PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS EXAM QUESTIONS AMD VERIFIED ANSWERS|2025/2026|100% CORRECT

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS EXAM QUESTIONS
AMD VERIFIED ANSWERS|2025/2026|100%
CORRECT
drug - ANSWER-any chemical that can affect living processes
B B B B B B B B




pharmacology - ANSWER-the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
B B B B B B B B B B B




Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER-study of drugs in humans
B B B B B B B




Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER- B B


the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent preganancy
B B B B B B B B B B B B B




most important characteristics of drugs - ANSWER-effectiveness, safety, selectivity
B B B B B B B B




therapeutic objective - ANSWER-provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
B B B B B B B B




Drug Responses: administration - ANSWER-dose, timing, route
B B B B B B




Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER--impact of the body on the drugs B B B B B B B B




-determines how much of a dose gets to a site of action
B B B B B B B B B B B




-the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
B B B B B B B




pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-impact of drugs on the body B B B B B B B




individual variation - ANSWER- B B B


characteristics unique to each patient that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic process
B B B B B B B B B B


es and can help determine the Pt's responses to a drug
B B B B B B B B B B




sources of individual variation - ANSWER-
B B B B B


age, gender, weight, diminished organ function, genetic variables, drug interactions
B B B B B B B B B




nursing responsibilities: Pt care - ANSWER--pre-administration assessment
B B B B B B




-dosage and administration B B