Hospital corpsman test 3, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN TEST 3 questions and correct answers
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Hospital corpsman test 3, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN TEST 3 questions and correctanswerschemical name - relates to the chemical and molecular structure; meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its complexitycontradiction - any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisabledrug - therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention of diagnosis, alleviation, treatment or cure of diseasegeneric name - is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medicationhypersensitivity (allergy) - abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated response bythe body to the stimulus of a foreign agentindication - the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge of the cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the diseasemaximun dose - the largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the toxic effectMTF - medical treatment facilityopiate - a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activityopioid - strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium
patency - the state of being freely open or exposedpharmacology - the science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and usespharmacy - is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medicationsphysicians desk reference (PDR) - a comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionalstherapeutics - is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolonging lifetoxicology - the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by themtrade/brand name - the proprietary name given by a manufacturerusual/therapeutic dose - referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose; it is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effectpink section - comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products and a list of manufacturers with their productsblue section - a therapeutic index
yellow section - a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugswhite section - a list of the major products of manufactures with information on composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contradictions and supply of each drugfinal section - contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identificationlaxatives - medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of feces from the colon and rectumvaccines and toxoids - agents that artificially induce immunity to a specific disease or toxinNAVMED 6710/1 - narcotic and controlled drug account recordNAVMED 6710/6 - poly prescription (multiple)DD 1289 - DoD prescription (single)formulary - a collection of formulas for the compounding of medicinal preperationshospital formulary - at its most basic level, a list of medicines carried at a specific locationweight conversions - changing weight from one to anothermetric - a system of weights and measures, universal for scientific use, based upon the meter (distance), liter (volume), and gram (weight)
weight based medication - medications requiring the patients weight to determine total amount to be administerednon-weight based medications - these are also referred to as standard dosing (weight does not determine total amount of medication)desired dose (DD) - the total amount of medication ordered by the providerdose on hand (DH) - the unit amount of medication provided by the pharmacy for dispensingvehicle (V) - the form in which a medication is transported into the bodybleb - a large flaccid vesicleenema - a rectal injection for clearing out the bowel or for administering drugs or foodhypodermic needle - a hallow needle, similar to but smaller than an aspirating needle, attached to a syringeintradermal injection (ID) - medication injected within the dermis layer of the skinintramuscular injection (IM) - medication injected into the musclelyophilized - freeze driedmucous membrane - one that lines the body passages and cavities which communicate directly or indirectly within the exterior
nebulizer - a device used to reduce a liquid medication to extremely fine cloudlike particles; useful in delivering medication to deeper parts of the respiratory tractophthalmic - relating to the eyeotic - relating to the earparenteral - by some other means than through the gastrointestinal tract; refers to the introduction of substances into an organism by intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intradermal injectionreconstituted - mixedintravenous (IV) - injection of sterile medication into a vein; fastest routeoral (PO) - medications that are either swallowed or instilled through a tube leading to the stomach; slowest routebuccal - a solid medication is placed in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until dissolvedsubcutaneous (SQ) - injection of sterile medication into tissues just below the dermis of the skinsublingual (SL) - medication dissolved under the tongue and absorbed through the blood vesselsinstillation - administration of a liquid, drop by drop, in the nose, ears, or eyelids
inhalation - steam or medication in vapor forms is inhaled into the lungs; rapid effect due to the vascularalveolar capillary network in the lung tissuerectal (PR) - medication placed in the rectum for absorption through the mucous membranestopical - medication applied on the surface of the skinvaginal - medication placed in the vagina for absorption through the mucous membranes3 mL syringe - large enough for most subcutaneous and intramuscular injectionsU-100 syringe - used to give insulin; needle is part of the syringe and is not removable1 mL syringe - tuberculin syringe used to give doses as small as 0.1 mLhub - part of the needle that fits onto the end of the syringehollow shaft - also called a cannulabevel - slanted part of the needle, ending in a sharp pointlumen - inner part of the cannula; the bore of a catheter or hollow needleIM injection - needle is inserted at 90 degree angle1/2 to 3 inches in length and 18 to 27 G in diameter
