Pharmacology Module 1 NURS 251 portage learning/ABCnursing A Questions and Answer.

NURS 251 Module 1 Pharmacology

Pharmacology Module 1 NURS 251 portage
learning/ABCnursing A Questions and Answer

Module .1
Question .1

A .patient .recently .started .taking .a .new .medication; .he .mentions .to .his .doctor .at .his .next
.appointment .that .he .has .noticed .his .mouth .is .dry .since .starting .the .medication. .He .also .mentions
.that .this .is .not .a .problem, .and .he .has .managed .it .by .increasing .the .amount .of .water .he .is .drinking.
.What .drug .effect .best .describes .the .dry .mouth .this .patient .is .experiencing?

• Side .Effect
• Adverse .Effect
• Toxic .Effect
• Therapeutic .Effect
Question .2

Discontinuing .drug .therapy .is .always .the .best .course .of .action .whenever .a .patient .experiences .a
.harmful .adverse .event.

• True
• False
Question .3

The .site .within .a .cell .that .the .drug .binds .to .in .order .to .exert .its .therapeutic .effect .is .known .as:

• Binding .site
• Receptor
• Cell .wall
• Agonist
Question .4

When .a .drug .binds .to .a .cell .exerting .its .effect .leading .to .a .decrease .in .that .cell’s .physiologic
.response .that .drug .is .acting .as .an .agonist.

• True
• False
False. .An .agonist .would .cause .in .increase .in .that .cell’s .physiologic .response. .When .the .drug
.decreases .a .cell’s .physiologic .response .it .is .called .an .antagonist.

Question .5

Match .the .following .terms .to .the .best .definition

1. Duration .of .Action A. .Drug .concentration .is .above .MEC .and .below .MTC
2. Onset .of .Action B. .Time .from .administration .to .first .effect

, 3. Therapeutic .Range C. .Length .of .time .the .drug .produces .its .effect

1. Duration .of .Action C