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A steriod used topically to diminish inflammation after eye surgery is?
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methylpredisole acetate (Depo-Medrol)
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Dilating drops are called:
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Mydriatics
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An enzyme used before cataract surgery to soften the zonules of the lens is:
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Alpha-chymotrypsin
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A medicine cup holds 2oz. How many millitiers does it hold?
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60ml
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What drug may be used to treat an allergy?
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Antihistamine
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Soda lime is used in mask inhalation to:
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Absorb carbon dioxide
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Balanced anesthesia is sometimes referred to as:
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Neuroleptanesthesia
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Most anesthetic agents are:
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Potentially lethal
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During general anesthesia, the pt is:
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Unconscious
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Cricoid pressure:
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Occludes the esophagus
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An antagonist drug:
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Neutrilizes action of another drug
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Muscular fasciculation refers to:
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Involuntary muscle contractions
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A nonproprietary name for a drug, usually selected by the original developer is:
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Generic
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The acronym MAC stands for:
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Monitored Anesthesia Care
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Which of the following is not anesthetic agent?
Enflurane Fentanyl citrate Nitrous oxide Halothane |
Fenanyl citrate
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The intravenous barbituate general anesthetic used for induction most frequently is:
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Thiopental sodium
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Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an?
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Antibiotic
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Indirect arterial blood pressure is obtained with a:
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Sphygmomanometer
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Which drug counteracts metabolic acidosis?
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Sodium bicarbonate
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Hypovolemia is low:
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Blood volume
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Intubation occurs during which phase of anesthesia?
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Induction
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An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is?
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Calcium chloride
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A drug used to reverse hypotension is:
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Levarterenol (Levophed)
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Meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) is a/an:
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Analgesic
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A radiopaque contrast medium used in surgery is:
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Renografin
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The trade name for epinephrine is:
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Adrenaline
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Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with:
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Lidocaine
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Dextran is used parenterally to:
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Expand blood plasma volume
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A barbituate that may be used for sleep the night be for surgery is:
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Secobarbitol
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Steroids are used for reduction of:
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Tissue inflammation and swelling.
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The most widely used local anesthetic is:
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Lidocaine
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A rapid-onset muscle relaxant used for intubation is short cases is:
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Anectine
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What amount is approx. equal to 500ml?
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1 pint
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Dark blood in the operative field is a sign of possible:
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Hypoxia
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Which procedure would not be done for a patient with suspected malignant hypothermia?
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Inject succinylcholine
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An emergency drug useful in stabalizing ventricular fibrillation is:
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Inderal
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A method of anesthesia in which medication is injected into the subarachnoid space affecting a portion of the spinal cord is called:
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Spinal block
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What is a major side effect of thrombolytics?
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Hemorrhage
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The operative stage of anesthetic is the:
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Third stage
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Which quantity weights the most:
1 minin 1 mg 1 g 1 kg |
1kg
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Parenteral administration of a drug refers to:
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administration with a needle
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The purpose of administering atropine preoperatively is to:
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Inhibit secretions
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tetracaine is an example of what kind of anesthetic?
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Topical
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1 gram equals how many grains?
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15
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1 ml is equal to how many cc's?
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1
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A short acting narcotic opoid given intramuscularly for premedication is:
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Demerol
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What phase of anesthesia is it most important to keep noise at an absolute minimum?
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Induction
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What agent is commonly given preoperatively to inhibit the production of gastric acid?
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Cimetidine
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A drug used to soothe and relieve anxiety is a/an?
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Sedative
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An anticoagulant given for its antagonistic effect on heparin is?
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Protamine sulfate
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Morphine is used for:
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Pain
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which of the following anesthetics must be augmented with a more potent agent for general abdominal surgery?
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Nitrous oxide
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Lidocaine is used intravenously for:
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Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
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Gelfoam, oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) and microfibrillar collegen hemostate (avitene) are examples of:
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Hemostatic agents
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What agency established standards for drugs?
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United States Pharmacopeia
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Oxytocic drugs cause:
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Uterine contractions
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Drugs that draw fluid from the tissues are classified as:
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Diurectics
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Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan) is a/an?
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Narcotic antagonist
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A vasoconstrictor added to a local anesthetic agent to extend the life of the local agent is:
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Epinephrine
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An anticholinergic drug given preoperatively to inhibit mucous secretion is:
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Atropine
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what vitamin is essential to the synthesis of prothrombin by the liver and is avaluable hemostatic agent?
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Vitamin K
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The universal recipient blood type is:
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AB
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The test that determines the ration of red blood cells to whole blood is the:
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Hematocrit
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Lidocaine 1% is used to treat:
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Ventricualr dysrhythmia
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In a cardiac arrest, atropine might be administered to:
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Treat severe bradycardia
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A differential count is the calculation of the:
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Number of each type of leukocyte
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Which agent is a radiopaque contrast medium used during operative cholagiograms?
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Hypaque
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A deliberate reduction of body tempurature for therapeutic purposed is known as:
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Hypothermia
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What substance would be us to stop bleeding from the surface of a cut bone?
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Bone wax
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Mannitol is used in neurosurgery to:
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Reduce swelling of the brain tissues
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Under normal circumstances 0.9% Nacl is:
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Isotonic
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A mitotic drug used to constrict the pupil to reduce intraocular pressure is:
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Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
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A cycloplegic drug used to dilate the pupil is?
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Topicamide
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A local anesthetic agent employed for infiltration anesthesia during eye surgery is:
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Licocaine
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An enzyme that mixed with opthalmic anesthesia solutions for infiltration anesthesia is:
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Wydase
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A benzodiazepine sedative given intramuscularly for premedication is:
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Versed
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Which of the following measures volume?
Gram Meter Kilogram Liter |
Liter
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Which drug is given for malignant hypothermia?
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Dantrolene
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Which drug is not an antimuscarinic?
Atropin sulfate Robinul Versed Scopolamine |
Versed
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What medications would be used as a topical anesthetic prior to nasal surgery?
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Cocaine
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What is the reinfusion of a patients own blood called?
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Autotransfusion
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Which of the following drugs is used for irrigating the eye and keeping the cornea moist?
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Balanced salt solution (BSS)
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What drug is used a dye used to evaluate the corneal epithelium?
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Flourescein
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