deltoid - allows only small amounts of medication (1 mL or less) to be injected and a one inch or shorter needle must be used to avoid hitting the humorous bonevastus lateralis - the muscle located on the anterior lateral aspect of the thigh; this site is an excellent choice for use in infants, children, and thin debilitated adultsrectus femoris - located on the anterior aspect of the thighventrogluteal - muscle located on the side of the hip, just below the iliac crestdorsogluteal - located in the upper, outer quadrant of the gluteal muscle, has been the traditional site for IM injections because it can receive a large volume of fluid within minimal pain.sub-q space - can tolerate 0.5 to 1 mL of fluid; insert needle at a 45 degree angle48 to 72 hours - how long after getting the TB skin test does it need to be checkedabsorption - the process of absorbing or of being absorbedadverse effect - a harmful or abnormal result; may be caused by administration o f a medication or by exposure to a chemical and be indicated by an untoward result such as by illness or deathampoule - a sealed container, usually made of glass, containing sterile medicinal solution, or powder to be made up in solution, to be used fo SQ, IM, or ID injectionsdiluent - diluting or rendering less potent or irritant
dilute - to reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, strength, quality, or puritydistribution - the pattern of branching and termination of a ramifying or purityexcretion - the process whereby the undigested residue of food and the waste products of metabolism are eliminated, material is removed to regulate the composition of body fluids, and tissuesmedication administration record (MAR) - a sheet used for documentation listing medications prescribed and times to be givenmedication interaction - Combining medications may cause the individual medication to have a positive or negative outcome that would not usually occur if the medications were administered separatelymetabolism - the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organismpharmacist - one who is licensed to prepare, sell, or dispense drugs, compounds, and prescriptionsprovidor - a term used by managed care organizations, referring physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and physician assistantsreconstruction - to restore to its original state by adding waterside effects - a secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment.solute - dissolved substance
synergistic effect - Coordinated or correlated action of two or more structures, agents, or physiologic processes so that the combined action is greater than the sum of each acting separatelyaerosal - aqueos medication sprayed and absorbed in the mouth and upper airways, not meant for ingestioncaplet - a solid dosage form for oral use; shaped like a capsule for ease of swallowingcapsule - A solid dosage form for oral use; medication in powder, liquid, or oil form and encased by gelatin shell; colored to aid in identificationelixir - A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually has sweetener addedenteric-coated tablet - A tablet for oral use coated with materials that do not dissolve in stomach; coating dissolves in the intestine where absorption takes placeextract - Syrup or dried form of an active medication, usually made by evaporating the solutionlotion - liquid suspension that usually protects, cools, or cleanses skinoitnment - salve or cream; a semi-solid, externally applied preparation, usually containing one or more medicationspaste - Often used for skin protection; A semi-solid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ointment, absorbed through skin more slowly than ointmentpill - A solid dosage form containing one or more medications, shaped into globules, ovoids, or oblong shapes; true pills are rarely used because they have been replaced by tablets
solution - a liquid preparation that may be used orally, parenterally, or externally; can be instilled into body organ or cavitysuppository - A solid dosage form mixed with gelatin and shaped in pellet form for insertion into a body cavity; melts when it reaches body temperature, releasing medication for absorptionsustained release - Tablet or capsule that contains small particles of a medication coated with material that requires a varying amount of time to dissolvesyrup - medication dissolved in a concentrated sugar solutiontablet - A powdered dosage form compressed into hard disks or cylinder; in addition to the primary medication, contains binders, lubricants and fillers to shape and hold the tablet togethertinture - an alcohol extract from a plant or vegetabletransdermal disk/patch - Medicated disk or patch absorbed through the skin slowly over a long period oftimetroche - A flat, round dosage form containing medication, flavoring, sugar, and mucilage; dissolves in mouth to release medication. Also known as a lozenge.anemia - a decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobinfecal occult blood testing (FOBT) - also known as the guaiac test; a test for blood in urine or feces using areagent containing guaiacum that yields a blue color when blood is present
