Medical Terminology
"Card-" is the root word meaning what?
What is heart?
DAW 1 written on a prescription indicates what to the person entering the prescription?
What is brand necessary?
What is the minimum frequency of cleaning and disinfecting the walls and ceilings in the compounding area?
What is Monthly
What would be considered the smallest capsule size?
What is Capsule Size 5 (amount contained around 100 mg)
What is the class of drugs does omeprazole belong to? (Prilosec)
What is a proton pump inhibitor
What does the word hypotension mean?
What is lower than normal blood pressure
This part of a prescription indicates the name and dose of the medication to be dispensed:
What is inscription
What is considered the proper sequence of donning garb?
A. head/facial cover, shoe cover, face mask, gown, gloves
B. shoe cover, head/face cover, face mask, gown, gloves
C. face mask, head/face cover, shoe cover, gloves, gown
D. shoe cover, face mask, head/face cover, gloves, gown
What is B. shoe cover, head/face cover, face mask, gown, gloves
Define the following: Trituration of a powder drug with a solvent in which the drug is insoluble with the solvent
What is Levigation.
What schedule is the drug pregabalin (Lyrica)?
What is Schedule V
The prefix "brady-" means what?
What is slow?
Translate the following instructions: i gtt ou tid and hs
What is 1 drop in both eyes three times a day and at bed time?
What compounding item is needed when drawing up liquid from an ampule?
What is filter needle.
Definee the following: A process of rubbing, grinding, or pulverizing a powder to create fine particles
What is trituration.
Which of the following medications is not required to be dispensed in a child resistant containers?
a. Oral contraceptives
b. Hydrocodone
c. Sublingual Nitroglycerin
d. Insulin
What is c. Sublingual Nitroglycerin?
The suffix "-algia" means what?
Pain, or painful condition
What does the acronym NKDA mean?
What is No known drug allergies
T/F: Jewelry can be worn while sterile compounding as long as it has been properly cleaned before hand.
False
What type of compounding base is Aquaphor?
A. Oleaginous Base
B. Water-Oil Emulsion Base
C. Absorption Base
D. Oil-Water Emulsion Base
How many kgs is a person who weighs 165 lbs?
What is 75 kgs?
Name the difference between the terms "tonsillectomy" and "tonsillitis"
What is tonsillectomy means surgical removal whereas tonsillitis means inflammation of tonsils
Which of the following is not needed on a patient's prescription?
A. Patients name
B. Patients ID number
c. Name of the medication
D. directions for use
What is B. Patients ID number
What is another name for media fill test?
What is broth test ?
What is NOT considered Oral Extended-Release dosage forms?
A. RR
B. CR
C. XR
D. LA
What is A. RR
The primary source of contamination inside a buffer area is ______?
What are humans