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Medical Assistant Exam: Clinical Procedures - Preparing and Administrating Medications
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Medical Assistant Exam: Clinical Procedures - Preparing and Administrating Medications
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1. Essential medication guidelines include all of the following EXCEPT
2. Which of the following steps is appropriate for inventory control of a controlled substance in a physician’s office?
3. All of the following statements about immunization are true EXCEPT
4. Calculate the following dosage: The physician orders promethazine 12.5 mg by mouth. The medical assistant has on hand promethazine syrup that has a concentration of 25 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the medical assistant give the patient?
5. Calculate the following dosage: The physician has ordered 500 units of vitamin B12. The medical assistant has on hand vitamin B12 at a concentration unit of 1,000 units/mL. How many units should the medical assistant give the patient?
6. Which of the following statements accurately describes an epinephrine autoinjector?
7. Calculate the following dosage: The physician orders 250 mg of ceftriaxone. The vial on hand contains ceftriaxone at a concentration of 500 mg/mL. How much medication will be administered?
8. Calculate the following dosage: The physician orders erythromycin q6h for an infant weighing 12 lbs. 6 oz. The label states that there are 200 mg of the drug in 5 cc of suspension. The recommended medication for infants is 30 mg/kg/day. How much medication should the infant receive?
9. Which of the following is the process through which the body inactivates a drug after the drug has been used in order to eliminate the drug from the body?
10. Insulin injection sites must be rotated