NURS 316 Exam Questions and answers
Physiology - ✅✅Normal function of the body
Pathophysiology - ✅✅Abnormal changes caused by or resulting in disease
Pharmacodynamics - ✅✅what drugs do to the body
Pharmacokinetic - ✅✅What the body does to the drug
pharmacology - ✅✅the study of medicines
Pharmacotherapeutics - ✅✅administration of drugs for the purpose of disease
prevention or treatment and relief of suffering
Biologics - ✅✅Agents naturally produced in animal cells used to prevent and
illnesses (blood products, antibodies (vaccines), hormones etc.
desirable response = - ✅✅therapeutic effect
undesirable response = - ✅✅adverse effect
A drug that is considered medically therapeutic is commonly referred to as a
______________________ - ✅✅medication
, NHP - ✅✅Natural health products
what does the (Health Products and Food Branch) HPFB do ? - ✅✅make sure
meds are SAFE and EFFECTIVE
Phase I - ✅✅(Safety Phase) testing on small group of healthy humans
Phase II - ✅✅(Effectiveness Phase) small group of humans with the target
disorder
Phase III - ✅✅(Confirmation phase) larger groups of patients with the target
disorder
Indication - ✅✅The conditions for which a drug is approved
Mechanism of Actions - ✅✅How a drug produces its effects on the body
Therapeutic classification - ✅✅Organizes drugs based on their therapeutic
usefulness in treating a disease.
e.g. Anticoagulant, Antihypertensive, etc.
Pharmacological Classification - ✅✅Describes how the drug works at the
molecular, tissue, and body system level. e.g. Vasodilator, Calcium channel
blocker, etc.
Physiology - ✅✅Normal function of the body
Pathophysiology - ✅✅Abnormal changes caused by or resulting in disease
Pharmacodynamics - ✅✅what drugs do to the body
Pharmacokinetic - ✅✅What the body does to the drug
pharmacology - ✅✅the study of medicines
Pharmacotherapeutics - ✅✅administration of drugs for the purpose of disease
prevention or treatment and relief of suffering
Biologics - ✅✅Agents naturally produced in animal cells used to prevent and
illnesses (blood products, antibodies (vaccines), hormones etc.
desirable response = - ✅✅therapeutic effect
undesirable response = - ✅✅adverse effect
A drug that is considered medically therapeutic is commonly referred to as a
______________________ - ✅✅medication
, NHP - ✅✅Natural health products
what does the (Health Products and Food Branch) HPFB do ? - ✅✅make sure
meds are SAFE and EFFECTIVE
Phase I - ✅✅(Safety Phase) testing on small group of healthy humans
Phase II - ✅✅(Effectiveness Phase) small group of humans with the target
disorder
Phase III - ✅✅(Confirmation phase) larger groups of patients with the target
disorder
Indication - ✅✅The conditions for which a drug is approved
Mechanism of Actions - ✅✅How a drug produces its effects on the body
Therapeutic classification - ✅✅Organizes drugs based on their therapeutic
usefulness in treating a disease.
e.g. Anticoagulant, Antihypertensive, etc.
Pharmacological Classification - ✅✅Describes how the drug works at the
molecular, tissue, and body system level. e.g. Vasodilator, Calcium channel
blocker, etc.
