What is the general rule of medication administration?

Calculate the dose and double check with another MA

What instruction would be beneficial for a patient with hypertension?

Restrict sodium intake to 2-3 g per day

When charting medication entries, they should be:

Factual, accurate, complete, current, organized,confidential

What behavior might a patient with an eating disorder exhibit or mention in conversation?

Use of laxatives, excessive exercise, vomiting, diuretics

In patient education, you would include information about what?

Changes when new research is performed and verified

What is one criteria to identify fad diets?

They promise ease and comfort in weight loss

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NUTRITION & ELIMINATION FINAL MAS1140

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1
What is the general rule of medication administration?
Guess what you think the patient should get
Let the patient choose their own medication
Give the patient the first medication you grab
Calculate the dose and double check with another MA
2
A position close to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body is what?
Anterior
Posterior
Distal
Proximal
3
The hole in the diaphragm that the esophagus goes through is called the what?
Pharynx
Larynx
Esophagus
Esophageal Hiatus
4
What instruction would be beneficial for a patient with hypertension?
Exercise more
Restrict potassium intake to 2 g per day
Add more dairy to their diet
Restrict sodium intake to 2-3 g per day
5
What is the normal respiration rate for a child 0 to 1?
30-60 breaths per minute
0-30 breaths per minute
60-90 breaths per minute
90-120 breaths per minute
6
What is difficult or painful breathing?
Rales
Apnea
Respiration
Dyspnea
7
The Abdominal Cavity contains most of what organs?
Digestive
Pelvic
Thoracic
Cranial
8
A patient who is lactose sensitive should be instructed to avoid what?
Chocolate
Wheat
Peanuts
Dairy
9
What is the study of drugs called?
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacodynamics
10
Bones are positioned what to the skin?
Hollow
Deep
Proximal
Anterior
11
What is the normal oral temperature for an adult?
90.5-100.0
101.0-102.0
95.5-97.8
97.8-99.1
12
What is the normal blood pressure for an adult?
120/80
140/100
200/100
100/60
13
When charting medication entries, they should be:
Accurate and confidential
Complete
Written in pencil
Factual, accurate, complete, current, organized,confidential
14
What should you do if a patient has anxiety about receiving an injection?
Tell them to act their age
Tell them to get over it
Tell them nothing and just administer the injection
Distract them while you do it
15
Circadian rhythms are regulated by what?
Melatonin
Oxytocin
ADH
TSH
16
What is the process of converting a drug from its dose from to a form the body can use?
Absorption
Excretion
Metabolism
Distribution
17
What is it called when you check the drug multiple times?
Double check
Triple check
Being aware
Drug check
18
Most drugs are metabolized where?
Pancreas
Bladder
Liver
Kidneys
19
1 tablespoon = ____
4 kg
15 mL
5 g
25 mL
20
60 drops (gtt) = _____ ?
1/2 teaspoon (tsp)
1 mL
1 teaspoon (tsp)
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
21
What is the study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources?
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Pharmacodynamics
22
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
B and C
A, D, E, K
A, F, I, T
Q
23
What moves urine from the bladder to the outside world?
Loop of Henle
Kidney
Ureter
Urethra
24
What is the process by which drug molecules are transformed into simpler products?
Metabolism
Excretion
Distribution
Absorption
25
What is the manner in which a drug is eliminated from the body?
Excretion
Distribution
Absorption
Metabolism
26
1 kg is equal to what?
2.2 lbs
0.5 lbs
5 lbs
30 oz
27
What means lack of breathing?
Pulse
Apnea
Respiration
Dyspnea
28
What is the study of what the body does to drugs?
Pharmacognosy
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Pharamacokinetics
29
Prolonged stress causes the release of what?
Epinephrine
Cortisol
Calcitonin
Sodium
30
What behavior might a patient with an eating disorder exhibit or mention in conversation?
They would mention nothing
Use of analgesics
Thoughts or feelings
Use of laxatives, excessive exercise, vomiting, diuretics
31
847523 mg = _____ g
8475.23
847.523 g
8.47523
84.7523
32
What connects the mouth and the esophagus?
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Throat
Larynx
33
Order: 7.5 mg; Supply on hand: 2.5 mg tablets; How many tablets do you give the patient?
3 tablets
1/2 tablet
1 tablet
5 tablets
34
Patients at risk for cirrhosis should avoid the use of what?
Wheat
Fats
Chocolate
Alcohol
35
The palate separates:
The oral and nasal cavity
Pharynx from stomach
The tongue from the esophagus
Teeth from gums
36
What Schedule drug is LSD?
III
II
I
IV
37
What is the middle portion of the kidney?
Renal Pelvis
Renal Medulla
Renal Cortex
Renal Pyramid
38
What is the study of how drugs are used to treat disease?
Toxicology
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacodynamics
39
The kidneys lie in what position behind the peritoneal cavity?
Retroperitoneal
Lateral
Medial
Proxmial
40
What is measured as the number of times a patient breathes in 1 minute?
Respiration
Dyspnea
Pulse
Apnea
41
The position above or close to the head is what?
Superior or cranial
Inferior or caudal
Posterior
Anterior
42
Large doses of acetaminophen can cause what?
Cirrhosis
Hepatitis
Overdose
Stress
43
What plane divides the body into right and left portions?
Sagittal
Transverse
Midsagittal
Medial
44
What is inflammation of the stomach lining?
Hepatits
Gastritis
Cirrhosis
GERD
45
What is the outermost layer of the kidneys?
Renal Pyramid
Renal Medulla
Renal Cortex
Renal Column
46
What is the study of poisonous effects of drugs?
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
Toxicology
Pharmacodynamics
47
What is the study of what drugs do to the body?
Pharmacodynamics
Phamacotherapeutics
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
48
What is one sign of Anorexia Nervosa?
Cessation of menstruation
Teeth falling out
Hair loss
Thin looking body frame
49
In patient education, you would include information about what?
The topic
What the patient has questions about
Whatever you feel like discussing
Changes when new research is performed and verified
50
What is one criteria to identify fad diets?
They promise ease and comfort in weight loss
They promise weight loss overnight
The instructions are too long
They sound fake
51
What drug therapy is prescribed to improve life threatening/serious conditions?
Acute
Selective
Chronic
Schedule I
52
According to the rights of medication administration, what should you do?
Give the patient the medication
Ask the patient if they like the medicine they are given
Let the patient choose what medications they want
Ask for the patient's name and check the label 3 times
53
The Pelvic Cavity contains:
The pelvis
The bladder and internal reproductive organs
The kidneys
The ovaries
54
When should you document medication administration?
Immediately after
You don't have to
Before
Whenever you feel like it
55
What neutralizes stomach acids?
Anticonvulsives
Antidiarrheals
Antacids
Analgesics
56
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Frontal or Coronal
Medial
Sagittal
Lateral
57
The fingers are what to the elbow?
Proximal
Inferior
Anterior
Distal
58
What vitamin is needed for the production of visual receptors?
C
A
D
B
59
What condition is also known as heartburn?
GERD
HERD
IBS
Gastritis
60
Order: 1000 mg; Supply on hand: 2000 mg per tablet; How many tablets do you give the patient?
4 tablets
1 tablet
2 tablets
1/2 tablet
61
The body's physiologic response to stress includes:
Tachypnea
Dyspnea
Low BP
Increased heart rate, breathing rate, and BP
62
78450 mg = ____ g
78.45 g
7.845 g
784.5 g
0.07845 g
63
16 oz = _____
8 g
15 mL
10 kg
1 pound (lb)
