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SoLuTIoNS 100% GRADED AT A+ SCoRE!!
1. What is Pharmacology - ANSWER ✔ the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems
2. 3 different drug names - ANSWER ✔ Generic, Trade, and
Chemical
3. Drug Idiosyncrasy - ANSWER ✔ any unusual or abnormal
response that differs from the response normally expected to a
specific drug and dosage- Example= sleeping pills make you stay
awake
4. Cumulative Effect - ANSWER ✔ condition that occurs when the
body cannot metabolize a drug before additional doses are
administered
5. Toxic Reaction - ANSWER ✔ Occurs with increased dose of meds
or when blood concentration levels exceed therapeutic level.
Example- kidneys not working properly so can't excrete or liver
, not metabolizing meds properly. Nurse= maybe monitoring blood
levels. Should know s/s of toxicity with certain drugs. Report toxic
levels to MD
6. Factors influencing drug response - ANSWER ✔ Age, weight, sex,
disease, route of administration
7. Nursing Implications about drug administration - ANSWER ✔ Be
knowledgeable about meds. When in doubt. Seek help-
8. Pharmacokinetic phase - ANSWER ✔ Activities within body after
drug is administered. Absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion, and half life
9. Pharmacodynamic phase - ANSWER ✔ what the drug does to the
body
10. Half life - ANSWER ✔ time required for the body to
eliminate 50% of a drug- short life= more frequent doses
Longer half life= less frequent doses
CAUTION WITH PTS WITH LIVER AND OR KIDNEY
DISEASE- Takes linger to get rid of drugs
11. Pharmaceutic Phase - ANSWER ✔ Dissolution of the drug
ExAm 1 GALEN CoLLEGE WITH ComPLETE
QuESTIoNS AND SuRE VERIFIED
SoLuTIoNS 100% GRADED AT A+ SCoRE!!
1. What is Pharmacology - ANSWER ✔ the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems
2. 3 different drug names - ANSWER ✔ Generic, Trade, and
Chemical
3. Drug Idiosyncrasy - ANSWER ✔ any unusual or abnormal
response that differs from the response normally expected to a
specific drug and dosage- Example= sleeping pills make you stay
awake
4. Cumulative Effect - ANSWER ✔ condition that occurs when the
body cannot metabolize a drug before additional doses are
administered
5. Toxic Reaction - ANSWER ✔ Occurs with increased dose of meds
or when blood concentration levels exceed therapeutic level.
Example- kidneys not working properly so can't excrete or liver
, not metabolizing meds properly. Nurse= maybe monitoring blood
levels. Should know s/s of toxicity with certain drugs. Report toxic
levels to MD
6. Factors influencing drug response - ANSWER ✔ Age, weight, sex,
disease, route of administration
7. Nursing Implications about drug administration - ANSWER ✔ Be
knowledgeable about meds. When in doubt. Seek help-
8. Pharmacokinetic phase - ANSWER ✔ Activities within body after
drug is administered. Absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion, and half life
9. Pharmacodynamic phase - ANSWER ✔ what the drug does to the
body
10. Half life - ANSWER ✔ time required for the body to
eliminate 50% of a drug- short life= more frequent doses
Longer half life= less frequent doses
CAUTION WITH PTS WITH LIVER AND OR KIDNEY
DISEASE- Takes linger to get rid of drugs
11. Pharmaceutic Phase - ANSWER ✔ Dissolution of the drug
