Pathophysiology and Pharmacology - EXAM 1 questions with answers

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology - |\ |\ |\ |\




EXAM 1 questions with answers
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pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



medicines, including the study of how drugs are
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administered and how the body responds. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




pharmacotherapy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



application of drugs to treat disease and ease human
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suffering


How can therapeutic agents be classified? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔drugs, biologics, or complementary and
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alternative medicine (CAM) therapies
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How can drugs be organized? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔by
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their therapeutic or pharmacologic classification
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How many names do drugs have and what are they? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3; chemical name, generic name,
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trade/brand name |\




chemical name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔strict
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chemical nomenclature used for naming drugs
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,established by the International Union of Pure and Applied
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Chemistry (IUPAC)
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generic name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔nonproprietary name of a drug assigned by the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



government; i.e. ibuprofen |\ |\




trade name of a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔proprietary name of a drug assigned by the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



manufacturer; also called the brand name or product |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



name; proprietary means ownership; i.e. advil
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What are nurses expected to understand about all
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medication given to patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔pharmacotherapeutic principles |\




What are the nurse's responsibilities as far as giving
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medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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
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distribution, pathophysiological states affect response)
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,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
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medication apply to 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 ANSWERS ✔✔drug product |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



with more than one active generic ingredient
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therapeutic classification of a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔method for organizing drugs on the basis of their
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clinical usefulness in treating particular diseases or
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disorders


pharmacologic classification of a drug - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔method for organizing drugs on the basis of
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their mechanism of action
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Who was John Jacob Abel? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔father
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of American pharmacology, founded first pharmacology
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department in United States at University of Michigan in
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1890

, How many drugs are currently available? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔10,000 |\




factors of the patient that affect their individual response
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to a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔age, sex, body mass,
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health status, genetics |\ |\




what is medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an
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administered drug |\




what are biologics and what are some examples? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔agents naturally produced in
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animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself;
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hormones, monoclonal antibodies, natural blood |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



products/components, interferons, vaccines |\ |\




what are some examples of complementary and
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alternative therapies? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔natural |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals, dietary
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supplements, physical therapy, manipulations, massage, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



acupuncture, hypnosis, biofeedback |\ |\




bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔physiologic ability |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



of the drug to reach target cell and produce effect.
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