NR 565 Pharm Midterm Study Guide Q & As

NR 565 Pharm Midterm Study Guide Q & As Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology 1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected. 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action 3.The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the: Lungs 4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir Increase the length of time a drug is available and active 5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug’s: Biological half-life