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1
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Next five questions:

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You are called to a home of a 34 year-old male w is unresponsive. When you arrive, you find the patient supine and unconscious on the living room floor with snoring respirations.

2
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Which if following medications might be useful in this situation?

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Naloxone

3
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Which medication commonly comes in gel form.

A

Glucose

4
Q

The government publication listing all drugs in the United States is Called the….

A

United States pharmacopoeia

5
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Oral glucose is _______ for the patient

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Contraindicated

6
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Which of the following statements about oxygen is false

A

Should be administered to all patients

7
Q

Common questions

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8
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Which of the following routes of administration involves medication being adsorbed in the fat tissue between the skin and the muscle

A

Subcutaneous

9
Q

Nitroglycerin relieves pain because it’s purpose is to increase blood flow by relieving the spasms or causing the arteries to….

A

Dilate

10
Q

What medications is commonly administrated in a metered dose inhaler…

A

Albuterol

11
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epinephrine….

A

Secreted naturally by the pituitary gland

12
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Outside a hospital, a(n) _______ is the preferred method of giving oxygen to patients who are experiencing significant respiratory distress…

A

No rebreather mask

13
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The most common technique for naloxone administration via the:

A

Intranasal route

14
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Which of the following is considered a relative contraindication to administration of aspirin….

A

History of asthma

15
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The fastest way to deliver a chemical substance is by the ______ route

A

Intravenous

16
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The brand name that a manufacturer gives to a medication is called the ________ name

A

Trade

17
Q

Nitroglycerin relieves the squeezing or crushing pain associated with angina by:

A

Dilating the arteries to increase the oxygen supply to the heart muscle

18
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Which of the following is taken into consideration when determining the dose of medication

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Age