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NUR 104
NUR 104/ NUR104 F INAL EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
Factors affecting distribution - ANS ✓-Protein binding
percentage
-Liver disease
-Kidney disease
-Malnourished
-Elderly (hypoalbumineanemia aka: low albumin condition)
albumin is the main protein in the blood.
Half life - ANS ✓The time it takes for 1/2 of the drug
concentration to be eliminated.
Creatinine Clearence - ANS ✓A lab test to determine kidney
function: nml=85-135 ml/min (normal rate).
Onset - ANS ✓"______ of action"; part of the
pharmacodynamic phase; is the time it takes to reach the
minimum effective concentration after a drug is administered.
Peak - ANS ✓"______ action"; part of the pharmacodynamic
phase; occurs when the drug reaches its highest blood or
plasma concentration.
Duration of action - ANS ✓"_______ of action"; part of the
pharmacodynamic phase; is the length of time the drug has a
pharmacologic effect.
NUR 104
, 2
NUR 104
Therapeutic window - ANS ✓measure of clinical drug
effectiveness for a patient.
Peak level - ANS ✓the highest concentration of a substance in
the blood that it reaches during the time frame.
Trough levels - ANS ✓the lowest concentration of drug at a
specific time; measures the rate at which the drug is eliminated.
Loading dose - ANS ✓a large initial dose of drug; given to
achieve an immediate drug response.
Side effect - ANS ✓physiologic effects not related to desired
drug effects
Adverse effect - ANS ✓more severe than side effects; they are
a range of effects (unintended) of drugs that can be life
threatening.
Toxic effect - ANS ✓aka toxicity; can be identified by
monitoring the plasma (serum) therapeutic range of the drug
Tachyphylaxis - ANS ✓a rapid decrease in response to the
drug
Tolerance - ANS ✓a decreased responsiveness over the
course of therapy
Receptor theory - ANS ✓Drugs act through receptors by
binding to the receptor to produce or block a response.
agonist, antagonist
Agonist - ANS ✓Drug that produces a response.
NUR 104
NUR 104
NUR 104/ NUR104 F INAL EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
Factors affecting distribution - ANS ✓-Protein binding
percentage
-Liver disease
-Kidney disease
-Malnourished
-Elderly (hypoalbumineanemia aka: low albumin condition)
albumin is the main protein in the blood.
Half life - ANS ✓The time it takes for 1/2 of the drug
concentration to be eliminated.
Creatinine Clearence - ANS ✓A lab test to determine kidney
function: nml=85-135 ml/min (normal rate).
Onset - ANS ✓"______ of action"; part of the
pharmacodynamic phase; is the time it takes to reach the
minimum effective concentration after a drug is administered.
Peak - ANS ✓"______ action"; part of the pharmacodynamic
phase; occurs when the drug reaches its highest blood or
plasma concentration.
Duration of action - ANS ✓"_______ of action"; part of the
pharmacodynamic phase; is the length of time the drug has a
pharmacologic effect.
NUR 104
, 2
NUR 104
Therapeutic window - ANS ✓measure of clinical drug
effectiveness for a patient.
Peak level - ANS ✓the highest concentration of a substance in
the blood that it reaches during the time frame.
Trough levels - ANS ✓the lowest concentration of drug at a
specific time; measures the rate at which the drug is eliminated.
Loading dose - ANS ✓a large initial dose of drug; given to
achieve an immediate drug response.
Side effect - ANS ✓physiologic effects not related to desired
drug effects
Adverse effect - ANS ✓more severe than side effects; they are
a range of effects (unintended) of drugs that can be life
threatening.
Toxic effect - ANS ✓aka toxicity; can be identified by
monitoring the plasma (serum) therapeutic range of the drug
Tachyphylaxis - ANS ✓a rapid decrease in response to the
drug
Tolerance - ANS ✓a decreased responsiveness over the
course of therapy
Receptor theory - ANS ✓Drugs act through receptors by
binding to the receptor to produce or block a response.
agonist, antagonist
Agonist - ANS ✓Drug that produces a response.
NUR 104
