Select the definition that best describes pharmacodynamics.
A) study of poison detection, effect, and treatment
B) study of pharmaceutical activities
C) study of how drugs interact in the human body
QUESTION 2What is a high-pitched sound caused by airway obstruction called?
A) rhonchi
B) rales
C) stridor
QUESTION 3What are adverse reactions defined as?
A) life-threatening, hypersensitive
B) unexpected and potentially harmful
C) occurring within 90 minutes of administration
QUESTION 4What is the condition of coughing or spitting up blood called?
A) hematemesis
B) hemoptysis
C) hematorrhea
QUESTION 5Relating to medications, how is before meals abbreviated?
A) p.c.
B) a.c.
C) p.o.
QUESTION 6What is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity?
A) pneumothorax
B) pleurothorax
C) pleuritis
QUESTION 7Which of the following terms describes a dose that will keep the concentration of the medication in the bloodstream at the desired level?
A) maintenance
B) initial
C) parenteral
QUESTION 8Select the term that best describes an endoscopic exam of the bronchi.
A) bronchiectasis
B) bronchostomy
C) bronchoscopy
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