NUR 3145 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a chemical that affects a living process
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pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of drugs and their
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interactions
clinical pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of drugs in
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humans
pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-use of drugs to || || || || || || ||
diagnose, prevent, or tx a disease or to prevent pregnancy
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ideal drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-!!! effective
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!!! safe
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!!! selective (only affects what its supposed to)
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-reversible (has an anecdoteFcyp)
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-predictable ||
-easy to administer (by PO)
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-stable (want a long shelf life)
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,-simple generic name (brand names change)
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the therapeutic objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide maximum
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benefit with minimal harm|| || ||
factors that determine the intensity of a drug response: medical
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administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. med error: is it the correct
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dose? route? time?
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2. pt adherence: is the pt taking the med?
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-make sure to inform the pt fully about the med and how to take it
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correctly to reduce errors || || ||
factors that determine the intensity of a drug response:
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pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"action of the body on || || || || || || || ||
the drug" - how body processes affect the drug
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1. absorption
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2. distribution
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3. metabolism
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4. excretion
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individual variables that can affect drug interaction - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. physiologic variables (age, gender, weight) || || || || ||
2. pathologic variables (liver/kidney failure)
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,3. genetic variables (alter drug metabolism, cause unique drug
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reactions)
physiological variables - very old and very young - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-very young - immature organs || || || ||
very old - more likely to have liver/kidney problems; will hold the
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drugs longer ||
pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"action of the drug on || || || || || || || ||
the body" ||
-once drug has reached its site, pharmacodynamics determines
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intensity and nature of response
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1. drug-receptor interaction
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2. pt's functional state (ex. someone who has a tolerance to
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morphine will have less of a response compared to someone else)
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3. placebo effects
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indications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conditions for which a drug is
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approved
!! every drug has at least one indication (many have multiple)
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when would you use an off-label drug? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"not
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approved" for a condition but can help a pt
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, ex. many psychiatric meds are sedatives - use them for insomnia...if
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a pt has depression and insomnia, can use an antidepressant to tx
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both conditions (reduces polypharmacy)
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therapeutic usefulness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"layman's terms"
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helps explain what the drug does to the pt
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ex. lowers blood pressure, influences blood clotting
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therapeutic classification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how the drug acts
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ex. antihypertensives, anticoagulants
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pharmacologic classification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how the drug
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produces its effect on the body|| || || || ||
ex. diuretic ... (mechanism of action = lower plasma volume)
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ACE inhibitor ... (mechanism of action = blocks hormonal activity)
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prototype - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"key example" of a drug in a
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particular class in which all other drugs are compared to
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chemical drug name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-named by the IUPAC
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-each drug has ONE chemical name
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ex. N-acetyl-para-aminophenol
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Correct Answers
drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a chemical that affects a living process
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pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of drugs and their
|| || || || || || || ||
interactions
clinical pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of drugs in
|| || || || || || || ||
humans
pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-use of drugs to || || || || || || ||
diagnose, prevent, or tx a disease or to prevent pregnancy
|| || || || || || || || ||
ideal drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-!!! effective
|| || || || ||
!!! safe
||
!!! selective (only affects what its supposed to)
|| || || || || || ||
-reversible (has an anecdoteFcyp)
|| || ||
-predictable ||
-easy to administer (by PO)
|| || || ||
-stable (want a long shelf life)
|| || || || ||
,-simple generic name (brand names change)
|| || || || ||
the therapeutic objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide maximum
|| || || || || || ||
benefit with minimal harm|| || ||
factors that determine the intensity of a drug response: medical
|| || || || || || || || || ||
administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. med error: is it the correct
|| || || || || || || || ||
dose? route? time?
|| || ||
2. pt adherence: is the pt taking the med?
|| || || || || || || ||
-make sure to inform the pt fully about the med and how to take it
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
correctly to reduce errors || || ||
factors that determine the intensity of a drug response:
|| || || || || || || || ||
pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"action of the body on || || || || || || || ||
the drug" - how body processes affect the drug
|| || || || || || || ||
1. absorption
||
2. distribution
||
3. metabolism
||
4. excretion
||
individual variables that can affect drug interaction - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. physiologic variables (age, gender, weight) || || || || ||
2. pathologic variables (liver/kidney failure)
|| || || ||
,3. genetic variables (alter drug metabolism, cause unique drug
|| || || || || || || || ||
reactions)
physiological variables - very old and very young - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWER✔✔-very young - immature organs || || || ||
very old - more likely to have liver/kidney problems; will hold the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
drugs longer ||
pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"action of the drug on || || || || || || || ||
the body" ||
-once drug has reached its site, pharmacodynamics determines
|| || || || || || || ||
intensity and nature of response
|| || || ||
1. drug-receptor interaction
|| ||
2. pt's functional state (ex. someone who has a tolerance to
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
morphine will have less of a response compared to someone else)
|| || || || || || || || || ||
3. placebo effects
|| ||
indications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conditions for which a drug is
|| || || || || || || || ||
approved
!! every drug has at least one indication (many have multiple)
|| || || || || || || || || ||
when would you use an off-label drug? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"not
|| || || || || || || || ||
approved" for a condition but can help a pt
|| || || || || || || || ||
, ex. many psychiatric meds are sedatives - use them for insomnia...if
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
a pt has depression and insomnia, can use an antidepressant to tx
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
both conditions (reduces polypharmacy)
|| || ||
therapeutic usefulness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"layman's terms"
|| || || || || ||
helps explain what the drug does to the pt
|| || || || || || || ||
ex. lowers blood pressure, influences blood clotting
|| || || || || ||
therapeutic classification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how the drug acts
|| || || || || || ||
ex. antihypertensives, anticoagulants
|| ||
pharmacologic classification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how the drug
|| || || || || || ||
produces its effect on the body|| || || || ||
ex. diuretic ... (mechanism of action = lower plasma volume)
|| || || || || || || || ||
ACE inhibitor ... (mechanism of action = blocks hormonal activity)
|| || || || || || || || ||
prototype - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"key example" of a drug in a
|| || || || || || || || || ||
particular class in which all other drugs are compared to
|| || || || || || || || ||
chemical drug name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-named by the IUPAC
|| || || || || || || ||
-each drug has ONE chemical name
|| || || || ||
ex. N-acetyl-para-aminophenol
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