Exam 13: Preoperative Medications

Which one of the following groups of medications is given to relieve pain and reduce the amount of anesthesia needed during surgery?

Preoperative assessment of the surgical patient is conducted by any one of the following individuals except

Which physical status classification would be assigned to a surgical patient with cancer of the uterus who is undergoing a hysterectomy?

Which category of preoperative medication has an effect on the vagus nerve?

Why is gum chewing not allowed preoperatively for the patient who has been NPO?

Sublimaze is a trade name for which one of the following generic drugs?

Diazepam is the generic name of

If a surgical patient is exhibiting significant pain after surgery and will be admitted as an inpatient,which medication may be given for pain?

The ratio of the amount of medication in milligrams per kilogram of patient's weight is demonstrated in which of the following abbreviations?

Stimuli,such as stretching the peritoneum or retracting the eye muscles,produce which one of the following?

Match the following medications with the correct categories. Categories may be used more than once. -Ondansetron (Zofran)

Match the following medications with the correct categories. Categories may be used more than once. -Meperidine (Demerol)

Which of the following medications is a proton-pump inhibitor?

The commonly used antiemetic used preoperatively is

Match the following medications with the correct categories. Categories may be used more than once. -Midazolam (Versed)

A preoperative assessment places special emphasis on all of the following conditions except

A preoperative antacid administered orally is which one of the following?

Match the following medications with the correct categories. Categories may be used more than once. -Atropine (Atropine)

How long is the duration of Robinul (in hours)?

Which one of the following is an H₂ blocker?