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When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is disintegrated out of stomach this is
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called?
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A. metabolism
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B. absorption
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C. excretion
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D. distribution - ✔✔B
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The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues is called what?
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A. distribution
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B. metabolism
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C. excretion
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D. absorption - ✔✔A
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This occurs when a drug is altered in chemical structure, most are done in the liver.
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A. excretion
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B. distribution
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C. absorption
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D. metabolism (biotransformation) - ✔✔D
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Elimination of drug from body through the following: kidneys, liver, feces, lungs, saliva,
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sweat, breast milk. || || ||




A. excretion
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B. distribution
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C. metabolism
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D. absorption - ✔✔A
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100% of a drug is used when it is given by which route?
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A. intramuscular (IM)
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B. intravenously (IV)
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C. subcutaneously (subq)
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D. orally (PO) - ✔✔B
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1st pass effect goes from the ____ to the ____.
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Only ____ % of med is going to make it through bloodstream due to this process. - ✔✔-
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stomach, liver ||




-30%



What are the two routes that can skip the 1st pass effect?
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A. IM, sublingual
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B. IV, sublingual
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C. IM, subq
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D. IV, subq - ✔✔B
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When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the blood & be used in some way,
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the % of administered drug available for activity is called?
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A. peak
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B. onset
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C. trough
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D. bioavailable - ✔✔D
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What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold onto med and decreased
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therapeutic effect on drug? || || ||




A. carbs
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B. electrolytes
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C. proteins
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D. cells - ✔✔C
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What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get taken up by proteins in blood?
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A. free drug
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B. extended release drug
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C. protein binding drug - ✔✔A
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When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the med is going to be _____
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effect on the body.
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They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which makes them become ____
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- ✔✔higher,
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protein, free drugs || ||




When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that med a couple times a week.
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When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more often because when it ____
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it becomes ____ therapeutic - ✔✔long,
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short, decreases, less || ||




When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
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A. onset
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B. peak
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C. duration of action
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The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
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A. duration of action
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B. peak
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C. onset
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This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in blood.
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A. onset
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B. duration
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C. peak - ✔✔-A
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-A



-C



Lowest conc of drug & it measures rate at which drug is eliminated, these labs are drawn
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just before the next dose of drug regardless of route.
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