NSG 6005 final exam questions with correct answers

Correct Answer- • Prescribing for infants and children Correct Answer- Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-what the body does to the drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) Bioavailability Correct Answer-issues important for drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges or sustained release mechanism half-life Correct Answer-time required for amount of drug in body to decrease by 50% First Pass Effect (Metabolism) Correct Answer-rapidly metabolized by liver, may have little if any desired action adverse drug reaction Correct Answer-- any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose) - infants/young children: lack of studies in that population - elderly: decrease in renal function - teratogen causes type ___D__ ADR (ex lisinopril) • Guidelines for treatment and education of common diseases Correct Answer- • Stepwise approach to drug management Correct Answer- Prescribing for women during their childbearing years Correct Answer-• Hyperlipidemia and increased LDL in preg. Woman drug of choice: bile acid binding resins • Prescribing for women during childbirth years requires constant awareness of the possibility of: risk for silent bacterial / viral infections of the genitalia • Stepwise approach to drug mana