PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS EXAM QUESTIONS
AMD VERIFIED ANSWERS|2025/2026|100%
CORRECT
drug - ANSWER-any chemical that can affect living processes
B B B B B B B B
pharmacology - ANSWER-the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
B B B B B B B B B B B
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER-study of drugs in humans
B B B B B B B
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER- B B
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent preganancy
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
most important characteristics of drugs - ANSWER-effectiveness, safety, selectivity
B B B B B B B B
therapeutic objective - ANSWER-provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
B B B B B B B B
Drug Responses: administration - ANSWER-dose, timing, route
B B B B B B
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER--impact of the body on the drugs B B B B B B B B
-determines how much of a dose gets to a site of action
B B B B B B B B B B B
-the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
B B B B B B B
pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-impact of drugs on the body B B B B B B B
individual variation - ANSWER- B B B
characteristics unique to each patient that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic process
B B B B B B B B B B
es and can help determine the Pt's responses to a drug
B B B B B B B B B B
sources of individual variation - ANSWER-
B B B B B
age, gender, weight, diminished organ function, genetic variables, drug interactions
B B B B B B B B B
nursing responsibilities: Pt care - ANSWER--pre-administration assessment
B B B B B B
-dosage and administration B B
AMD VERIFIED ANSWERS|2025/2026|100%
CORRECT
drug - ANSWER-any chemical that can affect living processes
B B B B B B B B
pharmacology - ANSWER-the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
B B B B B B B B B B B
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER-study of drugs in humans
B B B B B B B
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER- B B
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent preganancy
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
most important characteristics of drugs - ANSWER-effectiveness, safety, selectivity
B B B B B B B B
therapeutic objective - ANSWER-provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
B B B B B B B B
Drug Responses: administration - ANSWER-dose, timing, route
B B B B B B
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER--impact of the body on the drugs B B B B B B B B
-determines how much of a dose gets to a site of action
B B B B B B B B B B B
-the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
B B B B B B B
pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-impact of drugs on the body B B B B B B B
individual variation - ANSWER- B B B
characteristics unique to each patient that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic process
B B B B B B B B B B
es and can help determine the Pt's responses to a drug
B B B B B B B B B B
sources of individual variation - ANSWER-
B B B B B
age, gender, weight, diminished organ function, genetic variables, drug interactions
B B B B B B B B B
nursing responsibilities: Pt care - ANSWER--pre-administration assessment
B B B B B B
-dosage and administration B B