ATs are permitted to ______ OTC medications.
Dispense
Which agency is responsible for approving development of a new medication?
FDA
Minimum amount of time medication records should be kept
3 years
First-pass metabolism occurs where?
The Liver
This condition would increase tactile fremitus
Pneumonia
Pharmacokinetics is....?
What the body does to the drug (ADME)
Time to remove 50% of remaining drug in the body
What are antagonist drugs?
Drugs that diminish or prevent physiologic effect of agonists
Pharmacodynamics is...?
What the drug does to the body
Nearsighted eyes are characterized as having a _____globe. This causes the examiner to use a concave lens when using the opthalmascope.
Longer
CBD has what percentage of psychoactive effect of THC?
0%
What is the purpose of the B sample in drug testing?
detailed confirmation test (ie: confirm findings of sample A)
Body system most responsible for distribution of a drug
Circulatory
Although abuse can happen at anytime, prescriptions of opids lasting ___ days or less has been shown to reduce the risk of misuse.
5 days
Which is performed second in a GI examination: Percussion or Auscultation
Percussion
A drugs affinity has to do with what?
its ability to affect a drug receptor
SSRI use is associated with what life-threatening condition?
Serotonin syndrome
______does not approve dietary supplements
FDA
Name one (there is 2 primary) contraindication for NSAID use
Liver or Kidney Disease
An autosomal dominant, heritable disorder of connective tissue that involves multiple organ systems. In the heart an aortic dissection and rupture along with severe aortic regurgitation account for the majority of deaths from this disease.
Marfan Syndrome
For Type 1 Diabetics, this type of exericse can cause hyperglycemia
High Intensity (>80%)
Who oversees concerns regarding hazardous drugs?
OSHA
Name 5 of the 'Rights of Medication Administration'
Right patient, Right drug, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right documentation, Right reason, Right response
What is a disadvantage of orally administered medication?
Delivery is slow to the site of anticipated pharmacological action.
This condition is characterized by the sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. This condition specifically refers to an absence of a traumatic injury to the chest.
Spontaneous Pneumothorax