M.A. Week 1 Unit 2

vii =

7

32 kg =___ g

32000

0.8 lb = ____ oz (round the answer to the nearest tenth).

12.8

48.4°F =_°C (round the answer to the nearest tenth).

9.1

Prescription: XYZ medication 150 mg, 3 tabs qid × 10 days. How many tablets will be dispensed from the pharmacy? (round the answer to the nearest tenth)

None are correct

Order: ABC 175 mg po. Stock: ABC 700 mg po scored tablets. How many tablets will the patient take per dose? (do not round your answers)

0.25 tabs

Order: ABC 450 mg. Stock: ABC 780 mg/2 mL. How many mL(s) will you give? (round the answer to the nearest tenth)

1.2 mL

The manufacturer's name for the drug is the:

brand name.

This indicates the batch of drug the medication came from:

lot number.

Round the following number to the tenth place: 86.6432.

86.6

Which of these rights are checked when preparing the medication?

Dose and route

What is part of verifying the "Right Medication"?

Checking the name of the medication against the order and checking the form of the medication against the order

What education must be provided prior to giving medications?

All are correct

When taking a sublingual or buccal medication, what would be an error in the administration technique?

Always use the same cheek when taking buccal medications

This part of the needle attaches or screws onto the syringe.

Hub

This is the hollow space inside the needle.

Lumen

To withdraw fluid using suction.

Apirate

You need to give an intradermal injection. What needle and syringe should you use?

1 mL syringe; 1/2 inch, 27 gauge needle

What is correct regarding the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST)?

The patient must return between 48 to 72 hours for a reading.

A liquid substance that lessens the strength of a solution or mixture.

Diluent

The M in the abbreviation ARMD stands for:

macular

Dull or dim vision is:

amblyopia

Nearsightedness is:

myopia

Infection of one of the sebaceous glands of an eyelash, or "sty," is:

hordeolum

Progressive destruction of macula lutea, causing a loss of central vision, is:

ARMD

Dizziness an abnormal sensation of movement when there is none, is:

vertigo

Visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane is

otoscopy

Surgical creation of an opening through the eardrum to promote drainage and/or allow the introduction of artificial tubes to maintain the opening is:

myringotomy

The average person blinks two or three times a second to:

cleanse the eyes

Which of the following is true about an error of refraction?

Light rays are not being bent properly to focus on the retina.

The term for layers, as in the epithelium, is:

strata

What is a superficial skin infection, causes by Streptococcus sp. or Staphlyococcus aureus, that is usually seen in children but also possible in adults?

Impetigo

Inflammatory scaling disease of the scalp and face, in newborns known as cradle cap, is:

seborrheic dermatitis.

A condition that is not an infection but appears as redness on the nose, cheeks, chin, and forehead is called

rosacea

A parasitic infestation caused by mites and characterized by intense itching is:

scabies

A partial-thickness burn in which the first and second layers of the skin are affected is a ___-degree burn.

second

The Rule of Nines describes the:

percentage of body surface affected by burns.

Which of the following are considered secondary lesions?

Ulcerations

Which of the following methods is used when an entire mole is removed for examination under a microscope?

Excision biopsy

Allergist

treats hypersensitivity

Cardiologist

treats heart disease

Geriatrician

treats diseases of old age

Oncologist

diagnoses and treats malignant and benign tumors.

Pathologist

Diagnoses disease by analysis of cells.

Radiation oncologist:

treats with high- energy radiation

Urologist

Treats and performs surgery on the urinary tract and, also performs surgery on the male reproductive system.

esthesi/o:

sensation

gynec/o:

women, female

iatr/o:

treatment

nos/o:

disease

ophthalm/o:

eye

op/o:

eye

pulmon/o:

lung

rhin/o:

nose