Summary of Quizzes 4-7

What is the Moro reflex?

At what age does the classification of middle adulthood begin?

During what age interval does peak physical condition occur?

During which age range does menopause typically occur?

Your patient is an infant with hypoxia, it appears blue and is getting sleepy. What would be normal for this patient's pulse?

What stage of reasoning would a child be concerned with seeking the approval of others in?

What reflex occurs when an infant grips your fingers when you place them into their hands?

In what age group are eating disorders the most common?

During which age classification does peer pressure begin to shape a child's belief structure?

What age group does an adolescent fall into?

If your patient was 17, what age classification would they be in?

If your patient was a toddler or preschooler with a temperature of 99.2, what would your impression of them be?

What term defines an infant building on what they already know?

What stage of grief would someone be going through if they promised to be quiet if you'll just resuscitate their child?

What age is currently accepted as the max life span for a human being?

The pt is 3, is on hands and knees, coughing and w/ stridor. He's drooling, and has cyanosis around the mouth? What should you do?

The heart would respond to which adrenergic stimuli?

What drug route is best suite for administration of a drug that will have effects lasting over an extended period of time?

What is the name for the properties of a med when it raises the heart rate?

Lidocaine is an example of what type of antidysrhythmic?

What drug mechanism of action would you be attempting to acheive by administering sodium bicarbonate IV to a patient?

Your patient has nausea and vomiting as you prepare to transport to a tertiary med facility. What medication is indicated?

What phase of research involves testing a med on a limited population of patients who have the disease it is intended to treat?

For any med's mechanism of action, what is the most common action that takes place?

When an expected response occurs from a drug binding to a receptor site, what kind of drug is it?

Why is nitroglycerin given sublingually instead of orally?

What will parasympathetic stimulation result in?

What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendments of 1951?

A drug response that is unique to an individual and is different than seen or expected in the general population?

Your patient is coughing and turning red in the face, he says he's not choking but has asthma. What would this patient benefit from?

What does the letter classification represent when the FDA releases a newly approved drug?

From what source was Atropine originally obtained?

Labetalol lowers blood pressure by what mechanisms?

When a drug has limited med indications, but a very high abuse potential, what "Schedule" would it fall under?

What is the special name given to the metabolism of drugs?

What drug would give you the greatest positive inotropic and chronotropic effects as well as vascular constriction?

Name a Tocolytic drug besides Ritodrine (Yutopar)...

How many times more than an adult's is a the metabolic rate of a two-year-old?

Which drug would be most accurately classified as a synthetic sympathetic agonist?

Your patient has a blood sugar reading of 440 and you receive an order to give an IV dose of Insulin? Which kind would you expect to give?

What is a common consideration when storing medications?

What drug is considered a Class 1A antiarrhythmic drug?

What best describes the benefit of learning about meds by drug classification?

What is the official standard for information about pharmaceuticals in the United States?

What is the name of the process when a solute moves from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration?

A higher concentration of a medication in a patient's body would be caused by what?

When it's determined that a med is capable of deforming or killing a fetus, what term is it given?

According to the Controlled Substance Act of 1970, what Schedule of drugs does Morphine belong to?

Your pt isn't breathing well, has a history of asthma and says his inhaler isn't working and shows you how he uses it wrong. What do you do?

Activated Charcoal is typically prepared and used in what form?

What is a particular type of med that alters the binding site to prevent other meds from having their desired effect?

What is the study of how a drug is absorbed, distributed metabolized, and excreted is called...?

Metaproterenol is the generic name for which brand of drug?

Which nervous system is referred to as "fight or flight?"

Which nervous system is referred to as "feed and breed?"

What is the correct dose when giving meds through an endotracheal tube?

What's the most common reason an EMS provider obtains intravenous access?

Where is intraosseous needle placement preferred on a pediatric patient?

What is the most effective route for giving atropine when treating symptomatic bradycardia?

What route of med administration has the fastest action?

When a pediatric patient is suffering from dehydration, what would be the standard fluid bolus to give?

What is the correct volume of 10% Dextrose to administer at 1 gram/kg for a two week old infant weighing 4 kg?

