NSG 6005 Pharm Midterm exam
questions and detailed correct
answers
Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected - answer ✔✔-A patient's nutritional intake
and lab work reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because:
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action - answer ✔✔-Drugs
that have a significant first-pass effect:
The lungs - answer ✔✔-The route of excretion of a volatile drug will be:
Onset of action - answer ✔✔-The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicated
the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the:
Lipid solubility of the drug - answer ✔✔-Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include:
Bio availability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges or
sustained release mechanisms. - answer ✔✔-Which one of the following statements about bio
availability is true?
When the amount of drug in the body remains constant. - answer ✔✔-Steady State is:
, Half-life - answer ✔✔-The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%
is called:
Absorbed rapidly - answer ✔✔-An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the
medication is:
BOTH A and B
Induce the metabolism of another drug
Inhibit the metabolism of another drug - answer ✔✔-Drugs that use CYP 3A4 isoenzymes for
metabolism may:
1. Induce the metabolism of another drug
2. Inhibit the metabolism of another drug
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
A six year old may have problems with swallowing a pill. - answer ✔✔-A nurse practitioner
would prescribe the liquid form of ibuprofen for a six-year-old because:
diagnosing the patient's problem D - answer ✔✔-The first step in the prescribing process
according to the world health organization is:
questions and detailed correct
answers
Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected - answer ✔✔-A patient's nutritional intake
and lab work reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because:
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action - answer ✔✔-Drugs
that have a significant first-pass effect:
The lungs - answer ✔✔-The route of excretion of a volatile drug will be:
Onset of action - answer ✔✔-The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicated
the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the:
Lipid solubility of the drug - answer ✔✔-Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include:
Bio availability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges or
sustained release mechanisms. - answer ✔✔-Which one of the following statements about bio
availability is true?
When the amount of drug in the body remains constant. - answer ✔✔-Steady State is:
, Half-life - answer ✔✔-The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%
is called:
Absorbed rapidly - answer ✔✔-An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the
medication is:
BOTH A and B
Induce the metabolism of another drug
Inhibit the metabolism of another drug - answer ✔✔-Drugs that use CYP 3A4 isoenzymes for
metabolism may:
1. Induce the metabolism of another drug
2. Inhibit the metabolism of another drug
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
A six year old may have problems with swallowing a pill. - answer ✔✔-A nurse practitioner
would prescribe the liquid form of ibuprofen for a six-year-old because:
diagnosing the patient's problem D - answer ✔✔-The first step in the prescribing process
according to the world health organization is:
