NUR2407 Exam 1 Rasmussen Summer 2024

Pharmacokinetics - ans ----WHat the body does to the drug; absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion Pharmacodynamics - ans ----the effect the drug has on the body Labs used to determine renal function - ans ----BUN, creatinine, GFR Labs used to determine hepatic function - ans ----ALT and AST First-Pass effect - ans ----the phenomenon where the concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation due to liver absorption Half-Life - ans ----the time required for the quantity of an item to reach half of its initial value Tolerance - ans ----decreased responsiveness to a drug over the course of therapy Blood-Brain barrier - ans ----highly selective semi-permiable membrance that seperates circulating blood from the brain's extra-cellular fluid How many schedules of controlled substances are there? - ans ----5 Schedule 1 - ans ----high potential for abuse, no medically acceptable uses Schedule 2 - ans ----high potential for abuse but has medically accepted uses: opioids, stimulants Schedule 3 - ans ----medically acceptable, potential for abuse is less than schedule 1 or 2, may cause some dependance