age 1 of 85
HOSA-PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
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Which method of medication administration provides the client
with the greatest first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous .......Answer.........A) Oral
,age 2 of 85
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass
is likely to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which
pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution .......Answer.........D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering
a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
,age 3 of 85
D) Rectal .......Answer.........A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering
drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal .......Answer.........A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
, age 4 of 85
D. Inhalation .......Answer.........C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is
described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but
has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or
erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal .......Answer.........B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as
painless and has a rapid onset of action but requires a
responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?
HOSA-PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST
VERSION>
Which method of medication administration provides the client
with the greatest first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous .......Answer.........A) Oral
,age 2 of 85
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass
is likely to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which
pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution .......Answer.........D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering
a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
,age 3 of 85
D) Rectal .......Answer.........A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering
drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal .......Answer.........A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
, age 4 of 85
D. Inhalation .......Answer.........C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is
described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but
has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or
erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal .......Answer.........B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as
painless and has a rapid onset of action but requires a
responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?
