ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 90 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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1. a patient experiences very little drug effect when taking an active drug
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B due to elevated enzyme activity in their body. The patient would be known
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B to be a/an: Ultra rapid metabolizer
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2. what can affect bioavailability of a medication?: slowed stomach
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B emptying low blood pressure/shock
B B B
increased GI mobility B B
3. what is the study of how the body metabolizes and eliminates a
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B particular drug?: pharmacokineticsB B
4. Which drug administration and dosing regimen would have the most
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B con- sistent level of plasma concentration?: continuous IV infusion
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5. What is a phenotype?: physical expression of genotype
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,6. which of the following is a reason why PCPs report they have never
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B ordered PGx testing?: lack of confidence in using PGx testing
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7. A patient identified as a poor metabolizer (PM) has?: 2 inactive or loss-of-
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func- tion alleles
B B
8. competitive antagonist: a pharmacologic antagonist that can be overcome
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B by increasing the concentration of agonist
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9. partial agonist: a drug that binds to a receptor and causes a response that is
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B less than that caused by a full agonist
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10. Spare receptor: Receptor that does not bind drug when the drug
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B concentration is sufficient to produce maximal effect
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11. Effector: Component of a system that accomplishes the biologic effect
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B after the receptor is activated by an agonist; often a channel, transporter, or
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B enzyme molecule, may be part of the receptor molecule
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12. contraceptive medications are classified by: dose of drug B B B B B B B
B schedule of drug B B
hormonal make-up of drug (estrogen, progesterone)
B B B B B
13. What are adverse effects of combined oral contraceptive medications: -
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, headaches
B weight
B gain
B nausea
14.veracity: truthfulness B
15. Confidentiality: the assurance that messages and information are B B B B B B B
B available only to those who are authorized to view them
B B B B B B B B B
16.privacy: the right of people not to reveal information about themselves
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17.Fidelity (ethical principle): The duty to do what one has promised
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18. opportunity cost: benefit foregone when selecting one therapy alternative
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B over the next best alternative
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