PHARMACOLOGY ALL (WGU) REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST
UPGRADE
During which war did mass production of penicillin begin? --
CORRECT ANSWER--WW II
T/F Cumulation means a drug causes Disease --CORRECT
ANSWER--False Cumulation refers to the medication building up or
accumulating in the body
T/F An antagonist blocks a drug from being effective. --CORRECT
ANSWER--True an antagonist counteracts the action of a drug
T/F A drug's half-life is the time needed to decrease the drug's plasma
concentration by 50% --CORRECT ANSWER--True half-life is the
length of time required for the concentration of a drug to decrease by
one-half in plasma
What is the source of lanolin? --CORRECT ANSWER--Animal
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,What is the source of potassium chloride? --CORRECT ANSWER--
minerals
Which of the following is the source of digoxin (Lanoxin)? --
CORRECT ANSWER--plant
Which of the following is the source of barbiturates? --CORRECT
ANSWER--synthetically
Which of the following is the source of leukocytes? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Humans
T/F Psychotropic drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier. --
CORRECT ANSWER--True psychotropic drugs cross the blood-
brain barrier to affect the mind, emotion, or behavior of an individual.
T/F Anticancer drugs do not cross the blood-placenta barrier --
CORRECT ANSWER--False anticancer drugs are teratogenic (cause
birth defects), because they can cross the blood-placenta barrier.
T/F Ototoxicity can damage the eyes. --CORRECT ANSWER--alse
ototoxity refers to the ability of a drug to damage the ears/hearing.
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,T/F Idiosyncratic means safe for children. --CORRECT ANSWER--
False idiosyncratic means unique reaction
T/F The primary organ of metabolism is the kidneys --CORRECT
ANSWER--False the primary organ of metabolism is the liver
T/F A package insert is a valuable source of information about
medications --CORRECT ANSWER--True package inserts the PDR
medication handbooks and pharmacists are all valuablesources of
information about medications.
T/F BUN is a blood test looking at the function of the kidneys --
CORRECT ANSWER--True blood urea nitrogen is a blood test
thatrelates to kidney function
Which means leaving the body? A. Absorption B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution D. Excretion E. Metabolism --CORRECT ANSWER--
*Excretion* is when the body gets rid of excess medication and waste
products.
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, Which means moving through membranes? A. Absorption B.
Biotransformation C. Distribution D. Excretion E. Metabolism --
CORRECT ANSWER--*Absorption* is the passage of a substance
through some surface of the body into body fluids and tissues.
Which means chemical alteration to another substance in the body? A.
Absorption B. Biotransformation C. Distribution D. Excretion --
CORRECT ANSWER--*Biotransformation *(metabolism) is the
chemi- cal alteration that a substance undergoes in the body.
Which means moving of the medication from site of administration to
the target organ? A. Absorption B. Biotransformation C. Distribution
D. Excretion --CORRECT ANSWER--*Distribution* is the dividing
and spreading of a medication to a target organ.
Ototoxicity occurs in the?A. Eyes B. Ears C. Liver D. Kidneys E.
Brain --CORRECT ANSWER--Ototoxicity is damage to the *ears*
caused by medication
Nephrotoxicity occurs in the ?A. Eyes B. Ears C. Liver D. Kidneys E.
Brain --CORRECT ANSWER--Nephrotoxicity is damage to the
*kidneys* caused by medication.
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST
UPGRADE
During which war did mass production of penicillin begin? --
CORRECT ANSWER--WW II
T/F Cumulation means a drug causes Disease --CORRECT
ANSWER--False Cumulation refers to the medication building up or
accumulating in the body
T/F An antagonist blocks a drug from being effective. --CORRECT
ANSWER--True an antagonist counteracts the action of a drug
T/F A drug's half-life is the time needed to decrease the drug's plasma
concentration by 50% --CORRECT ANSWER--True half-life is the
length of time required for the concentration of a drug to decrease by
one-half in plasma
What is the source of lanolin? --CORRECT ANSWER--Animal
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,What is the source of potassium chloride? --CORRECT ANSWER--
minerals
Which of the following is the source of digoxin (Lanoxin)? --
CORRECT ANSWER--plant
Which of the following is the source of barbiturates? --CORRECT
ANSWER--synthetically
Which of the following is the source of leukocytes? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Humans
T/F Psychotropic drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier. --
CORRECT ANSWER--True psychotropic drugs cross the blood-
brain barrier to affect the mind, emotion, or behavior of an individual.
T/F Anticancer drugs do not cross the blood-placenta barrier --
CORRECT ANSWER--False anticancer drugs are teratogenic (cause
birth defects), because they can cross the blood-placenta barrier.
T/F Ototoxicity can damage the eyes. --CORRECT ANSWER--alse
ototoxity refers to the ability of a drug to damage the ears/hearing.
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,T/F Idiosyncratic means safe for children. --CORRECT ANSWER--
False idiosyncratic means unique reaction
T/F The primary organ of metabolism is the kidneys --CORRECT
ANSWER--False the primary organ of metabolism is the liver
T/F A package insert is a valuable source of information about
medications --CORRECT ANSWER--True package inserts the PDR
medication handbooks and pharmacists are all valuablesources of
information about medications.
T/F BUN is a blood test looking at the function of the kidneys --
CORRECT ANSWER--True blood urea nitrogen is a blood test
thatrelates to kidney function
Which means leaving the body? A. Absorption B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution D. Excretion E. Metabolism --CORRECT ANSWER--
*Excretion* is when the body gets rid of excess medication and waste
products.
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, Which means moving through membranes? A. Absorption B.
Biotransformation C. Distribution D. Excretion E. Metabolism --
CORRECT ANSWER--*Absorption* is the passage of a substance
through some surface of the body into body fluids and tissues.
Which means chemical alteration to another substance in the body? A.
Absorption B. Biotransformation C. Distribution D. Excretion --
CORRECT ANSWER--*Biotransformation *(metabolism) is the
chemi- cal alteration that a substance undergoes in the body.
Which means moving of the medication from site of administration to
the target organ? A. Absorption B. Biotransformation C. Distribution
D. Excretion --CORRECT ANSWER--*Distribution* is the dividing
and spreading of a medication to a target organ.
Ototoxicity occurs in the?A. Eyes B. Ears C. Liver D. Kidneys E.
Brain --CORRECT ANSWER--Ototoxicity is damage to the *ears*
caused by medication
Nephrotoxicity occurs in the ?A. Eyes B. Ears C. Liver D. Kidneys E.
Brain --CORRECT ANSWER--Nephrotoxicity is damage to the
*kidneys* caused by medication.
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