Pathopharm practice questions with correct answers

Pathopharm practice questions with correct
answers

What |is |it |called |when |groups |of |drugs |have |similar |effects |and |actions |on |the |body?

A)Drug |classification

B)Pharmacology

C)Reversible |action

D)Pharmacotherapeutics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Drug |classification



What |are |the |most |important |characteristics |of |a |drug?

A)safety

B)selectivity

C)reversibility

D)effectiveness

E)chemical |stability

F)ease |of |administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-safety, |selectivity, |effectiveness



What |is |the |nurse |learning |about |when |studying |the |effects |of |drugs |in |humans?

A)pharmacology

B)pharmacokinetics

C)clinical |pharmacology

D)pharmacotherapeutics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |pharmacology



Which |processes |does |pharmacokinetics |include?

,A)absorption

B)distribution

C)metabolism

D)excretion

E)safety

F)bioavailability |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absorption, |distribution, |metabolism, |excretion



What |is |the |process |of |drug |movement |throughout |the |body |that |is |necessary |to |achieve |drug
|action?



A)pharmacokinetics

B)pharmacodynamics

C)clinical |pharmacology

D)pharmacotherapeutics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pharmacokinetics



Once |a |drug |has |reached |its |sites |of |action, |what |processes |determine |the |nature |and |
intensity |of |the |response?

A)pharmacokinetics

B)pharmacodynamics

C)clinical |pharmacology

D)pharmacotherapeutics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pharmacodynamics



Which |warning |label |on |a |medication |bottle |does |the |nurse |recognize |that |reflects |chemical |
stability?

A)take |with |food |

B)keep |refrigerated

C)keep |away |from |children

D)do |not |drive |while |taking |this |medication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-keep |refrigerated

, Which |property |of |a |drug |affects |the |health |care |provider's |ability |to |manage |adverse |effects?

A)reversibility

B)effectiveness

C)ease |of |administration

D)having |a |simple |generic |name |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reversibility



A |patient |asks |the |nurse |what |it |means |when |a |prescribed |drug |is |described |as |being
|"selective." |What |will |the |nurse |tell |this |patient?



A)the |drug |only |elicits |the |response |for |which |it |is |given

B)the |medication |has |actions |that |are |easily |reversible |wit |specific |antidotes

C)the |drug |has |less |predictable |intended |effects |in |the |majority |of |patients

D)the |medication |is |less |likely |to |interact |with |other |medications |to |produce |toxicity |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |drug |only |elicits |the |response |for |which |it |is |given



A |patient |will |need |to |take |a |hypertension |medication |daily |for |an |indefinite |period. |When |an |
antihypertensive |drug |is |selected |for |this |patient, |which |property |should |be |considered |to |
help |improve |compliance?

A)drug |cost

B)reversibility

C)chemical |stability

D)having |a |simple |generic |name |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-drug |cost



Which |statement |indication |understanding |regarding |the |objective |of |drug |therapy?

A)the |goal |is |to |provide |maximum |benefit |with |minimum |harm

B)the |objective |is |to |develop |medications |with |predictable |effects |on |all |patients

C)the |objective |is |to |prescribe |the |least |expensive |medication |to |ensure |compliance