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Exam Solution
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Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1 2026 A+ GRADE ASSU zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
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401AC)
QUESTION 1 zm
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need:
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ANSWER
-Advanced nurse prescriber license -DEA #
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QUESTION 2 zm
What is the purpose of a DEA #?
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ANSWER
Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs
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QUESTION 3 zm
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs:
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ANSWER
-Written script needed -1 month supply only -No refills
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QUESTION 4 zm
What is the PDMP?
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ANSWER
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses a
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cross different health facilities (in the same state)
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,QUESTION 5 zm
What are clinical practice guidelines?
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ANSWER
Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic revie
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w of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits/harms of alternative care practices Ex: sepsis,
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CAP
QUESTION 6 zm
Common causes of medication errors:
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ANSWER
-Illegible writing -Drug names that sound alike -Medications that look alike -
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Administering a drug with the wrong route
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QUESTION 7 zm
What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories?
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ANSWER
What the body does to the drug 1. Absorption 2. Metabolism 3. Distribution 4. Excretion
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QUESTION 8 zm
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest?
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ANSWER
IV = quickest IM = slowest
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QUESTION 9 zm
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes?
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ANSWER
Passive diffusion zm
QUESTION 10 zm
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell membranes (
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usually through passive diffusion)?
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ANSWER
,Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without any energy
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QUESTION 11 zm
What does it mean when a drug is ionized?
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ANSWER
It means that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to be moved to the n
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ext compartment (cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream)
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QUESTION 12 zm
Where do weak acids absorb?
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ANSWER
Stomach
QUESTION 13 zm
Where do weak bases absorb?
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ANSWER
Small intestine
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QUESTION 14 zm
pH of stomach:
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ANSWER
2-4
QUESTION 15 zm
pH of small intestine:
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ANSWER
6-7
QUESTION 16 zm
pH of large intestine:
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ANSWER
, 6-7
QUESTION 17 zm
pH of bloodstream:
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ANSWER
7.35-7.45
QUESTION 18 zm
pH of bladder:
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ANSWER
5-8
QUESTION 19 zm
pH of breastmilk:
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ANSWER
7.1
QUESTION 20 zm
Where will a drug absorb if it is a weak base that ionizes at a pH of 4 and lower?
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ANSWER
In the small intestine (since the stomach has a pH of 2-
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4, so the drug will become ionized and move to the small intestine where it will be able to absorb i
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nto the bloodstream)
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QUESTION 21 zm
How can we manipulate the urine pH in cases of overdose?
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ANSWER
Drugs that are weak acids (aspirin) can be trapped and excreted through the urine. We raise pH of
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the urine (with sodium bicarb) to force the drug to ionize and allow it to be excreted, not reabsorb
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QUESTION 22 zm
Exam Solution
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Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1 2026 A+ GRADE ASSU zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
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401AC)
QUESTION 1 zm
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need:
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ANSWER
-Advanced nurse prescriber license -DEA #
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QUESTION 2 zm
What is the purpose of a DEA #?
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ANSWER
Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs
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QUESTION 3 zm
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs:
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ANSWER
-Written script needed -1 month supply only -No refills
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QUESTION 4 zm
What is the PDMP?
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ANSWER
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses a
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cross different health facilities (in the same state)
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,QUESTION 5 zm
What are clinical practice guidelines?
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ANSWER
Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic revie
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w of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits/harms of alternative care practices Ex: sepsis,
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CAP
QUESTION 6 zm
Common causes of medication errors:
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ANSWER
-Illegible writing -Drug names that sound alike -Medications that look alike -
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Administering a drug with the wrong route
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QUESTION 7 zm
What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories?
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ANSWER
What the body does to the drug 1. Absorption 2. Metabolism 3. Distribution 4. Excretion
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QUESTION 8 zm
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest?
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ANSWER
IV = quickest IM = slowest
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QUESTION 9 zm
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes?
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ANSWER
Passive diffusion zm
QUESTION 10 zm
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell membranes (
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usually through passive diffusion)?
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ANSWER
,Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without any energy
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QUESTION 11 zm
What does it mean when a drug is ionized?
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ANSWER
It means that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to be moved to the n
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ext compartment (cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream)
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QUESTION 12 zm
Where do weak acids absorb?
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ANSWER
Stomach
QUESTION 13 zm
Where do weak bases absorb?
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ANSWER
Small intestine
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QUESTION 14 zm
pH of stomach:
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ANSWER
2-4
QUESTION 15 zm
pH of small intestine:
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ANSWER
6-7
QUESTION 16 zm
pH of large intestine:
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ANSWER
, 6-7
QUESTION 17 zm
pH of bloodstream:
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ANSWER
7.35-7.45
QUESTION 18 zm
pH of bladder:
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ANSWER
5-8
QUESTION 19 zm
pH of breastmilk:
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ANSWER
7.1
QUESTION 20 zm
Where will a drug absorb if it is a weak base that ionizes at a pH of 4 and lower?
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ANSWER
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4, so the drug will become ionized and move to the small intestine where it will be able to absorb i
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QUESTION 21 zm
How can we manipulate the urine pH in cases of overdose?
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ANSWER
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ed through the bloodstream.
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QUESTION 22 zm
