NSG 3022

Drug -Answer any chemical that can affect living processes Pharmacology -Answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems Clinical Pharmacology -Answer the study of medication in humans. Used on patients and healthy volunteers. Therapeutics -Answer The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy. The medical use of drugs. Ideal Drug -Answer There is no such thing. Effectiveness of a drug -Answer the most importan...

What class is Acebutolol? a. calcium channel blocker b. beta blocker c. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID), Cox-2 inhibitor direct-acting vasodilator - Answer beta 1 blocker What does acebutolol trait ? a. asthma b. to aid in the treatment of recurrent stable ventricular dysrhy c. decreases respiration with alcohol d.To dissolve clot following acute MI, pulmonary embolism, acute ischemic stroke. - Answer to aid in the treatment of recurrent stable ventricular dysrhy Which o...

Trade name - Answer brand (proprietary) name of a drug Generic name - Answer non-proprietary name of a drug Pharmacokinetics - Answer how a drug moves through the body Pharmacodynamics - Answer study of the way drugs affect the body Absorption - Answer how the drug gets into the bloodstream Distribution - Answer how the drug gets to the site of action Metabolism - Answer changed into a form that can be excreted Excretion - Answer removal of a substanc...

A nursing student asks the nurse to explain the role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its role in inflammation. The nurse will explain that COX-2: a. converts arachidonic acid into a chemical mediator for inflammation. b. directly causes vasodilation and increased capillary permeability. c. irritates the gastric mucosa to cause gastrointestinal upset. d. releases prostaglandins, which cause inflammation and pain in tissues - Answer a. converts arachidonic acid into a chemical mediator fo...

Skeletal muscle relaxants - Answer Muscle relaxer Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) - Answer Most common muscle relaxer What is an adverse effect for skeletal muscle relaxants? - Answer Sedation What should you not take with muscle relaxers? - Answer Alcohol What should you not do while taking muscle relaxers? - Answer Eat, work, drive Rigidity - Answer stiffness What can muscle relaxers do for rigidity? - Answer Loosen up muscle When administering a sedative, ...

NSG 3022 Final Exam Review