NSG5240 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Active transport - (ANSWER)Requires energy (ATP)
Moves low → high concentration
passive diffusion - (ANSWER)No energy required
Moves from high → low concentration
facilitated diffusion - (ANSWER)Uses carrier proteins
No energy required
What is drug absorption? - (ANSWER)The movement of a drug from its site of administration into
systemic circulation.
Where does oral drug absorption primarily occur? - (ANSWER)Small intestine.
What is the absorption phase for intravenous (IV) drug administration? - (ANSWER)Immediate (no
absorption phase).
Where does intramuscular (IM) or subcutaneous (SubQ) drug absorption occur? - (ANSWER)Muscle or
tissue.
Where does inhaled drug absorption occur? - (ANSWER)Lungs.
Factor affecting Drug Absorption - (ANSWER)Rate of dissolution
Surface area
Blood flow
Lipid Solubility
pH Partitioning
, NSG5240 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Excretion sites - (ANSWER)Renal (primary)
Non renal (breast milk, bile, lungs, sweat, and saliva)
Steps in Renal excretion - (ANSWER)Glomerular filtration
Passive tubular reabsorption
Active tubular reabsorption
Organs responsible for drug metabolism - (ANSWER)Main organ: Liver
Others: kidneys, lungs, intestines
Therapeutic range - (ANSWER)plasma drug level between the minimum effective concentration and
toxic concentration
Agonists - (ANSWER)drugs that mimic body's own regulatory molecules (Activates receptor)
Antagonists - (ANSWER)drugs that blocks actions of endogenous regulators (Blocks receptor)
Partial agonist - (ANSWER)mimic actions of endogenous regulatory molecules, but produces responses
of intermediate intensity (Weak activation)
Inhibitors - (ANSWER)Stops enzyme/process
Primary treatment of Asthma - (ANSWER)Rescue: Albuterol (SABA)
Control: Inhaled corticosteroids
Treatment of hypertension - (ANSWER)First-line:
ACE inhibitors (lisinopril)
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Active transport - (ANSWER)Requires energy (ATP)
Moves low → high concentration
passive diffusion - (ANSWER)No energy required
Moves from high → low concentration
facilitated diffusion - (ANSWER)Uses carrier proteins
No energy required
What is drug absorption? - (ANSWER)The movement of a drug from its site of administration into
systemic circulation.
Where does oral drug absorption primarily occur? - (ANSWER)Small intestine.
What is the absorption phase for intravenous (IV) drug administration? - (ANSWER)Immediate (no
absorption phase).
Where does intramuscular (IM) or subcutaneous (SubQ) drug absorption occur? - (ANSWER)Muscle or
tissue.
Where does inhaled drug absorption occur? - (ANSWER)Lungs.
Factor affecting Drug Absorption - (ANSWER)Rate of dissolution
Surface area
Blood flow
Lipid Solubility
pH Partitioning
, NSG5240 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Excretion sites - (ANSWER)Renal (primary)
Non renal (breast milk, bile, lungs, sweat, and saliva)
Steps in Renal excretion - (ANSWER)Glomerular filtration
Passive tubular reabsorption
Active tubular reabsorption
Organs responsible for drug metabolism - (ANSWER)Main organ: Liver
Others: kidneys, lungs, intestines
Therapeutic range - (ANSWER)plasma drug level between the minimum effective concentration and
toxic concentration
Agonists - (ANSWER)drugs that mimic body's own regulatory molecules (Activates receptor)
Antagonists - (ANSWER)drugs that blocks actions of endogenous regulators (Blocks receptor)
Partial agonist - (ANSWER)mimic actions of endogenous regulatory molecules, but produces responses
of intermediate intensity (Weak activation)
Inhibitors - (ANSWER)Stops enzyme/process
Primary treatment of Asthma - (ANSWER)Rescue: Albuterol (SABA)
Control: Inhaled corticosteroids
Treatment of hypertension - (ANSWER)First-line:
ACE inhibitors (lisinopril)
