Pharmacology
Estrogen is often prescribed to treat
A. osteoporosis.
B. menarche.
C. ovarian failure.
D. myasthenia gravis.
E. gynecomastia.
Which of the following is a sign of shock?
A. tachycardia
B. hot flash
C. bradypnea
D. reactive pupils
E. cyanosis
Which of the following agents commonly causes hypotension?
A. narcotics
B. antihypertensives
C. diuretics
D. analgesics
E. all of these
Which of the following structures is located in the pectoral region of the body?
A. spleen
B. knee
C. head
D. heart
E. forearm
A prefix is
A. the first part of a word.
B. a word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root.
C. found on all medical terms.
D. the last part of a word that gives the word its root meaning.
Drugs with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use are classified in Schedule
A. I.
B. II.
C. III.
D. IV.
E. V.
Which of the following devices is used to reverse cardiac arrhythmias?
A. Holter monitor
B. pocket mask
C. electrocardiograph
D. external defibrillator
E. spirometer
Which of the following arteries is used to obtain a pulse from the antecubital space?
A. popliteal
B. temporal
C. femoral
D. carotid
E. brachial
Hemocytoblasts are found in which of the following?
A. bone marrow
B. liver
C. brain
D. thymus gland
E. spleen
The combining vowel is used to
A. give a central meaning.
B. ease pronunciation.
C. modify the root.
D. divide word meanings.
Which of the following is classified as a vasodilator?
A. tramadol (Ultram)
B. oxymetazoline (Afrin)
C. omeprazole (Prilosec)
D. enalapril (Vasotec)
E. rosuvastatin (Crestor)
All of the following are causes of artifacts, except
A. a patient’s talking.
B. clean sensors.
C. outside interference.
D. poor conduction.
E. improper handling of a tracing.
How is orthostatic blood pressure ideally measured?
A. when the patient is sitting and then lying down
B. only when the patient is standing
C. only when the patient is lying down
D. with the patient lying, sitting, and then standing
E. when the patient is unconscious
Which of the following separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
A. mediastinum
B. diaphragm
C. stomach
D. esophagus
E. liver
Which of the following prefixes is matched correctly with its meaning?
A. hypo-/above
B. peri-/around
C. antero-/back
D. endo-/over
Antiemetics are used primarily to treat patients with which of the following symptoms?
A. nausea
B. pain
C. dysuria
D. edema
E. tinnitus
The P wave on an electrocardiogram represents which of the following?
A. ventricular repolarization
B. ventricular depolarization
C. atrial depolarization
D. atrial repolarization
A patient has an oral temperature of 100.5°F. The medical term for this condition is
A. hyperpyrexia.
B. pyuria.
C. pyrexia.
D. hypothermia.
E. normal.
How many vertebrae comprise the spinal column in the lumbar region?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12
E. 15
Which of the following suffixes means “inflammation”?
A. -iasis
B. -trophy
C. -itis
D. -osis
Which of the following classes of drugs is most appropriate to treat ventricular fibrillation?
A. sedative
B. antidepressant
C. antiepileptic
D. antitussive
E. antiarrhythmic
A beat arising from a focus outside the SA node of the heart is known as
A. ectopic beat.
B. escape beat.
C. uncontrolled beat.
D. fusion beat.
E. bigeminy.
The absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called
A. bradypnea.
B. hyperpnea.
C. shock.
D. Cheyne-Stokes.
E. apnea.
The abdomen is divided into how many regions?
A. three
B. five
C. seven
D. nine
E. eleven
Which of the following words is misspelled?
A. abscess
B. homostasis
C. venous
D. prostate