NUR 2407 EXAM 1 / NUR2407 EXAM 1 (
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A 65-year-old man has been diagnosed with chronic gout. The nurse anticipates that the patient
will be treated with
A. allopurinol.
B. colchicine.
C. adalimumab.
D. infliximab.
Accurate Answer: A
A 35-year-old woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis has been prescribed infliximab. The
nurse identifies infliximab as which type of medication?
A. Immunosuppressive
B. Immunomodulator
C. Antimalarial
D. Steroid
Accurate Answer: B
The nurse identifies Infliximab as useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as well as
A. Crohn disease.
B. asthma.
,C. peptic ulcer disease.
D. multiple sclerosis.
Accurate Answer: A
1. The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion is known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
Accurate Answer: C
2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
Accurate Answer: D
3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
,C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
Accurate Answer: C
4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical company is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
Accurate Answer: C
5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
Accurate Answer: B
6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency is
classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
, D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
Accurate Answer: D
7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug administered to produce a
therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
Accurate Answer: A
8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
Accurate Answer: C
9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
LATEST ): PHARMACOLOGY: RASMUSSEN
COLLEGE
A 65-year-old man has been diagnosed with chronic gout. The nurse anticipates that the patient
will be treated with
A. allopurinol.
B. colchicine.
C. adalimumab.
D. infliximab.
Accurate Answer: A
A 35-year-old woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis has been prescribed infliximab. The
nurse identifies infliximab as which type of medication?
A. Immunosuppressive
B. Immunomodulator
C. Antimalarial
D. Steroid
Accurate Answer: B
The nurse identifies Infliximab as useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as well as
A. Crohn disease.
B. asthma.
,C. peptic ulcer disease.
D. multiple sclerosis.
Accurate Answer: A
1. The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion is known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
Accurate Answer: C
2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
Accurate Answer: D
3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
,C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
Accurate Answer: C
4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical company is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
Accurate Answer: C
5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
Accurate Answer: B
6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency is
classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
, D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
Accurate Answer: D
7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug administered to produce a
therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
Accurate Answer: A
8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
Accurate Answer: C
9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
