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ST Pharmacology Test
Comprehensive Pharmacology Test One - Surgical Technology
Question | Answer |
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Epinephrine - Adrenergics | Trade: Adrenalin Generic: Epinephrine Indication: Superficial bleeding; prolongs the effect of local anesthetics Surgical Use: Topical hemostasis; added to local anesthesia to prolong effect |
Phenylephrine - Adrenergics | Trade: Neosynephrine Generic: Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Indication: Shrink mucous membranes before nasal surgery; treat malignant hypotension; pupil dilation before cataract surgery Surgical Use: Treatment of spinal anesthesia induced hypotension; sh |
Codeine - Analgesics | Trade: Codeine Generic: Codeine Sulfate Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used int he OR - Post-Op pain management |
Sublimaze - Analgesics | Trade: Sublimaze Generic: Fentanyl Citrate Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
Demerol - Analgesics | Trade: Demerol Generic: Meperidine Hyrdrochlorice Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
Morphine - Analgesics | Trade: Morphine Generic: Morphine Sulfate Indication: Severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
Dilaudid - Analgesics | Trade: Dilaudid Generic: Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Used during and after surgery for pain relief |
Sufenta - Analgesics | Trade: Sufenta Generic: Sufentanil Citrate Indication: Used when pain relief is required for a short period of time Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
Aspirin - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Aspirin Generic: Acetylsalicylic Acid Indication: Mild pain or fever; prevent thrombosis Surgical Use: Not commonly used in the OR; patient who has recently taken aspirin based products may have increased oozing/bleeding during surgery |
Tylenol - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Tylenol Generic; Acetaminophen Indication: Mild pain or fever Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR setting |
Advil - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Advil Generic: Ibuprofen Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR setting |
Naprosyn - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Naprosyn Generic: Naproxen Sodium Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used in PR setting |
Toradol - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Toradol Generic: Ketorolac Tromethamine Indication: Short term moderately severe pain management |
Versed - Antianxiety | Trade: Versed Generic: Midazolam Hyrdochloride Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
Valium - Antianxiety | Trade: Valium Generic: Diazepam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
Ativan - Antianxiety | Trade: Ativan Generic: Lorazepam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Not frequently used in the OR |
Xanax - Antianxiety | Trade: Xanax Generic: Alprazolam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
Xylocaine - Anti-Arrhythmics | Trade: Xylocaine, Lignocaine Generic: Lidocaine Hydrochloride Indication: Ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
Pronestyl - Anti-Arrhythmics | Trade: Pronestyl Generic: Procainamide Hydrochloride Indication: Ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
Garamycin - Antibiotic - Aminoglycosides | Trade: Garamycin Generic: Gentamycin Sulfate Indication: Treatment of infection caused by GI microbes Surgical Use: Preop prophylaxis for bowel or GU surgery; endocarditis prophylaxis |
Neosulf - Antibiotic - Aminoglycosides | Trade: Neosulf Generic: Neomycin Sulfate Indication: Treatment of infection caused by GI microbes Surgical Use: Preop prophylaxis for bowel or GU surgery; endocarditis prophylaxis |
Penicillin G - Antibiotic - Penicillins | Trade: Generic: Penicillin G Indication Moderate to severe systemic infection Surgical Use: Sepsis |
Ampicillin - Antibiotic - Penicillins | Trade: Ampicin Generic: Ampicillin Indication: Treatment of infection of the respiratory tract, skin, or meningitis Surgical Use: Sepsis; not commonly used in OR |
Ancef - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Ancef, Kefzol Generic: Cefazolin Sodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
Keflex - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Keflex Generic: Cephalexin Monohydrate Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
Cefotan - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Cefotan Generic: Cefotetan Disodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
Rocephin - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Rocephin Generic: Ceftriaxone Sodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
Flagyl - Antibiotic - Amebicide/Antiprotozoal | Trade: Flagyl Generic: Metronidazole Indication: Bacterial infections cause by anaerobic microbes Surgical Use: Prevents infections from GI microbes |
Bacitracin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Bacitracin Generic: Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Prophylactic Orthopedic/GU irrigation |
Neosporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Neosporin Generic: Neomycin, Polymixin, Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Topical ointment to prevent post-op wound infection |
Cortisporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Cortisporin Generic: Neomycin, Polymixin, Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Antibiotic and steroid to prevent infection and reduce inflammation |
Vancocin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Vancocin Generic: Vancomycin Hydrochloride Indication: Severe infections; methacillin-resistant infections Surgical Use: Severe infections; methacillin-resistant infections |
Aerosporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Aerosporin Generic: Polymixn B Sulfate Indication: Eye, pseudomonas or gram negative infections Surgical Use: Prophylactic orthopedic irrigation |
Cipro - Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotic | Trade: Cipro Generic: Ciprofloxacin Indication: UTIs, respiratory and skin infections, bone/joint infections Surgical Use: Severe orthopedic or abdominal infections; sinusitis |
Silvadene - Sulfomamides - Antibiotic | Trade: Silvadene Generic: Silver Sulfadiazine Indication: Prevents infections in open burns Surgical Use: Treatment of skin burns |
1 g = | 1000 mg |
