Pathophysiology and Pharmacology -
Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of medicines,
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including the study of how drugs are administered and how the body
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responds.
pharmacotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the application of drugs to
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treat disease and ease human suffering
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How can therapeutic agents be classified? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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drugs, biologics, or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
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therapies
How can drugs be organized? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-by their
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therapeutic or pharmacologic classification
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How many names do drugs have and what are they? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-3; chemical name, generic name, trade/brand name
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,chemical name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-strict chemical
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nomenclature used for naming drugs established by the International
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Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
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generic name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nonproprietary name
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of a drug assigned by the government; i.e. ibuprofen
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trade name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-proprietary name of a
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drug assigned by the manufacturer; also called the brand name or
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product name; proprietary means ownership; i.e. advil
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What are nurses expected to understand about all medication given to
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patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pharmacotherapeutic principles
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What are the nurse's responsibilities as far as giving medications? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what drug is ordered | | | |
name and drug classification
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intended purpose or use | | |
effects on the body | | |
contraindication
special considerations (how age, weight, body fat distribution,
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pathophysiological states affect response) | | |
side effects
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,why the medication was prescribed
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how the medication is supplied in the pharmacy
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how the medication administered, including dosage range
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what nursing process consideration relates to the medication apply to
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the paltient|
all variables of the patient's condition
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prepared to recognize and react to adverse effects
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combination drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-drug product with more
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than one active generic ingredient
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therapeutic classification of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-method for
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organizing drugs on the basis of their clinical usefulness in treating
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particular diseases or disorders | | |
pharmacologic classification of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-method| | | | | | | |
for organizing drugs on the basis of their mechanism of action
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Who was John Jacob Abel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-father of American
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pharmacology, founded first pharmacology department in United States
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at University of Michigan in 1890
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, How many drugs are currently available? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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10,000
factors of the patient that affect their individual response to a drug -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-age, sex, body mass, health status, genetics
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what is medication? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an administered drug
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what are biologics and what are some examples? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-agents naturally produced in animal cells, by | | | | | | |
microorganisms, or by the body itself; hormones, monoclonal | | | | | | | |
antibodies, natural blood products/components, interferons, vaccines
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what are some examples of complementary and alternative therapies? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals,
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dietary supplements, physical therapy, manipulations, massage,
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acupuncture, hypnosis, biofeedback | |
bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physiologic ability of the drug to
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reach target cell and produce effect.
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FDA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Food and Drug Administration, established
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in 1988, agency of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of medicines,
| | | | | | |
including the study of how drugs are administered and how the body
| | | | | | | | | | | |
responds.
pharmacotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the application of drugs to
| | | | | | | |
treat disease and ease human suffering
| | | | |
How can therapeutic agents be classified? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
drugs, biologics, or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
| | | | | | | |
therapies
How can drugs be organized? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-by their
| | | | | | | | |
therapeutic or pharmacologic classification
| | |
How many names do drugs have and what are they? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-3; chemical name, generic name, trade/brand name
| | | | | |
,chemical name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-strict chemical
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nomenclature used for naming drugs established by the International
| | | | | | | | |
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
| | | | | |
generic name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nonproprietary name
| | | | | | | | |
of a drug assigned by the government; i.e. ibuprofen
| | | | | | | |
trade name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-proprietary name of a
| | | | | | | | | | |
drug assigned by the manufacturer; also called the brand name or
| | | | | | | | | | |
product name; proprietary means ownership; i.e. advil
| | | | | |
What are nurses expected to understand about all medication given to
| | | | | | | | | | |
patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pharmacotherapeutic principles
| | | |
What are the nurse's responsibilities as far as giving medications? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what drug is ordered | | | |
name and drug classification
| | |
intended purpose or use | | |
effects on the body | | |
contraindication
special considerations (how age, weight, body fat distribution,
| | | | | | | |
pathophysiological states affect response) | | |
side effects
|
,why the medication was prescribed
| | | |
how the medication is supplied in the pharmacy
| | | | | | |
how the medication administered, including dosage range
| | | | | |
what nursing process consideration relates to the medication apply to
| | | | | | | | | |
the paltient|
all variables of the patient's condition
| | | | |
prepared to recognize and react to adverse effects
| | | | | | |
combination drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-drug product with more
| | | | | | | |
than one active generic ingredient
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therapeutic classification of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-method for
| | | | | | | | |
organizing drugs on the basis of their clinical usefulness in treating
| | | | | | | | | | |
particular diseases or disorders | | |
pharmacologic classification of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-method| | | | | | | |
for organizing drugs on the basis of their mechanism of action
| | | | | | | | | |
Who was John Jacob Abel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-father of American
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pharmacology, founded first pharmacology department in United States
| | | | | | |
at University of Michigan in 1890
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, How many drugs are currently available? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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10,000
factors of the patient that affect their individual response to a drug -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-age, sex, body mass, health status, genetics
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what is medication? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an administered drug
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what are biologics and what are some examples? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-agents naturally produced in animal cells, by | | | | | | |
microorganisms, or by the body itself; hormones, monoclonal | | | | | | | |
antibodies, natural blood products/components, interferons, vaccines
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what are some examples of complementary and alternative therapies? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals,
| | | | | | |
dietary supplements, physical therapy, manipulations, massage,
| | | | | | |
acupuncture, hypnosis, biofeedback | |
bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physiologic ability of the drug to
| | | | | | | | |
reach target cell and produce effect.
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FDA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Food and Drug Administration, established
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in 1988, agency of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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