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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Important Terms and Definitions resources
2. Study Questions and Answers
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1. ('Define anti-seizure drugs.', 'Drugs that prevent or reduce seizure activity.') resources
2. ('What is phenytoin used for?', 'Partial and tonic-clonic seizures.')
3. ('What is valproic acid used for?', 'Seizures, bipolar disorder, migraine prevention.')
4. ('Define Parkinson’s drugs.', 'Drugs that restore dopamine or reduce acetylcholine activity.')
5. ('What is levodopa-carbidopa used for?', 'Treats Parkinson’s disease symptoms by increasing
dopamine levels.')
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1: What is pharmacokinetics?
A: Study of how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes drugs.
Q2: What is pharmacodynamics?
A: Study of the effects of drugs on the body.
Q3: Define absorption.
A: Process by which a drug enters the bloodstream from the site of administration.
Q4: Define bioavailability.
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A: Fraction of administered drug reaching systemic circulation.
Q5: What factors affect drug absorption?
A: Route, blood flow, solubility, pH, dosage form.
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Q6: Define distribution.
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A: Process of drug movement from bloodstream to tissues.
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Q7: What is volume of distribution (Vd)?
A: Theoretical volume needed to contain total drug in body at same concentration as plasma.
Q8: Define metabolism (biotransformation).
A: Chemical alteration of drug in the body, mainly in the liver.
Q9: Define first-pass effect.
A: Drug metabolism in liver reduces amount reaching systemic circulation.
Q10: Define excretion.
A: Process of eliminating drugs from the body, mainly via kidneys.
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RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE EXAM FOR
2025-2026
Relias RN Pharmacology
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Study Guide - Relias RN Pharmacology study guide exam FOR 2025-2026 - Page 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Important Terms and Definitions resources
2. Study Questions and Answers
3. study guide / test bank
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1. ('Define anti-seizure drugs.', 'Drugs that prevent or reduce seizure activity.') resources
2. ('What is phenytoin used for?', 'Partial and tonic-clonic seizures.')
3. ('What is valproic acid used for?', 'Seizures, bipolar disorder, migraine prevention.')
4. ('Define Parkinson’s drugs.', 'Drugs that restore dopamine or reduce acetylcholine activity.')
5. ('What is levodopa-carbidopa used for?', 'Treats Parkinson’s disease symptoms by increasing
dopamine levels.')
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1: What is pharmacokinetics?
A: Study of how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes drugs.
Q2: What is pharmacodynamics?
A: Study of the effects of drugs on the body.
Q3: Define absorption.
A: Process by which a drug enters the bloodstream from the site of administration.
Q4: Define bioavailability.
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A: Fraction of administered drug reaching systemic circulation.
Q5: What factors affect drug absorption?
A: Route, blood flow, solubility, pH, dosage form.
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Q6: Define distribution.
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A: Process of drug movement from bloodstream to tissues.
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Q7: What is volume of distribution (Vd)?
A: Theoretical volume needed to contain total drug in body at same concentration as plasma.
Q8: Define metabolism (biotransformation).
A: Chemical alteration of drug in the body, mainly in the liver.
Q9: Define first-pass effect.
A: Drug metabolism in liver reduces amount reaching systemic circulation.
Q10: Define excretion.
A: Process of eliminating drugs from the body, mainly via kidneys.
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