1 mg = | 1000 mcg = 0.001g |
1 mcg - 0.001 mg = | 0.00001 g |
1 kg = | 1000g |
Heparin Sodium - Anticoagulant | Trade: Heparin Generic: Heparin Sodium Indication: Treatment/prevention of DVT, thrombosis, pulmonary embolus Surgical Use: Prevent blood clot formation during vascular procedures or during placement of intravascular devices |
Warafrin - Anticoagulant | Trade: Coumadin Generic: Warafrin Indication: Long-term treatment/prevention of DVT, thrombosis, pulmonary embolus Surgical Use: Not commonly used int he OR; Pre-op Coumadin use can lead to significant increase in intraoperative bleeding |
Streptokinase - Anticoagulant | Trade: Streptase Generic: Streptokinase Indication: Used as a thrombolysis medication, in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and pulmonary embolism Surgical Use: Prevent postoperative adhesions |
Protamine Sulfate - Anticoagulant Antagonist | Trade: Protamine Sulfate Generic: Protamine Sulfate Indication: Heparin reversal Surgical Use: Reverses the effects of Heparin Sodium |
Droperidol - Antiemetic | Trade: Inapsine Generic: Droperidol Indication: Intraoperative sedation; perioperative postoperative nausea & vomiting (PONV) management Surgical Use: Anesthesia adjunct to reduce anxiety and PONV |
Reglan - Antiemetic | Trade: Reglan Generic: Metoclopremide Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
Zofran - Antiemetic | Trade: Zofran Generic: Ondansetron Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
Promethazine - Antiemetic | Trade: Phenergan Generic: Promethazine Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
Compazine - Antiemetic | Trade: Compazine Generic: Prochlorperazine Indication: Control of severe nausea and vomiting Surgical Use:used to control the nausea and vomiting that occur during recovery from the general anesthetics used in surgery |
Anzemet - Antiemetic | Trade: Anzemet Generic: Dolasetron Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
Benadryl - Antihistamine | Trade: Benadryl Generic: Diphenhydramine Indication: Hypersensitivity reaction Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR |
Nitropruside Sodium - Antihypertensive | Trade: Nitropress, Nipride Generic: Nitroprusside Sodium Indication: Hypertensive crisis Surgical Use: Control hypertensive episodes intraoperatively |
Theophylline - Bronchodilator | Trade: Aminophylline Generic: Theophylline Indication: Bronchspasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute Bronchospasm |
Albuterol - Bronchodilator | Trade: Ventolin Generic: Albuterol Indication: Bronchospasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute bronchospasm |
Xopenex - Bronchodilator | Trade: Xopenex Generic: Levalbuterol Indication: Bronchospasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute bronchospasm |
NPO | Nothing per os (mouth) |
NKA | No known allergies |
GT, GTT | Drops |
PO | Per os - By mouth |
T, TBS, TBSP | Tablespoon |
1 L = | 1000 mL |
1 mL = | 1 cc = 0.001 L |
1 cc = | 1 mL = 0.001 L |
Isoproterenol - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Isuprel Generic: Isoproterenol Hydrochloride Indication: Heart block, ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medicine used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
Labetalol - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Normodyne Generic: Labetalol Indication: Hypertensive crisis Surgical Use: Hypertensive crisis |
Digoxin - Cardiac Agent | Trade - Lanoxin Generic: Digoxin Indication: Heart failure, superventricular tachycardia, arterial fibrillation Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or heart failure |
Dopamine Hydrochloride - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Dopamine Generic: Dopamine Hydrochloride Indication: Correction of hemodynamic imbalances present in the shock syndrome Surgical Use: Vasopressor |
Nitroglycerin - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Nitrolingual Generic: Nitroglycerin Indication: Angina; congestive heart failure Surgical Use: Treating high blood pressure during surgery |
Levophed - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Levophed Bitartrate Generic: Norepinephrine Indication: Life threatening hypotension Surgical Use: Acute hypotension; septic shock |
Vitamin K - Coagulant | Trade: AquaMephyton Generic: Vitamin K Indication: Hypoprothrombinemia Surgical Use: Promote clot formation following T&A |
Cystografin; Hypaque; Renografin - Contrast Media | Trade: Cystografin; Hypaque; Renografin Generic: Diatrizoate Meglumine; Diatrizoate Sodium; Hypaque Meglumine Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urin |
Cholografin - Contrast Media | Trade: Cholografin Meglumine Generic: Iodipamide Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
Angioconray - Contrast Media | Trade: Angio-Conray Generic: Iothalamate Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
Barium - Contrast Medium | Trade: Barium Generic: Barium Sulfate Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
Isovue - Contrast Medium | Trade: Isovue Generic: Iopamidol Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
Optiray - Contrast Medium | Trade: Optiray Generic: Ioversol Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
Lasix - Diuretic | Trade: Lasix Generic: Furosemide Indication: Pulmonary edema, hypertension Surgical Use: Maintain urinary output intraoperatively; fluid overload |
Osmitrol - Diuretic | Trade: Osmitrol Generic: Mannitol Indication: Generalized edema, oligouria; impaired renal function Surgical Use: Decrease ICP, IOP, or generalized fluid retention/edema |
Bumetanide - Diuretic | Trade: Bumex Generic: Bumetanide Indication: Generalized edema Surgical Use: Generalized edema; reduce swelling of arms, legs and abdomen |
1 m = | 100 cm = 1000 mm |
1 cm = | 0.001 m = 10 mm |
1 mm = | 0.001 m = 0.1 cm |
Brilliant Green - Dye | Trade: Generic: Brilliant Green Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
Genetian Violet - Dye | Trade: Generic: Genetian Violet Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
Indigo Carmine - Dye | Trade: Generic Indigo Carmine Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
Methylene Blue - Dye | Trade: Generic: Methylene Blue Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
Isosulfan Blue - Dye | Trade: Generic: Isosulfan Blue Indication: Delineates the lymphatic vessels Surgical Use: Visualization to the lymphatic system draining the region of injection |
Acetic Acid - Dye | Trade |