NUR 2407 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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Table of Contents
1. Pharmacokinetics & Dynamics
2. Drug Classifications & Mechanisms
3. Cardiovascular Medications
4. Antimicrobials
5. Respiratory & GI Medications
6. Endocrine Agents
7. CNS & Pain Medications
8. Safety, Interactions & Clinical Decisions
1. Pharmacokinetics & Dynamics
1. Define the four processes of pharmacokinetics.
Answer: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.
These describe how a drug enters the body, travels to sites of action, is chemically altered, and
leaves the body.
2. What does “bioavailability” indicate?
Answer: The percentage of administered drug that reaches systemic circulation.
3. Describe the meaning of “half-life.”
Answer: The time required for plasma drug concentration to decrease by 50%.
Important for dosing intervals and steady state.
4. What is an agonist drug?
Answer: A drug that binds to receptors and produces a desired response.
5. What is an antagonist drug?
Answer: A drug that blocks receptor activation and response.
, 2. Drug Classifications & Mechanisms
6. What characterizes adrenergic agonists?
Answer: Drugs that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system.
7. What effect do beta‐2 receptor stimulants have?
Answer: Bronchodilation and smooth muscle relaxation.
8. What is the primary risk of additive drug effects?
Answer: Increased drug response beyond what each drug could produce alone.
9. Define an adverse drug reaction.
Answer: Unexpected harmful response occurring at normal drug doses.
10. What protein do acidic drugs bind?
Answer: Albumin.
3. Cardiovascular Medications
11. Before starting warfarin, what lab is essential?
Answer: Baseline INR and liver function tests.
These guide safe dosing and metabolism.
12. What is the reversal agent for life-threatening warfarin bleeding?
Answer: Prothrombin complex concentrate plus vitamin K.
13. How do ACE inhibitors lower blood pressure?
Answer: They decrease angiotensin II and aldosterone formation.
14. What is a priority action for hypokalemia with digoxin?
Answer: Correct potassium promptly.
15. Which drugs are bactericidal by inhibiting cell wall synthesis?
Answer: Beta-lactams.
4. Antimicrobials
16. Why should antibiotics and warfarin taken together be monitored?
Answer: Antibiotics can raise INR levels.
LATEST 2026 UPDATE FAST REVIWED FROM
ACTUAL TEST 100 QUESTIONS AND 100%
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Table of Contents
1. Pharmacokinetics & Dynamics
2. Drug Classifications & Mechanisms
3. Cardiovascular Medications
4. Antimicrobials
5. Respiratory & GI Medications
6. Endocrine Agents
7. CNS & Pain Medications
8. Safety, Interactions & Clinical Decisions
1. Pharmacokinetics & Dynamics
1. Define the four processes of pharmacokinetics.
Answer: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.
These describe how a drug enters the body, travels to sites of action, is chemically altered, and
leaves the body.
2. What does “bioavailability” indicate?
Answer: The percentage of administered drug that reaches systemic circulation.
3. Describe the meaning of “half-life.”
Answer: The time required for plasma drug concentration to decrease by 50%.
Important for dosing intervals and steady state.
4. What is an agonist drug?
Answer: A drug that binds to receptors and produces a desired response.
5. What is an antagonist drug?
Answer: A drug that blocks receptor activation and response.
, 2. Drug Classifications & Mechanisms
6. What characterizes adrenergic agonists?
Answer: Drugs that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system.
7. What effect do beta‐2 receptor stimulants have?
Answer: Bronchodilation and smooth muscle relaxation.
8. What is the primary risk of additive drug effects?
Answer: Increased drug response beyond what each drug could produce alone.
9. Define an adverse drug reaction.
Answer: Unexpected harmful response occurring at normal drug doses.
10. What protein do acidic drugs bind?
Answer: Albumin.
3. Cardiovascular Medications
11. Before starting warfarin, what lab is essential?
Answer: Baseline INR and liver function tests.
These guide safe dosing and metabolism.
12. What is the reversal agent for life-threatening warfarin bleeding?
Answer: Prothrombin complex concentrate plus vitamin K.
13. How do ACE inhibitors lower blood pressure?
Answer: They decrease angiotensin II and aldosterone formation.
14. What is a priority action for hypokalemia with digoxin?
Answer: Correct potassium promptly.
15. Which drugs are bactericidal by inhibiting cell wall synthesis?
Answer: Beta-lactams.
4. Antimicrobials
16. Why should antibiotics and warfarin taken together be monitored?
Answer: Antibiotics can raise INR levels.
