Question
click below
click below
Question
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions, Definitions, Drugs, Side Effects
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What is the study of the movement of drugs through the body? | Pharmacokinetics |
What are the four types of movement of drugs? | Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion |
What is the impact of drugs on the body and how they do it? | Pharmacodynamics |
What is the movement of drugs that involves the movement of a drug from the site of administration to the blood stream? | Absorption |
What is the drug movement from the blood to the interstitial spaces and from there to the cells? | Distribution |
What is the most important organ used for excretion? | Kidneys |
What is the movement of drugs and metabolites out of the body? | Excretion |
What are the molecules that activate receptors? | Agonist |
What produces their effects by preventing receptor activation by endogenous regulatory molecules and drugs? | Antagonist |
What organ is mostly responsibly for metabolism? | Liver |
What is the amount of drug that we must give to elicit a response? | Potency |
What is it called when a drug is extensively inactivated as it passes through the liver? | First Pass Effect |
Which protein is most abundant in the blood? | Albumin |
What are common assessments associated with Parkinson's disease? | Tremors, slurred speech, trouble speaking, constipation, depression, and difficulty speaking, pill rolling, shuffling gait. |
What medication is used to treat Parkinson's? | Carbidopa/Levadopa |
What medication is used to treat osteoporosis? | Alendronate (Bisphosphonates), Vitamin D, and Calcium |
Which types of food should you avoid when taking Carbidopa/Levadopa? | Foods high in protein. |
What is a medication used to depress the muscle spasms exhibited in Multiple Sclerosis? | Baclofen |
What are the common side effects of Baclofen? | Dizziness, drowsiness, abdominal pain, nausea, urinary retention, and decreased respiratory rate. |
If a patient needs to stop taking Baclofen, what is a safe way to do so? | A patient should stop taking the medication slowly over the course of a week. |
What will happen if you stop taking Baclofen immediately? | A patient may have rebound muscle spasms and seizures. |
What precautions should you give the patient when they begin taking Baclofen? | Don’t mix with alcohol or other CNS depressants (sleep, pain, etc) and avoid preforming hazardous tasks until you know how the medication will effect you. |
What is an emergency medication used to treat Myasthenia Graves? | Edrophonium |
What medication is given on a daily basis in order to control Myasthenia Graves? | Pyridostigmine |
What common fruit juice interacts with many medications? | Grapefruit juice |
What is the quickest route of administration? | Intravenous |
What is the therapeutic range? | The distance between minimum effective concentration and minimum toxic concentration. |
What is it important for a nurse to do when she is aware that a drug has a narrow therapeutic range? | Frequently monitor the patient for toxic effects. |
What is a food drug interactions associated with Caribopa/Levadopa? | Protein will inhibit the absorption of the medication decreasing its therapeutic effects. |