Medication Aide Renewal Exam A – PART II

Vaginal drugs are given for

After receiving a vaginal drug, a woman is usually in the

After receiving a rectal suppository, a person is usually in the

When giving a rectal or vaginal drug, you should wear

A person has orthostatic hypotension. You do the following except

Beta blocking agents (beta blockers) are commonly used to treat

A person taking a cholinergic agent is wheezing. You

Before giving a benzodiazepine, you should

Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat

The most common side effects for benzodiazepines are

Anti-depressants are used to treat

A person taking phenelzine (Nardil) should avoid

Phenytoin (Dilantin) is given

A person with an allergic reaction to a drug develops 

Gabapentin (Neurontin) is given

A person is taking topiramate (Topamax) sprinkled capsules. He or she should

Opiate agonists are used to:

A person talking oxycodone (Percodan) has a respiratory rate of 8 per minute. You

A person taking a salicylate should take it

A pain rating scale is used

Which drug is bile acid-binding resin?

When giving a bile acid-binding resin, you should

Before giving nicotinic acid (Niacin), you should measure

Gemfibrozil (Lopid) is Given

Captopril (Capoten) is Given

Before giving most anti-hypertensive agents, you measure the

Before giving most anti-hypertensive agents, you take the BP

A person on an ACA inhibitor has hypotension and tachycardia. You should

The pacemaker of the heart is the

When giving drugs for a dysrhythmia, you should

Bradycardia and difficulty starting a urine stream may be side effect of

Which drug is given in divided does around the clock?

Angina means

A person is taking a nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) sublingual tablet. He or she should

When applying a nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur) trans-dermal disk, you should

You are giving a person an ACA inhibitor. you should

Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the

Bumetanide (Bumex) is given

The purpose of a diuretic is to

A person is taking bumetanide (Bumex). You would expect diuretic activity to begin

An embolus is

Which drug is not a platelet inhibitor?

Before giving dipyridamole (Persantine), you should

Ticlopidine (Ticlid) is given

When giving pseudoephedrine (Sudafed). you should

Antihistamines are more effective if taken

You are giving a person cromolyn sodium (Nasalcrom). You should

Broncho-dilators are used

Guaifenesin (Robitussin) and potassium iodide (SSKI) are

You are giving montelukast (Singular). You know it