NUR 2060 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
2024/2025 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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What is pharmacotherapeutics? -
... [Show More] Answer>>> use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
or prevent pregnancy.
What is pharmacokinetics? - Answer>>> how the drugs moves through the body (i.e. absorption,
distribution, metabolism and excretion)
What is pharmacodynamics? - Answer>>> how the drug works in the body
What is selectivity? - Answer>>> only elicits response for which it is given, no side effects
What is affinity? - Answer>>> strength of attraction
What is half-life? - Answer>>> amount of time it takes for ½ of a drug to be out of system
What is an antagonist? - Answer>>> a substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological
action of another
What is an agonist? - Answer>>> a substance that initiates a physiological response when
combined with a receptor
What is the minimal effective concentration? - Answer>>> reflects the minimum concentration
of drug at the receptor site to elicit the desired pharmacological response
What is the ceiling effect with drugs? - Answer>>> the phenomenon in which a drug reaches a
maximum effect, so that increasing the drug dosage does not increase its effectiveness
What is potency? - Answer>>> the power of something to influence or make an impression
What is efficacy? - Answer>>> the ability to produce a desired or intended result
What is intrinsic ability? - Answer>>> efficacy refers to the relative ability of a drug-receptor
complex to produce a maximum functional response
What is bioavailability? - Answer>>> portion or percent of an administered dose of drug that is
absorbed and able to cause effect. may be affected by all the factors that affect absorption
What patients are most susceptible to medication side effects and why? - Answer>>> --Elderly:
due to decline in liver and kidney function
--Young: due to immature hepatic function
What is the difference between enteral and parenteral? - Answer>>> --Enteral: via mouth
--Parenteral: via blood stream
What would low levels of albumin while taking a medication do in the body? - Answer>>> Low
levels of albumin would increase the level of that drug in the blood stream causing it to have a
more profound/harmful effect on the patient
What is important to know about pregnancy and drug administration? - Answer>>> --pregnant
women have higher rates of metabolism and excretion so may need to give higher dose
--pregnant women also have slower GI motility
What is peptic ulcer disease? - Answer>>> upper GI disorders, degrees of erosion of the gut
wall; an imbalance between mucosal defenses and aggressive factors
What are the major antibiotics used for H.pylori? - Answer>>> --amoxicillin (Amoxil)
--bismuth (Pepto bismol)
--metronidazole (Flagyl)
What is the action of histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2 blockers)? - Answer>>> inhibits
gastric acid secretion
Give examples of histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2 blockers). - Answer>>> "-dine"
--cimetidine (Tagamet)
--ranitidine (Zantac)
--famotidie (Pepcid)
What is important to note as a nurse when giving histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2
blockers)? - Answer>>> --avoid antacids 1 hour before giving H2 blocker
--increased bleeding
--risk of pneumonia
--no smoking, ETOH, or NSAID usage
--elevate head of bed
What is the action of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)? - Answer>>> --suppress gastric acid
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