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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND
PHARMACOLOGY - EXAM
1QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
pharmacologyA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAstudyAofAmedicines,AincludingAtheAstudyAofAhowAdrugsAareAadministeredAa


ndAhowAtheAbodyAresponds.

pharmacotherapyA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAapplication AofAdrugsAtoAtreatAdiseaseAandAeaseAhumanAsuffering



HowAcanAtherapeuticAagentsAbeAclassified?A-
AcorrectAanswersdrugs,Abiologics,AorAcomplementaryAandAalternativeAmedicineA(CAM)Atherapi


es

HowAcanAdrugsAbeAorganized?A-
AcorrectAanswersbyAtheirAtherapeuticAorApharmacologicAclassification



HowAmanyAnamesAdoAdrugsAhaveAandAwhatAareAthey?A-
AcorrectAanswers3;AchemicalAname,AgenericAname,Atrade/brandAname



chemicalAnameAofAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersstrictAchemicalAnomenclatureAusedAforAnamingAdrugsAestablishedAbyAtheAInte


rnationalAUnionAofAPureAandAAppliedAChemistryA(IUPAC)

genericAnameAofAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersnonproprietaryAnameAofAaAdrugAassignedAbyAtheAgovernment;Ai.e.Aibuprofen



tradeAnameAofAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersproprietaryAnameAofAaAdrugAassignedAbyAtheAmanufacturer;AalsoAcalledAtheAbr


andAnameAorAproductAname;AproprietaryAmeansAownership;Ai.e.Aadvil

WhatAareAnursesAexpectedAtoAunderstandAaboutAallAmedicationAgivenAtoApatients?A-
AcorrectAanswerspharmacotherapeuticAprinciples



WhatAareAtheAnurse'sAresponsibilitiesAasAfarAasAgivingAmedications?A-
AcorrectAanswerswhatAdrugAisAordered



nameAandAdrugAclassification

intendedApurposeAorAuse

effectsAonAtheAbody

contraindication

,specialAconsiderationsA(howAage,Aweight,AbodyAfatAdistribution,ApathophysiologicalAstatesAaffe
ctAresponse)

sideAeffects

whyAtheAmedicationAwasAprescribed

howAtheAmedicationAisAsuppliedAinAtheApharmacy

howAtheAmedicationAadministered,AincludingAdosageArange

whatAnursingAprocessAconsiderationArelatesAtoAtheAmedicationAapplyAtoAtheApaltient

allAvariablesAofAtheApatient'sAcondition

preparedAtoArecognizeAandAreactAtoAadverseAeffects

combinationAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersdrugAproductAwithAmoreAthanAoneAactiveAgenericAingredient



therapeuticAclassificationAofAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersmethodAforAorganizingAdrugsAonAtheAbasisAofAtheirAclinicalAusefulnessAinAtreati


ngAparticularAdiseasesAorAdisorders

pharmacologicAclassificationAofAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersmethodAforAorganizingAdrugsAonAtheAbasisAofAtheirAmechanismAofAaction



WhoAwasAJohnAJacobAAbel?A-
AcorrectAanswersfatherAofAAmericanApharmacology,AfoundedAfirstApharmacologyAdepartmentAi


nAUnitedAStatesAatAUniversityAofAMichiganAinA1890

HowAmanyAdrugsAareAcurrentlyAavailable?A-AcorrectAanswers10,000

factorsAofAtheApatientAthatAaffectAtheirAindividualAresponseAtoAaAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersage,Asex,AbodyAmass,AhealthAstatus,Agenetics



whatAisAmedication?A-AcorrectAanswersanAadministeredAdrug

whatAareAbiologicsAandAwhatAareAsomeAexamples?A-
AcorrectAanswersagentsAnaturallyAproducedAinAanimalAcells,AbyAmicroorganisms,AorAbyAtheAbod


yAitself;Ahormones,AmonoclonalAantibodies,AnaturalAbloodAproducts/components,Ainterferons,
Avaccines



whatAareAsomeAexamplesAofAcomplementaryAandAalternativeAtherapies?A-
AcorrectAanswersnaturalAplantAextracts,Aherbs,Avitamins,Aminerals,AdietaryAsupplements,Aphysi


calAtherapy,Amanipulations,Amassage,Aacupuncture,Ahypnosis,Abiofeedback

bioavailabilityA-
AcorrectAanswersphysiologicAabilityAofAtheAdrugAtoAreachAtargetAcellAandAproduceAeffect.

, FDAA-
AcorrectAanswersFoodAandADrugAAdministration,AestablishedAinA1988,AagencyAofAU.S.ADepartm


entAofAHealthAandAHumanAServices

WhatAareAtheAthreeAchecksAofAdrugAadministration?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AcheckingAdrugAwithAMARAorAmedicationAinformationAsystemAwhenAremovingAitAfromAstorage



-AcheckingAdrugAwhenApreparingAit,AporingAit,AtakingAitAoutAtheAunit-
doseAcontainer,AorAconnectingAtheAIVAtubingAtoAbag

-AcheckingAdrugAbeforeAadministeringAitAtoAtheApatient

WhoAhasAresponsibilityAwhenAmistakesAoccurAwithAmedication?A-
AcorrectAanswersnurse,Aprescriber,AandAtheApharmacists



complianceA-
AcorrectAanswerstakingAaAmedicationAinAtheAmannerAprescribedAbyAtheAhealthAcareAprovider



FactorsAthatAcanAcauseAaApatientAtoAdeviateAfromAcomplianceA-
AcorrectAanswerscostAofAdrug,AforgettingAdoses,AannoyingAsideAeffects,Aself-


adjustmentAofAdoses,AfearAofAdependency

FourAmostAcommonAMedicationAErrorsA-
AcorrectAanswerserrorsAinApatientAassessmentA(inadequateAmedicationAhistory,AincompleteAPA


),AerrorsAinAprescribing,AadministrationAerrorsA(routeAorAtimeAofAadministration,Aomissions),Adi
stractingAenvironmentalAfactorsA(interruptionsAduringAdrugApreparations)

Abbreviation:AacA-AcorrectAanswersbeforeAmeals

abbreviation:AbidA-AcorrectAanswerstwiceAaAday

abbreviation:AcapA-AcorrectAanswerscapsule

abbreviation:AgttA-AcorrectAanswersdrop

abbreviation:AIMA-AcorrectAanswersintramuscular

abbreviation:AnoA-AcorrectAanswersnumber

abbreviation:ApcA-AcorrectAanswersafterAmeals;AafterAeating

abbreviation:APOA-AcorrectAanswersbyAmouth

abbreviation:APMA-AcorrectAanswersafternoon

abbreviation:ApmA-AcorrectAanswerswhenAneeded/necessary

abbreviation:AqidA-AcorrectAanswersfourAtimesAperAday

Q2hA-AcorrectAanswerseveryA2AhoursA(evenAorAwhenAfirstAgiven)

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