What would be an appropriate gauge and length for a subcutaneous administration needle?

What is an EMS provider's responsibility to know regarding med administration?

A measuring teaspoon would hold how many milliliters?

What is a known contraindication for rectal med administration?

Where is intramuscular medication often given?

When administering a med through a gastric tube, what must you do if the med is in tablet or pill form?

Which vessel would you have accessed if you obtained venous access in the medial aspect of the antecubital fossa?

What is the correct formula to use when calculating a "drip rate?"

What would the correct drip rate be for administering 500 mL over 60 mins with a 15gtt admin set?

What is the best description of a pyrogenic reaction?

In the apothecary system, what is the basic unit of fluid volume?

When administering meds, what is 0.01mg equal to?

In the pre-hospital setting, which of the "rights of drug administration" is least likely to cause an error?

What anticoagulant is contained in a blood tube with a light blue top?

One grain in the apothecary system would equal how much in the metric system?

What would most likely cause hemolysis when obtaining a blood sample?

What type of route of administration is "buccal?"

What is the most commonly used dose of drug?

What would be a proper drip rate of a 10 cc/kg infusion for a 4 kg neonate using a 15 gtt set over a 15-minute time frame?

What medication route would be subjected to first-pass metabolism?

If you have a solution that is 4 mg in 12 mL, how many milliliters will contain 3mg?

In what way does the mechanism of action for Vecuronium differ from Succinylcholine?

What is a common "keep-open" (KO) rate for a crystalloid IV?

What type of poisoning are Amyl Nitrate and Sodium Nitrite an antidote for?

An acetaminophen overdose can result in what kind of condition?

What is the primary reason for giving Nitro to a patient that you think is having a heart attack?

Your pt presents with respiratory depression and appears sedated, you suspect he has overdosed on Diazepam. What med do you give him?

What best reflects what a solution of D50 represents?

What is an appropriate initial dose of Succinylcholine for a 168 pound patient undergoing a drug facilitated intubation procedure?

What is used to treat common side effects of Haloperidol?

What is a common side effect of Haloperidol?

Why is Ipratropium effective for the treatment of asthma?

What is the correct dosage for Levalbuterol when administered for an acute asthma attack?

What is the mechanism of action for Narcan?

After you've given Methylprednisolone to a dyspneic asthma patient, what could be the serious adverse/side effects the patient exhibits?

What's the correct therapeutic dosage range for Ibuprofen?

How is racemic epinephrine prepared?

What antiarrhythmic must be given through a rapid IV push due to its short half-life?

When is a normal saline fluid bolus indicated?

You think the pt's having an AMI. The pt says he's healthy and has no past medical history. His spO2 is at 93% How do you give him O2?

Albuterol sulfate affects what receptors?

Your pt is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting. You're about to give 1:1000 epi as treatment. What route should you use?

Out of Rocuronium and Vecuronium, which has a more rapid onset?

What drug inhibits the production of prostaglandins in order to reduce fever?

What drug can reverse the effects of Fentanyl?

What reflects the general cardiac action of Dilantin?

What drug is used to treat severe chest pain associated with a heart attack?

Vasopressin would likely be administered to a patient suffering from which disorder?

What drug is known as a depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent used during intubations?

What causes the sedation effect often seen with antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine?

Which drug should be given only when resuscitative equipment such as airway control and vasoactive meds are immediately available?

Administration of which drug has the lowest potential for negatively affecting blood pressure?

What represents an appropriate reason for hanging a 100 mL bag of D5W for an adult patient?

What best represents the reason why we give aspirin to patients we suspect are having a heart attack?

Pralidoxime is given to a victim of what type of poisoning?

Which med is supplied as a kit that must be combined before administration?

Which drug may be given by a paramedic to a victim of a known tricyclic antidepressant overdose?

Amiodarone prolongs repolarization and the effective refractory period of cardiac muscle by what mechanism?

Which dosage range is inappropriate for the initial administration of Lorazepam in an adult patient when using the IV push route?

Which antipsychotic could be expected to have the lowest chance of side effects at the therapeutic dose?