Pharmacology 9&10

. If the physician requests 1 cc of a medication administered with a syringe, you should fill the syringe with _____ of the drug.

1 ml

Which containers in the sterile field should be labeled?

All containers, regardless of their contents

Which type of drug is used to aid a patient's emergence from anesthesia after surgery?

Analeptic

Which type of antineoplastic (chemotherapy) medication is used in the treatment of prostate cancer?

Antiandrogen

Which type of syringe is commonly used to wash, insert, or withdraw fluids from large surgical or traumatic wounds and body orifices?

Asepto syringe

What should you do if a tube of lubricating gel intended to be used in a surgical procedure has a broken seal?

Discard a small portion before using the remaining amount

Diuretics are commonly used to treat

Edema

. A(n) _____ is a drug that induces vomiting

Emetic

. Dr. Anderson will be performing a surgical procedure during which she will pour saline solution directly into the patient's abdominal cavity. The procedure calls for one liter of saline. Which type of container should be used to hold the saline during surgery?

Graduated pitcher

A _____ syringe has a threaded twist tip

Luer-lok®

Which drug might be used during a cardiac emergency to decrease the patient's blood pressure?

Magnesium sulfate

Prep pads and suppositories are commonly contained in-

Packets

. Bacitracin (Baciguent® and Baci-IM®) are examples of which type of anti-infective medication?

Polypeptide

A physician would prescribe an anticoagulant such as warfarin (Coumadin®) to

Prevent the formation of blood clots

The primary function of glucagon (GlucaGen®) is to-

Raise blood sugar level

. In a surgical setting, when transferring medication from an ampule to a syringe, who should prepare the syringe and needle before withdrawing the medication from the ampule?

Surgical technologist

. An isotonic solution is an IV fluid that contains-

The same number of particles as blood plasma

. For what purpose would a physician prescribe an oxytocic drug?

To induce labor

Aspirin, a salicylate, is capable of performing which two functions?

analgesic and antipyretic

For which type of procedure would a physician prescribe aprotinin (Trasylol®)?

coronary artery bypass

Which type of needle is most commonly used in surgical settings?

hypodermic

​Which drug is commonly used to relieve chest pain related to angina?

nitroglycerin (Nitrostat® and Nitrobid®)

When acting as a sterile team member during a surgical procedure, the surgical technologist should NOT

obtain the drug from its storage location

Beta-blockers are used to

reduce hypertension.

Toomey syringes are most commonly used during _____ surgical procedures

urologic

When opening an ampule, you should

wrap the top portion in gauze or use a safety device.