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There are numerous terms found in the medical field. This test includes a few of the many examples of those terms. How well do you know the basics? Find out by answering this test!

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1. Below are definitions of "Pharmacology" except one. Choose the one that doesn't belong.
science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects and uses of drugs
science which is concerned with the history, sources, physical, and chemical properties of drugs as well as the ways in which the drugs affect living systems
science which is concerned with quickly developing tolerance to rapid repeated administration of drug
2. It is a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.
Drug
Medication
Emergency Drug
3. Which of the following statements stated by Lisa is the correct definition of "Drugs"?
a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease
any chemical substance that is a therapeutic agent to the body
officially approved therapeutic purpose of the drug or the conditions for which it is used
4. Doctor Alex gave a written direction for the preparation and administration of drugs to Mrs. Smith, this is referred to as:
Prescription
Health teaching
Indication
5. Mrs. Smith asked her students to review on posology. What is posology?
propensity of a drug to bind or attach itself to a given receptor site
science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects and uses of drugs
study of dosage or amount of drugs given in the treatment of disease
6. Mr. Axis experiences a state of emotional reliance to a drug in order to maintain a state of well-being. He is experiencing what condition:
Physical Dependence
Psychological Dependence
Tachyphylaxis
7. Ms. Phols have been repetitively taking a certain drug for a long time. She developed Tachyphylaxis which is:
a quickly developing tolerance to rapid repeated administration of drug
intense physiological disturbances when drug is withdrawn
effects produced by other drugs or undesired effects caused by cellular components during illnesses
8. A student asks her clinical instructor the definition of Drug Tolerance. The clinical instructor answers the question correctly if she says:
It is a state of emotional reliance to a drug in order to maintain a state of well-being
It is a state of progressively decreasing responsiveness to a drug
It is when the body cannot metabolize one dose of a drug before another dose is administered
9. Edema associated with CHF is an indication of the drug "Furosemide". Indications is the:
names drug whose concurrent administration requires caution because the concomitant use may lead to a different effect
a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease
officially approved therapeutic purpose of the drug or the conditions for which it is used
10. Which of the following choices is an example of a generic name?
Aeknil
N-Methyl-4-Carbethoxy-Biperidine-Hydrochloride
Paracetamol

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