Exam 1: NSG124 Review Questions
Undesired effects of medications? - ANS Adverse effect
Decrease responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug administration? - ANS
Tolerance
The time required for the amount of the drug in the body to decrease by 50%? - ANS half-life
The ability to cause cancer? - ANS carcinogenic effect
When the body adapts to a drug exposure and experience an abstinence syndrome if the drug
is discontinued? - ANS Physical dependence
Adverse drug reaction caused by excessive dosing? - ANS toxicity
Immune response determine by the degree of sensitization of the immune system and not by
the drug dose? - ANS Allergic reaction
A disease that occurs as the result of medical care or treatment? - ANS iatrogenic disease
A measure of drug safety, is the ratio of drugs loading dose to the effective dose? - ANS
Therapeutic index
When drugs are absorbed from the GI tract and carried directly to the liver by the portal vein
(decrease drug in circulation)? - ANS First pass
A nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced when given therapeutic doses? - ANS
Side effects
An uncommon drug response resulting from a genetic predisposition - ANS idiosyncratic effect
The ability to cause birth defects and fetal death? - ANS Teratogenic effect
An effect opposite of the intended effect? - ANS Paradoxical effect
Known as the proprietary or trade name. Created to be easy for nurses doctors physicians,
pharmacists, and consumers to recall and pronounce? - ANS Brand name
Constitutes a description of a drug using the nomenclature of chemistry? - ANS Chemical name
Undesired effects of medications? - ANS Adverse effect
Decrease responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug administration? - ANS
Tolerance
The time required for the amount of the drug in the body to decrease by 50%? - ANS half-life
The ability to cause cancer? - ANS carcinogenic effect
When the body adapts to a drug exposure and experience an abstinence syndrome if the drug
is discontinued? - ANS Physical dependence
Adverse drug reaction caused by excessive dosing? - ANS toxicity
Immune response determine by the degree of sensitization of the immune system and not by
the drug dose? - ANS Allergic reaction
A disease that occurs as the result of medical care or treatment? - ANS iatrogenic disease
A measure of drug safety, is the ratio of drugs loading dose to the effective dose? - ANS
Therapeutic index
When drugs are absorbed from the GI tract and carried directly to the liver by the portal vein
(decrease drug in circulation)? - ANS First pass
A nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced when given therapeutic doses? - ANS
Side effects
An uncommon drug response resulting from a genetic predisposition - ANS idiosyncratic effect
The ability to cause birth defects and fetal death? - ANS Teratogenic effect
An effect opposite of the intended effect? - ANS Paradoxical effect
Known as the proprietary or trade name. Created to be easy for nurses doctors physicians,
pharmacists, and consumers to recall and pronounce? - ANS Brand name
Constitutes a description of a drug using the nomenclature of chemistry? - ANS Chemical name
