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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. |
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