Pharmacology Week 1 Quiz (NURS 180) 2026 – WCU

NURS180: Pharmacology Week 1


Which medications are weight based? <CORRECT ANSWER>pediatric
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How do older adult medications work? <CORRECT ANSWER>start low and go slow
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What factors affect the way a person responds to drugs? <CORRECT ANSWER>- age
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- size (obese/malnourished)
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- gender
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- kidney/liver function
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- family history (race)
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Most medications are metabolized by which organ? <CORRECT ANSWER>90% of meds are
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absorbed by the liver
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Why is it important to know kidney and liver disease/ medical issues? <CORRECT
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ANSWER>Kidney and liver disease cause toxicity
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What is metformin used for? <CORRECT ANSWER>treatment of diabetes
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What is the trade name for Metformin? <CORRECT ANSWER>Glucophage
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How to know the difference between brand and generic names? <CORRECT ANSWER>Brand
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names are capitalized, generic are not
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- drug only has 1 chemical name and 1 generic name
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- drug can have many trade/brand names
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Empirin is the trade name for? <CORRECT ANSWER>Aspirin
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Advil and Motrin are the trade names for? <CORRECT ANSWER>Ibuprofen
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Tylenol is the trade name for? <CORRECT ANSWER>Acetaminophen
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What is Lipitor? <CORRECT ANSWER>- Generic name: atorvastatin
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- Cholesterol lowering medication
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Lasix is the trade name for? <CORRECT ANSWER>Furosemide
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It can treat fluid retention (edema) and swelling caused by congestive heart failure, liver
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disease, kidney disease, and other medical conditions.
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Is an individual drug that represents a drug class - a group of medications having similar
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chemical structures, mechanism of action, and mode of action <CORRECT
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ANSWER>Prototype medication
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Name the classification:
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- analgesics
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- antibiotic
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- anticoagulants
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- antihypertensives <CORRECT ANSWER>Therapeutic
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Which medications help reduce pain? <CORRECT ANSWER>Analgesics
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Which medication treat infection? <CORRECT ANSWER>Antibiotics
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Which medication lower blood pressure? <CORRECT ANSWER>Antihypertensives
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Which medication help prevent blood clots? <CORRECT ANSWER>Anticoagulant
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Name the classification:
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- Calicum channel blockers
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- angiotensin- converting enzymes <CORRECT ANSWER>Pharmacological
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It describes the specific thing the drug does on the molecular level in order to elicit the
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physiological effect.
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What are sedative-hypnotics? <CORRECT ANSWER>- Sedatives are CNS depressants that
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induce a sense of calm and decrease anxiety
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- Hypnotics are CNS depressants that induce sleep
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