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NU 607 Module 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Pharmacodynamics - Answer-the study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs and the molecular mechanisms by which those effects are produced; study of what drugs do to the body and how they do it Mechanisms of action - Answer-ways by which drugs can produce therapeutic effects; once the drug is at the site of action, it can increase or decrease the rate at which cells or tissues function Dose-response relationship - Answer-t...

NU 607 Module 1 & 2 Quiz with Correct Answers What is the key determinant ion of osmotic pressure? - Answer-Na Serum osmolality is with dehydration - Answer-High Why are electrolytes elevated with dehydration? - Answer-They have less fluid to disperse; once rehydrated, levels correct themselves Active transport involves a - Answer-Carrier molecule (normally ATP) Cell division processes: - Answer-Meiosis & mitosis Cell differentiation - Answer-Process by which cells become specialized Ly...

NU 607 Final Study Guide with Complete Solutions Treatment for low Hct/Hgb - Answer-Mild to moderate anemia treated with prenatal vitamin or iron supplement Causes for a teenage female not starting menses - Answer-Causes: chromosomal abnormalities, hypothalamic hypogonadism, absence of uterus, cervix, vagina, transverse vaginal septum, pituitary disease Work Up for a teenage female not starting menses - Answer-Work up: hCG, FSH, TSH, PRL Imaging for a teenage female not starting menses -...

NU 606: Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions hydrostatic pressure - Answer-responsible for movement of fluid from intravascular to extravascular; increased by volume overload SA node - Answer-60 to 100 BPM AV node - Answer-40 to 70 BPM Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome - Answer--Most common re-entry tachyarrythmia -Delta waves present on EKG -Rapid HR -Syncopal episodes -Sometimes require ablation or pacemaker -Because the atria and ventricles are linked by two parallel conne...

Exam 2 Nu 606 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Histamine - Answer-mast cell granules; immediate vasodilation and increased capillary permeability to form exudate Chemotactic factors - Answer-mast cell granules; attract neutrophils to site Platelet-activating factor - Answer-cell membranes of platelets; activate neutrophils; platelet aggregation Cytokines(interleukins, lymphokines) - Answer-t-lymphocytes, macrophages; increase plasma proteins, ESR induce fever, chemotaxis, leukocytosis...

NU 606 quiz 6 with correct answers Substance abuse or chemical dependency - Answer-nonmedical use of drugs or chemicals that impairs a person's function in some way to some extent abuse of chemicals leads to - Answer-changes in behavior, sleep patterns, relationships, problems with employment, serious health problems, and possibly death perpetuating factors of drug abuse - Answer-indiscriminate prescribing drug abuse is reinforced by - Answer-availability , parental behavior, stresses o...

NU 606 Exam Practice Questions and Answers – Updated 2024 What is neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-Excess RBCs in preterm infants. Why do children have higher levels of blood cells? - Answer-Higher hematopoietic rate closer to birth. What can cause neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-Placental issues or preeclampsia. What happens to the excess RBCs in neonatal polycythemia? - Answer-They are destroyed by the body after birth. What can excess bilirubin from the destruction of RBCs lead to? -...

NU 606 Exam 4, chapters 18, 19, 24 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Senescence stage - Answer-Last stage of the life cycle, old age to death, which requires the individual to cope with a large range of changes along with changes on the cellular and organ level, what is gaining characterized - Answer- decreased capacity to adapt to change potential causes of aging - Answer-1-predetermined apoptosis 2-cellular damage resulting from accumulated wastes and altered protein or lipid componen...

NU 606 Exam 3: Chpt. 13 Study Guide with Complete Solutions why does cancer frequently metastasize to the lungs - Answer-because the venous return and lymphatics bring tumor cells from distant sites in the body to the heart and then into the pulmonary circulation what are three common sites of metastasis from the lung - Answer-brain, bone, liver what are pleural effusion, hemothorax, and pneumothorax common secondary to lung tumors - Answer-when they are located on the lung peripheral the...

NU 578 - Unit 1 Practice Questions and Answers- Updated 2024 What are the effects of a1 agonists? (5) - Answer-— DAVE doesn't pee — Dilation of eyes Arterioles constrict (mucous membranes, skin, viscera) Veins constrict Ejaculation Contraction of prostatic capsule & contraction of trigone and sphincter (person can't pee) What are the effects of a1 antagonists? - Answer-Dilation of arterioles & veins (lower BP, improve blood flow and decrease pain in Raynaud's disease) EMIL...

