NR 565 Week 4 Midterm Study Guide Questions

tion: A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypo albuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: Question: Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: Question: Medroxy progesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir Question: The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the: Medroxy progesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir Question: The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug’s: Question: Azithromycin dosing requires that the first day’s dosage be twice those of the other 4 days of the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose: Question: The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the: Question: Phenytoin requires that a trough level be drawn. Peak and trough levels are done: Question: A laboratory result indicates that the peak level for a drug is above the minimum toxic concentration. This means that the: Question: Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? Question: Drugs that are receptor antagonists, such as beta blockers, may cause: Question: Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include: Question: Drugs administered via IV: Question: When a medication is added to a regimen for a synergistic effect, the combined effect of the drugs is: Question: Which of the following statements about bioavailability is true? Question: Which of the following statements about the major distribution barriers (blood-brain or fetal- placental) is true? Question: Drugs are metabolized mainly by the liver via phase I or phase II reactions. The purpose of both of these types of reactions is to: Question: Once they have been metabolized by the liver, the metabolites may be: Question: All drugs continue to act in the body until they are changed or excreted. The ability of the body to excrete drugs via the renal system would be increased by: Question: Steady state is: