Pharmacotherapeutics

TEST BANK FOR PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE A PRACTICAL APPROACH 5TH EDITION

A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus is prescribed prednisone. It is most important for the nurse to monitor the patient for what? A. Hypotension B. Elevated potassium levels C. Neck and back pain D. Hypoglycemia - Answer Answer: C Rationale: Neck and back pain from a vertebral compression fracture may occur because of the development of osteoporosis as a result of glucocorticoid therapy. Other possible adverse effects of prednisone include hypertension, hypokalemia, and hyperglyc...

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS,QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FULLY ANALYSED EDITION EXAM 100% CORRECTLY/VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH SATISFACTION GUARANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 5TH EDITION WOO ROBINSON TEST BANK GRADED A+ Chapter 1. An Introduction to Pharmacogenetics Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Genetic polymorphisms account for differences in metabolism, including: 1. Poor metabolizer...

LEHNE’S Pharmacotherapeutics For Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 2nd Edition Rosenthal Test Bank.20241. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority be described? a. Full authority b. Independent c. Without limitation d. Limited authority A...

Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs: 1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue 2. Are the reason for giving loading doses 3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active 4. Are most common in collagen tissues -3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active

Biotechnology - Answer process that may involve manipulating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) and recombining genes into hybrid molecules that can be inserted into living organisms (often Escherichia coli bacteria) and repeatedly reproduced pharmacotherapetics - Answer the use of drugs to prevent, Dx, or treat signs, symptoms, and disease processes pharmocology pharmacotherapeutics pharmacokinetics pharmacoeconomics - Answer cost of drug therapy pharmacogenom...

TEST BANK FOR LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION BY ROSENTHAL (2024 UPDATES)

Nurse Practice Act - Answer one-time or single orders - Answer medication that is only prescribed once and there are no refills PRN orders - Answer as needed with the nurse's judgment TPAPN (Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses) - Answer stat orders - Answer Standing order - Answer USP (United States Pharmacopeia) - Answer Schedule I-V drugs - Answer regulated by DEA due to addictive nature Schedule I - Answer no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse...

pharmacodynamics - Answer study of the mechanisms of action of drugs within the body and how drugs produce their effects in the body pharmacokinetics - Answer study of drug actions as they move through the body; the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes and excretes drugs; mathematical study of drugs based on time and dose pharmacology - Answer study of biologically active compounds, how they react in the body and how the body reacts to them pharmacotherapeutics - Answer study ...

Pathway of an oral drug - Answer PO dose → Stomach → Intestines → portal vein → Liver → inferior vena cava → heart → aorta → celiac artery → system or common hepatic artery → Liver ... What characteristics of a drug affect absorption? - Answer - Size of the drug - lipid solubility of drug - degree of ionization of drug - gastric emptying/motility - food/other drugs in stomach or gut - effect of pH and intestine - influenced by food or other drugs - GI blood flow - c...