Pharmacokinetics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 155 Foundations of Nursing - Galen College of Nursing Exam 4 Question: Define drug tolerance Answer: A unusually low physiological response to a drug and requires increases in the dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect. Question: Define drug half-life Answer: the time required for the amount of drugs in the body to decrease by 50% of what it was at initial administration. Question: What are the key terms related to drug actions? What do these mean? Pharma...

BSNC 2000: Pharmacokinetics Intro & Stroke Meds Questions with Complete Solutions

Pharmacokinetics of Multiple DosingMultiple Dosing - correct answer When a drug is administered as an IV infusion, drug accumulates in the body until steady state which is defined as: More Multiple Dosing - correct answer In order to achieve a therapeutic effect, drugs are most often given as multiple doses in a fixed dose regimen: 1) There is a fixed time interval between each dose 2) Fixed time interval = tau = interval of dose/dosing interval 3) 200 mg every 4 hours, tau = 4 hours ...

Exam 1: NSG533 / NSG 533 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacology Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Q: What are the goals set by ACE /ACCE and are they written in stone for all patients? Answer: Primary target for glycemic control is HbA1C Individualize HbA1C goal - based on...Duration of DM Age /life expectancy Comorbid conditions Known CVD or advanced comorbid conditionsHypoglycemic unawareness Individual patient considerations Q:...

What is the calculation for bioavailability (F)? correct answer: F = [(IV dose x AUC of oral dose)/(Oral dose x AUC of IV dose)] What is the calculation to determine Vd of a rapidly administered IV bolus (or oral dose)? correct answer: Vd = (F x dose)/C C = initial concentration What is the calculation to determine Vd for a continuous infusion at steady state? correct answer: Vd = R/(k x Css) R = Initial infusion rate k = elimination constant Css = steady state concentration ...

NURS 251 Pharmacology Final Exam-Portage Learning 1 1. Sublingual: When rapid effect is needed right away Subcutaneous: Destroy or inactivated in the GI Tract Intramuscular: Used for drugs with poor oral absorption Topical: For local effects on skin and eyes Pharmaceutics is the study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body/ Administration of dosage form, dissolution of drug into body/ manipulating chemical compound. Pharmacokinetics is the st...

What are the 5 steps of the nursing process? ️ assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation Generic or Trade? Nonproprietary, not capitalized, suffixes, only 1 name ️ Generic Generic or Trade? Proprietary, capitalized, marketing name, multiple names ️ Trade What are the 4 parts of the pharmacokinetics processes? ️ Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion Half life ️ length of time required for half of the medication to leave the body Is it better...

TEST BANK LEHNES PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE 11th EDITION BY JACQUELINE BURCHUM_LAURA _ROSENTHAL Chapter 01: Orientation to Pharmacology Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic? a. Clinical pharmacology b. Drug efficacy c. Pharmacokinetics d. Pharmacotherapeutics ANS: D Pharmacotherapeutic...

CNPR Exam 160 Questions and Answers Already Passed!! 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action 2. Bone marrow transplants. are a type of stem cell therapy. unless the patient's own cells are reinjected. 3. What does AMA stand for? American Medical Association 4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used because the risks...

After administrations, what are the 4 Pharmacokinetic Properties? Correct Answer -Absorption -Distribution -Metabolism -Excretion What do the 4 pharmacokinetic properties determine? Correct Answer -the speed of onset of drug action -the intensity of the drug's effect -its duration of action What does knowledge of pharmacokinetic parameters allow? Correct Answer The pharmacist to optimize and design treatment regimens (including decision about the route of administration ad the dosage...