Administering Medications, 9e (Gauwitz)
Chapter 2 Principles of Drug Action
1) The passage of a drug from its site of administration into the
... [Show More] bloodstream is referred as
A) absorption.
B) distribution.
C) metabolism.
D) excretion.
Answer: A
Explanation: Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the
bloodstream.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
2) Which term describes the transportatioNnUR ofSIaNdGrTuBg.CfrOoMm the bloodstream to the body tissues
and intended site of action?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: B
Explanation: Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body
tissues and intended site of action.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions3) Which of the following influences metabolism?
A) albumin
B) blood plasma
C) drug composition
D) enzymes
Answer: C
Explanation: The process of metabolism acts under the influence of enzymes.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions [Show Less]