Pharmacology (NUR 334) EXAM 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is pharmacodynamics? - CORRECT ANSWER - How the drug affects the body
What is pharmokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - how drugs move through the body
Who is most at risk to have an adverse affect reaction to a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
patient with renal or hepatic impairments
What is peak? - CORRECT ANSWER - The drugs highest concentration in the body
What is the onset action of an oral mediation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 45-60minutes
If a patient has a pain of 8/10 what route would you choose? - CORRECT ANSWER - IV
(quicker)
What is a drug antagonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - drug that inhibits or counteracts the
effects of another drug
What is the generic name of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER - The original company who
researched the drug (EX: ibuprofen,amoxocillin)
- Only one generic name for each drug
What is the brand (trade) name of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER - manufacturer's name for
the drug
typically begins with a capital letter (EX: Tylenol)
, What organ does NSAID's have a toxicity effect on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Renal
(Kidneys)
What organ does acetaminophen have a toxicity effect on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hepatic
(Liver)
What labs do we need to look at for NSAID's? - CORRECT ANSWER - BUN, CREATINE,
GFR
What does corticosteroids typically end in? - CORRECT ANSWER - "SONE"
What do beta-blockers typically end in? - CORRECT ANSWER - "LOL"
Example of an opioid antagonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - Naloxone (Narcan)
Examples of opioid agonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - -codeine
- fentanyl
- morphine
- oxycodone
-hydrocodone
- methadone
- levorphanol
Which NSAID can be given through other routes? And what are the routes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ketorolac and PO,IV,IM and Intranasal
Which medication causes Reyes syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - aspirin
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is pharmacodynamics? - CORRECT ANSWER - How the drug affects the body
What is pharmokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - how drugs move through the body
Who is most at risk to have an adverse affect reaction to a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
patient with renal or hepatic impairments
What is peak? - CORRECT ANSWER - The drugs highest concentration in the body
What is the onset action of an oral mediation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 45-60minutes
If a patient has a pain of 8/10 what route would you choose? - CORRECT ANSWER - IV
(quicker)
What is a drug antagonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - drug that inhibits or counteracts the
effects of another drug
What is the generic name of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER - The original company who
researched the drug (EX: ibuprofen,amoxocillin)
- Only one generic name for each drug
What is the brand (trade) name of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER - manufacturer's name for
the drug
typically begins with a capital letter (EX: Tylenol)
, What organ does NSAID's have a toxicity effect on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Renal
(Kidneys)
What organ does acetaminophen have a toxicity effect on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hepatic
(Liver)
What labs do we need to look at for NSAID's? - CORRECT ANSWER - BUN, CREATINE,
GFR
What does corticosteroids typically end in? - CORRECT ANSWER - "SONE"
What do beta-blockers typically end in? - CORRECT ANSWER - "LOL"
Example of an opioid antagonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - Naloxone (Narcan)
Examples of opioid agonist? - CORRECT ANSWER - -codeine
- fentanyl
- morphine
- oxycodone
-hydrocodone
- methadone
- levorphanol
Which NSAID can be given through other routes? And what are the routes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ketorolac and PO,IV,IM and Intranasal
Which medication causes Reyes syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - aspirin
