NUR 651 FINAL BRADLEY UNIVERSITY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which |of |the |types |of |chemical |bonding |between |drugs |and |their |receptors |is |the |least |
common? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Covalent
Which |type |of |drug |classification |is |most |important |to |the |practitioner? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Therapeutic
Mechanism |of |Action |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |manner |in |which |molecular |targets |are |
affected |by |the |drug
Adverse |Drug |Reaction |(ADR) |can |lead |the |patient |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stop |taking |the |
drug
Half-life |is |defined |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |time |required |for |the |plasma |concentration
|of |a |drug |to |be |reduced |by |50 |percent
When |one |drug |is |more |efficacious |than |another, |it |has... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |greater |
ability |to |initiate |a |response
What |is |bioavailability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |fraction |of |unchanged |drug |that |reaches |
the |systemic |circulation |following |administration |by |any |route
Absorption |is |defined |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |transfer |of |a |drug |from |its |site |of |
administration |to |the |blood
, How |can |Competitive |antagonism |be |overcome? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-by |adding |more |
agonist
How |is |children's |dosing |most |often |calculated? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MG/KG
A |patient |complains |of |pain |from |a |migraine. |How |would |the |practitioner |classify |this |type |of |
pain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Neuropathic |Pain
What |stage |of |nociception |is |occurring |when |neurotransmitters |in |the |dorsal |horn |directly |or |
indirectly |depolarize |the |second-order |neurons? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trasmission
What |are |the |four |processes |of |Nociception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-transduction, |
transmission, |modulation, |and |perception
A |practitioner |conducting |a |pain |assessment |asks |the |patient, |"Is |the |pain |consistent |or |
intermittent?" |What |character |of |pain |is |the |practitioner |assessing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Temporal |pattern
What |is |the |maximum |dose |of |acetaminophen |in |24 |hours? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |grams
Etodolac |is |in |the |same |drug |class |as |ibuprofen. |What |is |its |mechanism |of |action? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |inhibits |the |cyclooxygenase |enzyme.
What |kind |of |drug |is |Naloxone |(Narcan) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-opioid |antagonist
Acetaminophen |and |alcohol |have |a |complex |relationship |in |the |liver. |Why? |(3 |reasons) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |They |are |both |metabolized |by |the |same |liver |enzyme.
2. |Alcohol |inhibits |the |enzyme |that |metabolizes |acetaminophen.
3. |The |enzyme |that |metabolizes |acetaminophen |is |induced |by |alcohol.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which |of |the |types |of |chemical |bonding |between |drugs |and |their |receptors |is |the |least |
common? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Covalent
Which |type |of |drug |classification |is |most |important |to |the |practitioner? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Therapeutic
Mechanism |of |Action |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |manner |in |which |molecular |targets |are |
affected |by |the |drug
Adverse |Drug |Reaction |(ADR) |can |lead |the |patient |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stop |taking |the |
drug
Half-life |is |defined |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |time |required |for |the |plasma |concentration
|of |a |drug |to |be |reduced |by |50 |percent
When |one |drug |is |more |efficacious |than |another, |it |has... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |greater |
ability |to |initiate |a |response
What |is |bioavailability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |fraction |of |unchanged |drug |that |reaches |
the |systemic |circulation |following |administration |by |any |route
Absorption |is |defined |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |transfer |of |a |drug |from |its |site |of |
administration |to |the |blood
, How |can |Competitive |antagonism |be |overcome? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-by |adding |more |
agonist
How |is |children's |dosing |most |often |calculated? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MG/KG
A |patient |complains |of |pain |from |a |migraine. |How |would |the |practitioner |classify |this |type |of |
pain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Neuropathic |Pain
What |stage |of |nociception |is |occurring |when |neurotransmitters |in |the |dorsal |horn |directly |or |
indirectly |depolarize |the |second-order |neurons? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trasmission
What |are |the |four |processes |of |Nociception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-transduction, |
transmission, |modulation, |and |perception
A |practitioner |conducting |a |pain |assessment |asks |the |patient, |"Is |the |pain |consistent |or |
intermittent?" |What |character |of |pain |is |the |practitioner |assessing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Temporal |pattern
What |is |the |maximum |dose |of |acetaminophen |in |24 |hours? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |grams
Etodolac |is |in |the |same |drug |class |as |ibuprofen. |What |is |its |mechanism |of |action? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |inhibits |the |cyclooxygenase |enzyme.
What |kind |of |drug |is |Naloxone |(Narcan) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-opioid |antagonist
Acetaminophen |and |alcohol |have |a |complex |relationship |in |the |liver. |Why? |(3 |reasons) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |They |are |both |metabolized |by |the |same |liver |enzyme.
2. |Alcohol |inhibits |the |enzyme |that |metabolizes |acetaminophen.
3. |The |enzyme |that |metabolizes |acetaminophen |is |induced |by |alcohol.
