PHARM EXAM 1 MARYVILLE | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (100% n n n n n n n n n
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What factors are associated with clinical judgment when prescribing medications? - CORRECT
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ANSWER -Prescribing a drug is based on a thorough assessment of the patient and the patient's
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environment. The determination of potential medical and nursing diagnoses, a review of the
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potential alternative therapies, specific knowledge about the drug chosen, and the disease
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process it is going to treat, known as patient centered care. The best therapy is usually the least
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invasive, least expensive, and the least likely to cause adverse reactions
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What are the criteria for choosing an effective drug? - CORRECT ANSWER -Multiple drugs may be
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able to treat a specific condition. You must consult nationally recognized guidelines for
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disease management to determine the most effective drug.
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How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? - CORRECT ANSWER -Many drugs that
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carry an electric charge are bound to albumin in the blood. The distribution of the drug to target
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tissues may be affected if hypoalbuminemia is present.
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What is the drug's half-life? - CORRECT ANSWER -In clinical practice it takes about four to five times
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the half-life for a drugs concentration to read steady state after a drug is started, stopped or
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changed. Hal life is the amount of time for a drug to be half cleared.
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What is meant by the onset of action, peak of action, duration of action of medications? -
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CORRECT ANSWER -The onset of action is the time between the drug administration and the time
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that you see the drugs minimum effect. Onset is the first sign of a drugs therapeutic effect. Peak of
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action is the time of the maximum concentration of the drug in the blood. Duration of action is the
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onset of action and the metabolism of the drug below the dose needed for an
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effect.
Explain first pass metabolism. - CORRECT ANSWER -This occurs when the concentration of the drug
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is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. It is the portion of the drug lost during
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, absorption. Generally, occurs in the liver or gut wall. After a drug is swallowed it is
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VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 2025/2026 UPDATE n n n n
What factors are associated with clinical judgment when prescribing medications? - CORRECT
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ANSWER -Prescribing a drug is based on a thorough assessment of the patient and the patient's
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environment. The determination of potential medical and nursing diagnoses, a review of the
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potential alternative therapies, specific knowledge about the drug chosen, and the disease
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process it is going to treat, known as patient centered care. The best therapy is usually the least
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invasive, least expensive, and the least likely to cause adverse reactions
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What are the criteria for choosing an effective drug? - CORRECT ANSWER -Multiple drugs may be
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able to treat a specific condition. You must consult nationally recognized guidelines for
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disease management to determine the most effective drug.
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How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? - CORRECT ANSWER -Many drugs that
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carry an electric charge are bound to albumin in the blood. The distribution of the drug to target
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tissues may be affected if hypoalbuminemia is present.
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What is the drug's half-life? - CORRECT ANSWER -In clinical practice it takes about four to five times
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the half-life for a drugs concentration to read steady state after a drug is started, stopped or
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changed. Hal life is the amount of time for a drug to be half cleared.
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What is meant by the onset of action, peak of action, duration of action of medications? -
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CORRECT ANSWER -The onset of action is the time between the drug administration and the time
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that you see the drugs minimum effect. Onset is the first sign of a drugs therapeutic effect. Peak of
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action is the time of the maximum concentration of the drug in the blood. Duration of action is the
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onset of action and the metabolism of the drug below the dose needed for an
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effect.
Explain first pass metabolism. - CORRECT ANSWER -This occurs when the concentration of the drug
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is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. It is the portion of the drug lost during
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, absorption. Generally, occurs in the liver or gut wall. After a drug is swallowed it is
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