Pharmacology Exam 1 Practice Questions And Answers

A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. What is the expected duration of this medication? A.increase. B.decrease. C.remain unchanged. D.dissipate. - A A nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The nurse is aware that Lasix is the ________ for the drug. • A.generic name B.chemical name C.nonproprietary name D.brand name - D When assessing older adults and those with renal dysfunction, the nurse would expect the creatinine clearance to be which of the following? A. substantially increased. B. slightly increased. C. decreased. D. in the normal range. - C A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this wi