RNRS 117 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
medication names
advil: generic name
ibuprofen: chemical name
medication classification
examples: anti-inflammatory, stimulant, anti-depression, etc
- often based on the affect the drug will have in your body
medication forms
tabs, liquids, gel, capsules, transdermal, topical, po
absorption
how molecules pass through into your blood: form, route, and blood flow affect
absorption
distribution
circulation of med throughout the body and cell permeability
metabolism
the body's ability to break down meds
-most meds first pass through liver first and is then distributed throughout body
excretion
,chemical makeup determines how med get excreted
-biggest organs that excrete are liver and kidneys
therapeutic affect
expected or predicted physiological response, what you want to see
adverse affect
unintended, undesirable, and often unpredictable effect
side affect
more common, predictable, unavoidable effect
-example: medication making you lethargic
toxic affect
accumulation of too much medication in system
idiosyncratic reaction
over reaction or under reaction, or opposite effect than predicted
synergistic reaction
increases the effect of other meds in the body
allergic reaction
rash, nausea, vomiting, anaphylactic response
medication interactions
one med interacting with another creating unintended effect
medication tolerance
therapeutic level you have to achieve to have intended therapeutic effect
medication dependence
taking enough of a drug for your body to become physically dependent on it
, therapeutic range
when drug concentration in blood is high enough to give a therapeutic response
peak medication response
when the medication is at its highest therapeutic effect
trough (medication dose response)
minimum amount of concentration to provide effect, last bit of medication before you'd
need another dose
biological half-life
amount of time it takes for half of a drug to be eliminated (the concentration in blood to
decrease by half)
plateau (medication dose response)
flat line of concentration maintained in therapeutic range
-often happens with chronic meds
time-critical medications
examples: heparin, warfarin, insulin, medications used in emergency situations
patient teaching
important when teaching patients about time critical meds and why they are important
oral route
tba, capsules, sublingual (under tongue), buccal (back of mouth)
parenteral route
injection (IM, SQ, ID) epidural, intravenous, intraosseous, intrapleural
physician limited medication routes
accessing the heart, joints, etc
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
medication names
advil: generic name
ibuprofen: chemical name
medication classification
examples: anti-inflammatory, stimulant, anti-depression, etc
- often based on the affect the drug will have in your body
medication forms
tabs, liquids, gel, capsules, transdermal, topical, po
absorption
how molecules pass through into your blood: form, route, and blood flow affect
absorption
distribution
circulation of med throughout the body and cell permeability
metabolism
the body's ability to break down meds
-most meds first pass through liver first and is then distributed throughout body
excretion
,chemical makeup determines how med get excreted
-biggest organs that excrete are liver and kidneys
therapeutic affect
expected or predicted physiological response, what you want to see
adverse affect
unintended, undesirable, and often unpredictable effect
side affect
more common, predictable, unavoidable effect
-example: medication making you lethargic
toxic affect
accumulation of too much medication in system
idiosyncratic reaction
over reaction or under reaction, or opposite effect than predicted
synergistic reaction
increases the effect of other meds in the body
allergic reaction
rash, nausea, vomiting, anaphylactic response
medication interactions
one med interacting with another creating unintended effect
medication tolerance
therapeutic level you have to achieve to have intended therapeutic effect
medication dependence
taking enough of a drug for your body to become physically dependent on it
, therapeutic range
when drug concentration in blood is high enough to give a therapeutic response
peak medication response
when the medication is at its highest therapeutic effect
trough (medication dose response)
minimum amount of concentration to provide effect, last bit of medication before you'd
need another dose
biological half-life
amount of time it takes for half of a drug to be eliminated (the concentration in blood to
decrease by half)
plateau (medication dose response)
flat line of concentration maintained in therapeutic range
-often happens with chronic meds
time-critical medications
examples: heparin, warfarin, insulin, medications used in emergency situations
patient teaching
important when teaching patients about time critical meds and why they are important
oral route
tba, capsules, sublingual (under tongue), buccal (back of mouth)
parenteral route
injection (IM, SQ, ID) epidural, intravenous, intraosseous, intrapleural
physician limited medication routes
accessing the heart, joints, etc
