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ASSIGNMENT 5
Textbook Assignment:
“Pharmacy and Toxicology,” chapter 6, pages 6-1 to 6-26; "Common
Pharmaceuticals," appendix IV, pages AIV-1 to AIV-18.
5-1.
The actual title of the “blue bible” of
pharmacology is
1.
the Physicians’ Desk Reference
2.
The United States Pharmacopoeia and
National Formulary (USP-NF)
3.
the Pharmacological Basis of
Therapeutics
4.
Remington’s Pharmaceutical Sciences
5-2.
The most common factor influencing the
amount of drug given to a patient is
1.
weight
2.
gender
3.
age
4.
route of administration
5-3.
What would be the proper dose in
milliliters of ampicillin for an 8-year old
child if the adult dose is 15 ml?
1.
2
2.
6
3.
9
4.
15
5-4.
What is the name of the rule used to
determine appropriate dosage of medication
based on a child’s weight?
1.
Young’s Rule
2.
Clark’s Rule
3.
Rule of Nines
4.
Minimum Rule
5-5.
Determine the appropriate dose in
milligrams of medication for a child
weighing 30 pounds if the average dose for
an adult dose is 600 mg.
1.
50
2.
100
3.
120
4.
150
5-6.
In computing the amount of drug to be
given to an underweight female, what
adjustments to the normal dosage would
ordinarily be made?
1.
Increase the dosage because of her
weight and further increase because of
her sex
2.
Increase of dosage because of her
weight but decrease because of her sex
3.
Decrease of dosage because of her sex
and further decrease because of her
weight
4.
Decrease of dosage because of her sex
but an increase because of her weight
5-7.
A drug given repeatedly to a patient often
has to be increased in dosage to maintain
the desired effect. The need for a larger
dose is probably caused by
1.
an acquired tolerance from habitual
use
2.
an abnormal sensitivity
3.
a cumulative effect from habitual use
4.
an individual idiosyncrasy