hematology - the medical specialty that pertains to the anatomy, pathology, symptomology, and therapeutics related to the blood and blood-forming tissuehematocheazia - passage of bloody stoolshematuria - presence of blood or red blood cells in the urinehematocrit - the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood as determined by separation of red blood cells form the plasma usually by centrifugationhemoglobin - the red respiratory protein of ethrocytes, which transports oxygen form the lungs to the tissues where the oxygen is readily releasedketones - are not normally found in the urine but will appear when the carbohydrate supplies in the body are depleted and body fat breakdown occurs. This happens most commonly in diabetic ketoacidosis but may also occur during pregnancy and after periods of starvation or rapid weight reductionleukocytosis - an abnormally large number of leukocytes, as observed in acute infections, inflammation, hemorrhage, and other conditionsleukopenia - a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally lowmelenia - passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juicesnitrite - a salt of nitrous acid
occult - blood in the feces in amounts too small to be seen but detectable by chemical testsrenal - relating to, involving, affecting, or located in the region of the kidneysspecific gravity - the density of a solution compared to an equal volume of distilled waterSF 545 - laboratory report displaySF 545-557 - laboratory reports request and resultsCBC - lavender top blood tubePSA/chemistry - red top blood tubechemistry - green top blood tubecoagulation studies - blue top blood tubechemistry, lipids, glucose, RPR - gold or red marble top blood tube37-47% - the hematocrit calculation for females42-52% - the hamatocrit calculation for males15 mL - minimum amount of urine from a sample
antacids - heartburn and digestion;generic/trade names: calcium carbonate (tums)/ ranitidine (Zantac)antiflatulants - excess gasgeneric/trade names: simethicone (gs x, mylicon)antibiotics - bacterial infections generic/ trade names: penicillin (pen v-k), cephalexin (keflex),azithromycin (Zithromax)anticoagulant - treatment and prevention of blood clotsgeneric/trade names: warfarin (Coumadin), heparinantidiarrheal - controls diarrheageneric/trade names: loperamide(Imodium), bismuth subsalicylate(kaepectate)antidiabetics - decreases blood sugargeneric/trade names: insulin(novolin R, humbling)oral hypoglycemics - regulates the amount of glucose in the bloodgeneric/trade names: metformin(glucophage),glyburide(micronase)Antidysrhythmics - prevention or correction of irregular heart rhythms/ congestive heart failure generic/trade names: amiodarone(cordarone), diltiazem(cardizem)
antiemetic - prevents nausea and vomitinggeneric/trade names: promethazine(phenergan), meclizine(dramamine)antifungals - treat fungal infections: tine pedis, tine corporis, tine crurisgeneric/trade names: tolnaftate(tinactin), clotrimazole(lotrimmin)Antihistamines - used for seasonal allergiesgeneric/trade names: diphenhydramine hcl(Benadryl)antihypertensive - drug that lowers blood pressure: stroke and heart attackgeneric/trade names: atenolol(tenormin), lisinopril(zestful)antitussive - cough suppressantgeneric/trade names: dextromethophane(Vicks formula 44, benzonatate(tessalon perles)Antipsychotics - used to treat mental illnessgeneric/trade names: haloperidol(halloo), olzanzapine(zyprexa), clozapine(clozaril)cathartics - Used for constipation, lab studies and pre and post operation preparationgeneric/trade names: sorbitol, magnesium citrateDecongestants - Used to decrease nasal congestiongeneric/trade names: guaifenesin(mucinex, robitussin)laxatives - used for constipation and regulate bowel movements
generic/trade names: bisacodyl(dulcolax)local anesthetics - provides numbnessgeneric/trade names: lidocaine(xylocaine hcl), lidocaine with epinephrine(xylocaine with epinephrine)mild analgesics - reduce fevergeneric/trade names: acetylsalicylic acid(aspirin), acepthaminophen (Tylenol)nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - relieve arthritis, mild to moderate pain generic/trade names: ibuprofen(Motrin,advil), naproxen(aleve, naproxen)Narcotic analgesics - used to relieve moderate to severe paingeneric/trade names: morphine(roxanol), pethidine(demerol), tramadol(ultram)Vaccines and Toxoids - Used for disease preventiontoxoids - tetanus, diphtheriavaccines - hepatitis A, influenzaHypersensitivity - exaggerated abnormal reaction to foreign agentsPharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectsgeneric/trade names of antacid - calcium carbonate (tums), ranitidine(Zantac)generic/trade names of antibiotics - penicillin (pen v-k), cephalexin(keflex), azithromycin(Zithromax)
generic/trade name of antiemetics - promethazine(phenergan)generic/trade names of antihypertensive - atenolol(tenormin), lisinopril(zestril)what is a acetaminophen? - pain reliever (Tylenol)ibuprofen helps with? - arthritiswhat form is parenteral? - liquid formwhat is a filtered needle - draw from ampulewhat's the temp maintained for reconstituted vaccine? - 36-46 FahrenheitRBC values - Males=4.6-6.2 milli/mm3Females= 4.2-5.4 milli/mm3below normal indicate? - anemiaabove normal indicate? - dehydrationhemoglobin determination (hgb) - Males - 14 to 18 grams per 100 ml bloodFemales - 12 to 16 grams per 100 ml blood
Hematocrit calculation (Hct) - Males: 42-52%Females: 37-47%WBC values - 4800-10800Neutrophils - largest % of leukocytes and function by ingesting invading bacteria (phagocytosis)monocytes - largest by size and they control microbial and fungal infections, and remove damaged cells from the body.urine is collected by? - random, clean-catch, sterile and timeddd form 792 - 24 hour intake and output worksheetspecific gravity value - 1.000 - 1.060 normal: 1.015-1.030throat culture - Samples of body fluids or tissues which may be cultured to identify disease-causing organisms such as Strep A