NU 578 UNIT EXAM 3 PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A 76-year-old retired postal worker with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic heart disease presents with a cardiac arrhythmia and is being considered for treatment with procainamide. She is already receiving an ACE inhibitor, digoxin, and hydrochlorothiazide for her cardiac condition. 1. In deciding on a treatment regimen with procainamide for this patient, which of the following statements is most correct? - Answer- (A) A probable drug interacti...

NU 578 Unit 4 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Insulin use - Answer-Insulin is used to treat all patients with type 1 and many with type 2 diabetes. consists of two amino acid chains (a acidic and b basic) linked by two disulfide bridges. it is synthesized in the pancreas by b ce;;s within islets of langerhans. insulin is released by rise in blood sugar (eating a. meal). Anaolic reaction (insulin promotes conservation of energy and buildup of energy stores) Insulin metabolic actions - ...

NU 578 Unit 2 drugs Study Guide with Complete Solutions Donepezil Side Effects - Answer-bradycardia, diarrhea, GI upset, Donepezil - Answer-cholinesterase inhibitor. causes reversible inhibition. used for mild to moderate AD. PO. Highly protein bound and has prolonged hold life (60 hours). takes 15 days to achieve steady state. can cause peripheral cholinergic SE. initial dose for 1-3 mo to avoid SE. Cholinesterase inhibitors for AD - Answer-DO not use if patient has hx of respiratory or P...

NU 578 study guide test 2 study guide with complete solutions preferred drugs for migraine headache prophylaxis - Answer-propranolol, divalproex, amitriptyline appropriate drugs for migraine headache prophylaxis - Answer-beta-adrenergic blocking agents - (propranolol [inderol], timolol [blocadren]), antiepileptic drugs - (divalproex [depakote er], topiramate [topomax], TCA's - amitriptyline [elavil], Estrogens for menstrual migraines - estrogen gel, estrogen patch [alora, climara, escl...

NU 578 Spring 2017 Unit 4 Study Guide Treatments for Hypothyroidism - Answer-Levothyroxine (T4), Liothyronine (T3), Liotrix, Thyroid (Desiccated) Levothyroxine (T4) - Answer-Drug of choice for patients who require thyroid hormone replacement. Absorption is reduced by food. Most of the does is converted to T3. Highly bound to protein and half life is about 7 days. Used for cretinism, myxedema coma, simple goiter, and primary hypothyroidism in adults and children. With overdose s/s of thyroi...

NU 545 Unit 7 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Describe the specific chromosomal abnormality responsible for Down Syndrome - Answer- The most well known aneuploidy (those that do not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes) in an autosome is trisomy of the 21st chromosome. J. Langdon Down 1st described the the disease in 1866. Down syndrome is seen in 1 in 800 births. IQ's between 25 and 70. Facial features: low nasal bridge, epicentral folds, protruding tongue, and flat low set ears. C...

NU 545 Unit 3 Study Guide with Complete Solutions know which hormones are water-soluble and which are lipid-soluble - Answer-water soluble: peptides- GH, insulin, leptin, PTH, prolactin glycoproteins- FSH, LH, TSH polypeptides: adrenocorticotropic hormone, ADH, calcitonin, endorphins, glucagon, hypothalamic hormones, lipotropins, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, oxytocin, somatostatin, thymosin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone amines: Epi, Norepi lipid soluble: Thyroxine: T3 and T4 EMIL...

NU 545 Unit 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Review the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake, controlling thought, speech, emotions and behavior, maintaining balance and posture? - Answer-Awake: Reticular Formation (Brainstem) Thought: Prefrontal Area Speech: Broca's Speech/Wernicke's Area Emotion/Behavior: Hypothalamus Balance/Posture: Cerebellum What part of the brain must be functioning for cognitive operations? - Answer-Reticular activ...

NU 545 Unit 2 Questions and Answers – Updated 2024 Review the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake, controlling thought, speech, emotions and behavior, maintaining balance and posture? - Answer-Broca Area in the inferior frontal lobe (Brodmann areas 44, 45) is an important center for speech and language processing. This area, rostral to the inferior edge of the premotor area (Brodmann area 6) o the inferior frontal gyrus, is usually most important in t...

NU 545 Unit 1 Practice Questions and Answers What is metabolic absorption? - Answer-The uptake and use of nutrients and other substances from the cells surrounds (pg. 3). What uses oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms in an oxidative reaction? - Answer- Peroxisomes contain enzymes to use o2 to remove H atoms. This produces hydrogen peroixide. (pg 8) During cell injury what is released that is capable of cellular autodigestion? - Answer- Lysosomes aid in cellular digestion, seen as "trash c...