64
What is one sign of bulimia?
Drinking a lot of water
Excessive use of laxatives or diuretics
Excessive use of anesthetics
Seeing the person vomit
65
What vitamin is needed for blood clotting?
K
C
B
A
66
What is the normal adult range for respiration?
8-12 breaths per minute
16-20 breaths per minute
6-10 breaths per minute
12-18 breaths per minute
67
What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
Sagittal
Medial
Midsagittal
Transverse
68
The nose is what to the ears?
Proximal
Posterior
Distal
Anterior
69
What is measured as the number of times the heart beats in 1 minute?
Pulse
Respiration
Apnea
Temperature
70
What are the most common food allergies?
Fish, wheat, and milk
Strawberries and eggs
Wheat, milk, eggs, chocolate
Cheese and bread
71
What may cause the urine to be cloudy?
Peristalsis
Infection
Dehydration
Cystitis
72
Order: 50 mL; Supply on hand: 25 mg per 5 mL; How much do you give the patient?
20 mL
5 mL
10 mL
50 mL
73
16 fl oz = _____
1 teaspoon (tsp)
30 mL
1 pint (pt)
2 pints (pt)
74
What method of injection do you pull the skin to the side before administering the drug?
E-Track
Z-Track
G-Track
B-Track
75
What OTC medication would you recommend to treat a mild allergic reaction?
LSD
Hydrocodone
Benadryl
Xanax
76
Antidiuretic Hormone and Oxytocin are released by what?
Kidneys
Anterior Pituitary Gland
Posterior Pituitary Gland
Bladder
77
The skin is what to the muscles?
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
Superficial
78
When should the patient list be updated?
Whenever the patient feels like updating the office
At every visit
Once a year
Once every few months
79
66810 mL = ____ L
0.6681 L
668.1 L
6.681 L
66.81 L
80
What is the normal heart rate for a child 0 to 1 year?
100-160 beats per minute
90-120 beats per minute
60-100 beats per minute
80-100 beats per minute
81
The action of what is to prevent the sensation of pain?
Anesthetics
Antacids
Antidiuretic
Analgesics
82
972 kg = _____ g
972,000 g
9, 7200 g
97,200 g
9, 720, 000 g
83
The Thoracic Cavity is what to the Abdominal Cavity?
Anterior
Superior
Distal
Inferior
84
1 fl oz = ____
15 mL
5 mL
30 mL
10 mL
85
Glomerular filtration occurs where?
Renal Pyramid
Renal Corpuscles
Renal Cortex
Renal Column
86
What is the purpose or reason for using a drug?
Indication
Excretion
Pharmacology
Absorption
87
What is the right to be educated about why the patient is taking a drug?
Right Dose
Right to Know
Right to Refuse
Right Time
88
Digitoxin and quinine are derived by what?
Mineral
Animals
Fats
Plants
89
The knees are positioned what to the hips?
Distal
Proximal
Superior or cranial
Inferior or caudal
90
What enzyme breaks down carbohydates?
Lipds
Proteins
Amino acids
Amylase
91
A position that is farther away from the midline of the body is what?
Midsagittal
Sagittal
Medial
Lateral
92
What vitamins are water soluble?
A, D, E, K
K
B and C
A and C
93
What surrounds each glomerulus?
Renal Cortex
Bowman's Capsule
Pituitary Gland
Kidney
94
An injection injected intramuscularly is injected into the what?
Muscle
Arm
Thigh
Leg
95
In the anatomical position, your body is:
Sitting upright facing backward
Standing upright, facing backward, palms to the side
Lying down with palms facing up
Standing upright, facing forward, palms facing forward
96
The normal range for an adult heart rate is what?
40-60 beats per minute
20-40 beats per minute
100-160 beats per minute
60-100 beats per minute
97
Order: 500 mg; Supply on hand: 250 mg tablets; How many tablets do you give the patient?
1 tablet
3 tablets
0.5 tablet
2 tablets
98
How long can a manufacturer keep a patent for a new drug?
10 years
Forever
5 years
17 years
99
What is especially important to increase in the diet of patients with cancer?
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Amino Acids
100
What is the process of transporting a drug from its administration site to its site of action?
Absorption
Excretion
Metabolism
Distribution

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