HERZING UNIVERSITY NSG 124
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SET 2026 GRADED A+
⩥ Proprietary name of medications.
Answer: Trade name
⩥ non-proprietary name of medications.
Answer: generic name (lowercase)
⩥ Medication assessment includes prescribed meds and:.
Answer: OTC meds
Vitamins
Supplements
herbals
⩥ What is included in Pharmacokinetics?.
Answer: Study of how medications move through the body, response the
body has to the medication
Route effects how body uses it
⩥ Medication's half life:.
, Answer: Time it takes for 1/2 of original medication to be removed from
the body
⩥ First Pass Effect.
Answer: The first pass effect is a phenomenon of drug metabolism
whereby the concentration of a drug, specifically when administered
orally, is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. It is
the fraction of drug lost during the process of absorption which is
generally related to the liver.
Often medications that are absorbed by liver are given in higher doses bc
they are inactivated by liver enzymes.
⩥ Types of medication-medication interactions.
Answer: Intensification
Combination - entirely new response
Reduction
⩥ What is hepatotoxicity? What labs used to check this?.
Answer: )Toxic liver disease is damage to your liver. It's also called
hepatotoxicity or toxic hepatitis. It can cause serious symptoms or liver
damage if you don't get help. Medications, herbal supplements,
chemicals, solvents, and alcohol are all possible causes of
hepatotoxicity.
Labs are ALT and AST to evaluate hepatocellular injury. Bilirubin to
evaluate cholestasis (Cholestasis is reduction or stoppage of bile flow.)
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SET 2026 GRADED A+
⩥ Proprietary name of medications.
Answer: Trade name
⩥ non-proprietary name of medications.
Answer: generic name (lowercase)
⩥ Medication assessment includes prescribed meds and:.
Answer: OTC meds
Vitamins
Supplements
herbals
⩥ What is included in Pharmacokinetics?.
Answer: Study of how medications move through the body, response the
body has to the medication
Route effects how body uses it
⩥ Medication's half life:.
, Answer: Time it takes for 1/2 of original medication to be removed from
the body
⩥ First Pass Effect.
Answer: The first pass effect is a phenomenon of drug metabolism
whereby the concentration of a drug, specifically when administered
orally, is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. It is
the fraction of drug lost during the process of absorption which is
generally related to the liver.
Often medications that are absorbed by liver are given in higher doses bc
they are inactivated by liver enzymes.
⩥ Types of medication-medication interactions.
Answer: Intensification
Combination - entirely new response
Reduction
⩥ What is hepatotoxicity? What labs used to check this?.
Answer: )Toxic liver disease is damage to your liver. It's also called
hepatotoxicity or toxic hepatitis. It can cause serious symptoms or liver
damage if you don't get help. Medications, herbal supplements,
chemicals, solvents, and alcohol are all possible causes of
hepatotoxicity.
Labs are ALT and AST to evaluate hepatocellular injury. Bilirubin to
evaluate cholestasis (Cholestasis is reduction or stoppage of bile flow.)
