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Question: What does the central compartment consist of?
a. Bone
b. Fat
c. Plasma
d. Liver
Answer: c. Plasma
Question:A drug with first order kinetics that has a t1/2 of 8 hours. How long
will it take to be considered eliminated from the body?
a. 24 hours
b. 32 hours
c. 46 hours
d. 16 hours
Answer: b. 32 hours
Question:Dietary supplements are drugs used to treat common diseases and
illness.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False
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Question:What can influence the absorption of a medication? (Select all that
apply)
a. Concentration gradient
b. Surface area
c. Ideal body weight
d. Contact time
Answer: a. Concentration gradient
b. Surface area
d. Contact time
Question:Pharmacodynamic synergistic drug interaction is best described as
the- (select the best answer)
a. Combination of two drugs that impact metabolism rate by induction or
inhibition
b. Combination of two drugs that increases the intensity of the response
c. Combination of two drugs that decrease the absorption of the substrate
d. Combination of two drugs that resulting effect is greater than the sum of
each individual drugs
Answer: d. Combination of two drugs that resulting effect is greater than the
sum of each individual drugs
Question:Half Life is best described as (Select the best answer)
a. A constant value for medications renally excreted
b. Is based on the dose of medication administered
c. A measure of elimination by all routes of administration
d. Amount of time it take for ½ of the drug to eliminated
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Answer: d. Amount of time it take for ½ of the drug to eliminated
Question:What is the most common pharmacodynamic mechanism of
action?
a. General membrane
b. Receptor mechanisms
c. Chemical
d. Mechanical
Answer: b. Receptor mechanisms
Question:Pharmacokinetic principle components are (Select all that apply)
a. Distribution
b. Dissolution
c. Elimination
d. Metabolism
e. Absorption
Answer: a. Distribution
c. Elimination
d. Metabolism
e. Absorption
Question:Identify possible factors that may influence a drugs distribution in
the body - (Select all that apply)
a. Obesity
b. Skin integrity
c. Frailty
d. Geriatric status
NURS 502: Exam 1 | 71 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
VERIFIED | GRADED A+ | GET IT
CORRECT!!
Question: What does the central compartment consist of?
a. Bone
b. Fat
c. Plasma
d. Liver
Answer: c. Plasma
Question:A drug with first order kinetics that has a t1/2 of 8 hours. How long
will it take to be considered eliminated from the body?
a. 24 hours
b. 32 hours
c. 46 hours
d. 16 hours
Answer: b. 32 hours
Question:Dietary supplements are drugs used to treat common diseases and
illness.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False
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Question:What can influence the absorption of a medication? (Select all that
apply)
a. Concentration gradient
b. Surface area
c. Ideal body weight
d. Contact time
Answer: a. Concentration gradient
b. Surface area
d. Contact time
Question:Pharmacodynamic synergistic drug interaction is best described as
the- (select the best answer)
a. Combination of two drugs that impact metabolism rate by induction or
inhibition
b. Combination of two drugs that increases the intensity of the response
c. Combination of two drugs that decrease the absorption of the substrate
d. Combination of two drugs that resulting effect is greater than the sum of
each individual drugs
Answer: d. Combination of two drugs that resulting effect is greater than the
sum of each individual drugs
Question:Half Life is best described as (Select the best answer)
a. A constant value for medications renally excreted
b. Is based on the dose of medication administered
c. A measure of elimination by all routes of administration
d. Amount of time it take for ½ of the drug to eliminated
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Answer: d. Amount of time it take for ½ of the drug to eliminated
Question:What is the most common pharmacodynamic mechanism of
action?
a. General membrane
b. Receptor mechanisms
c. Chemical
d. Mechanical
Answer: b. Receptor mechanisms
Question:Pharmacokinetic principle components are (Select all that apply)
a. Distribution
b. Dissolution
c. Elimination
d. Metabolism
e. Absorption
Answer: a. Distribution
c. Elimination
d. Metabolism
e. Absorption
Question:Identify possible factors that may influence a drugs distribution in
the body - (Select all that apply)
a. Obesity
b. Skin integrity
c. Frailty
d. Geriatric status
