesthetic agent employed for infiltration anesthesia during ophthalmic surgery is:

Answer 41

LIDOCAINE

Question 42

An enzyme that is mixed with ophthalmic anesthetic solutions for infiltration anesthesia is:

Answer 42

HYALURONIDASE (WYCLASE)

Question 43

A benzodiazepine sedative given intramuscularly for premedication is:

Answer 43

MIDAZOLAM (VERSED) a central nervous system depressant used for preoperative sedation and impairment of memory of preoperative events, and for conscious dedation.

Question 44

Which drug is given for malignant hypothermia?

Answer 44

DANTROLENE | It is a skeletal muscle relaxant.

Question 45

Which drug is not an antimuscarinic?

Answer 45

VERSED

Question 46

Which of the following drugs is a dye used to evaluate the corneal epithelium?

Answer 46

FLUORESCEIN