NURS 3210- Pharmacology Chapters
2-4 Test Questions Solved Correct.
what is a chemical name? - Answer Describes the drug's chemical composition and
molecular structure (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol)
what is a generic drug name? - Answer name given by the US Adopted Names Council
(Acetaminophen)
what is a trade drug name? - Answer Proprietary name (trademark) used exclusively by one
company (tylenol)
What are the drug classifications? - Answer structure or therapeutic use
what are prototypical drugs? - Answer first drug in a class of drugs
what is pharmaceutics? - Answer the study of how drugs affect the body
what is pharmacokinetics? - Answer what the body does to the drug
what is pharmacodynamics? - Answer what the drug does to the body systems
what is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
What is the enteral route? - Answer the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation
through the oral or gastric mucosa or small intestine
What are the enteral routes? - Answer oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
What is the parenteral route? - Answer Administration bypasses GI tract by subQ, ID
(intradermal), or IV routes
what are topical routes of med admin? - Answer skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs (inhalation),
rectum, vagina
What is bioavailability? - Answer Amount of drug that reaches the systemic circulation
, What is the first pass effect? - Answer a large proportion of a drug is chemically changed into
inactive metabolites by the liver
during the first pass effect, a much smaller amount will be ________ - Answer bioavaliable
what is drug distribution? - Answer transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of
action
what is the most common blood protein? - Answer albumin
what does albumin do? - Answer carries the majority of protein-bound drug molecules
what is metabolism (biotransformation)? - Answer biochemical alteration of a drug into an
inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active metabolite, or a less active
metabolite
where does drug metabolism occur? - Answer liver
what is drug excretion? - Answer elimination of drugs from the body
what is the primary organ responsible for excretion? - Answer the kidneys
what is half-life? - Answer time required for half of a given drug to be removed from the
body
what does half-life measure? - Answer the rate at which a drug is eliminated from the body
after approximately ______ half-lives, most drugs are considered to be effectively removed from
the body - Answer 5
what is the steady state? - Answer rate of drug administration equals rate of excretion
what is the peak level? - Answer highest blood level of a drug
what is the trough level? - Answer lowest blood level of a drug
2-4 Test Questions Solved Correct.
what is a chemical name? - Answer Describes the drug's chemical composition and
molecular structure (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol)
what is a generic drug name? - Answer name given by the US Adopted Names Council
(Acetaminophen)
what is a trade drug name? - Answer Proprietary name (trademark) used exclusively by one
company (tylenol)
What are the drug classifications? - Answer structure or therapeutic use
what are prototypical drugs? - Answer first drug in a class of drugs
what is pharmaceutics? - Answer the study of how drugs affect the body
what is pharmacokinetics? - Answer what the body does to the drug
what is pharmacodynamics? - Answer what the drug does to the body systems
what is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
What is the enteral route? - Answer the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation
through the oral or gastric mucosa or small intestine
What are the enteral routes? - Answer oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
What is the parenteral route? - Answer Administration bypasses GI tract by subQ, ID
(intradermal), or IV routes
what are topical routes of med admin? - Answer skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs (inhalation),
rectum, vagina
What is bioavailability? - Answer Amount of drug that reaches the systemic circulation
, What is the first pass effect? - Answer a large proportion of a drug is chemically changed into
inactive metabolites by the liver
during the first pass effect, a much smaller amount will be ________ - Answer bioavaliable
what is drug distribution? - Answer transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of
action
what is the most common blood protein? - Answer albumin
what does albumin do? - Answer carries the majority of protein-bound drug molecules
what is metabolism (biotransformation)? - Answer biochemical alteration of a drug into an
inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active metabolite, or a less active
metabolite
where does drug metabolism occur? - Answer liver
what is drug excretion? - Answer elimination of drugs from the body
what is the primary organ responsible for excretion? - Answer the kidneys
what is half-life? - Answer time required for half of a given drug to be removed from the
body
what does half-life measure? - Answer the rate at which a drug is eliminated from the body
after approximately ______ half-lives, most drugs are considered to be effectively removed from
the body - Answer 5
what is the steady state? - Answer rate of drug administration equals rate of excretion
what is the peak level? - Answer highest blood level of a drug
what is the trough level? - Answer lowest blood level of a drug
