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SCSU NUR 343 Exam 1 Questions and
Correct Answers
drug Ans: any chemical that can affect living processes
pharmacology Ans: the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems
clinical pharmacology Ans: study of drugs in humans
therapeutics Ans: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease or to prevent pregnancy or the medical use of drugs
The Big Three Ans: properties of an ideal drug
-effectiveness
-safety
-selectivity
therapeutic objective Ans: achieving the maximum benefit with
minimal harm
pharmacokinetics Ans: the impact of the body on drugs
pharmacodynamics Ans: the impact of the drug on the body
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5 rights of medical administration Ans: patient, dose, drug, time,
route
Food Drug Cosmetic Act Ans: 1938 - required all new drugs be
reviewed by the government before being released to the public
Controlled Substances Act Ans: 1970 - set rules for marketing and
distributing of meds that can be addictive and classified them by
schedule (narcotics)
what is NIOSH/what do they do? Ans: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
-promotes occupational safety
-IDs hazardous materials
-literature and training
phases of new drug development Ans: Phase I - concept, chemical
property, healthy volunteers
Phase 2/3 - therapeutic effects, dose range, safety, effectiveness
Phase 4 - safe, risk vs benefit, released to general population under
observation
OTC drugs are ___ percent of administered drugs Ans: 60
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physiologic adaptation Ans: adaptation due to normal body
process
atrophy Ans: decrease in cell size
hypertrophy Ans: increase in cell size
hyperplasia Ans: increase in number of cells
dysplasia Ans: deranged cellular growth
metaplasia Ans: replacement of one type of cell with another due
to chronic injury or irritation
cellular injury Ans: cell unable to maintain homeostasis
most common cause of cellular injury Ans: hypoxia
hypoxia results from Ans: -lack of oxygen
-loss of hemoglobin
-decreased RBC production
-respiratory and CV system diseases
-poisoning of oxidative enzymes
most common result of hypoxia Ans: ischemia (extremely painful
oxygen deficiency)
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SCSU NUR 343 Exam 1 Questions and
Correct Answers
drug Ans: any chemical that can affect living processes
pharmacology Ans: the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems
clinical pharmacology Ans: study of drugs in humans
therapeutics Ans: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease or to prevent pregnancy or the medical use of drugs
The Big Three Ans: properties of an ideal drug
-effectiveness
-safety
-selectivity
therapeutic objective Ans: achieving the maximum benefit with
minimal harm
pharmacokinetics Ans: the impact of the body on drugs
pharmacodynamics Ans: the impact of the drug on the body
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5 rights of medical administration Ans: patient, dose, drug, time,
route
Food Drug Cosmetic Act Ans: 1938 - required all new drugs be
reviewed by the government before being released to the public
Controlled Substances Act Ans: 1970 - set rules for marketing and
distributing of meds that can be addictive and classified them by
schedule (narcotics)
what is NIOSH/what do they do? Ans: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
-promotes occupational safety
-IDs hazardous materials
-literature and training
phases of new drug development Ans: Phase I - concept, chemical
property, healthy volunteers
Phase 2/3 - therapeutic effects, dose range, safety, effectiveness
Phase 4 - safe, risk vs benefit, released to general population under
observation
OTC drugs are ___ percent of administered drugs Ans: 60
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physiologic adaptation Ans: adaptation due to normal body
process
atrophy Ans: decrease in cell size
hypertrophy Ans: increase in cell size
hyperplasia Ans: increase in number of cells
dysplasia Ans: deranged cellular growth
metaplasia Ans: replacement of one type of cell with another due
to chronic injury or irritation
cellular injury Ans: cell unable to maintain homeostasis
most common cause of cellular injury Ans: hypoxia
hypoxia results from Ans: -lack of oxygen
-loss of hemoglobin
-decreased RBC production
-respiratory and CV system diseases
-poisoning of oxidative enzymes
most common result of hypoxia Ans: ischemia (extremely painful
oxygen deficiency)
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