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Chapter 3 pharmacology (Drug Action
Across the Life Span) Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Factors That Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Age, Body Weight, Gender , Metabolic Rate,
Illness, Psychology, Tolerance, Dependence, Cumulative Effect
Age - answer✔infants and elderly most affected
Body Weight - answer✔Overweight vs underweight, obtain accurate weight and height
How Gender affect Drug Therapy - answer✔men and women function differently. experiences,
diseases.
How Metabolic Rate Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Patients with higher-than-average
metabolic rate tend to metabolize drugs more rapidly
hyperthyroidism - answer✔excessive activity of the thyroid gland
How Illness Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔alter rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of drug.
Patients with kidney failure generally will excrete drugs at a? - answer✔slower rate
How Psychology Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Attitudes, expectations & willingness to take
medication as prescribed
Placebo effect - answer✔Patient's positive expectation can positively affect the outcome
Nocebo effect - answer✔Patient's negative expectations can result in a less-than-optimal
outcome
How drug Tolerance affect drug therapy - answer✔Occurs when a person begins to require a
higher dosage of a medication to produce the same effects that a lower dosage once provided.
psychological dependence - answer✔a psychological need to use a drug or addiction
10/27/2024 1:24 PM
Chapter 3 pharmacology (Drug Action
Across the Life Span) Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Factors That Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Age, Body Weight, Gender , Metabolic Rate,
Illness, Psychology, Tolerance, Dependence, Cumulative Effect
Age - answer✔infants and elderly most affected
Body Weight - answer✔Overweight vs underweight, obtain accurate weight and height
How Gender affect Drug Therapy - answer✔men and women function differently. experiences,
diseases.
How Metabolic Rate Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Patients with higher-than-average
metabolic rate tend to metabolize drugs more rapidly
hyperthyroidism - answer✔excessive activity of the thyroid gland
How Illness Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔alter rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of drug.
Patients with kidney failure generally will excrete drugs at a? - answer✔slower rate
How Psychology Affect Drug Therapy - answer✔Attitudes, expectations & willingness to take
medication as prescribed
Placebo effect - answer✔Patient's positive expectation can positively affect the outcome
Nocebo effect - answer✔Patient's negative expectations can result in a less-than-optimal
outcome
How drug Tolerance affect drug therapy - answer✔Occurs when a person begins to require a
higher dosage of a medication to produce the same effects that a lower dosage once provided.
psychological dependence - answer✔a psychological need to use a drug or addiction
