NR 565 Week 1, 2, 3 & 4 / NR565 Midterm Exam Study Guide Advanced Pharmacology Questions with Answers (2025 / 2026) (Verified Answers)- Chamberlain

NR565 / NR 565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
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1.Pharmacodynamics
: Answer What the drug does to the body
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-3 Mechanisms of action
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•Receptor
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2.Enzymes
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most frequently seen in relation to the metabolism of drugs
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-act as catalysts in nearly every chemical reaction that takes place in the cells
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-drugs can enhance or inhibit the catalytic actions
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drugs chemically alter or physically interfere with cellular structures or there
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,•ex: chemotherapy
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cure
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-stopping or slowing the disease process
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acute
•tx active disease & sustain life
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-maintenance
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-palliative
•any tx program designed to provide symptomatic relief of chronic severe pain
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-supportive
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,•maintains integrity of body functions
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-prophylactic
•prevention; immunizations, pre-procedure & postexposure antibiotics
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-empiric
•clinical probability of illness that has not yet been diagnosed; administering broad
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6.Idiosyncratic effects k




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7.Tolerance:
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8.Dependence
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9.NIH: dependence vs addiction
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drug dependence
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•a person needs a drug to function normally, abruptly stopping the drug leads to
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, •the compulsive use of a substance, despite its negative or dangerous effects
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•food-drug
•additive
•synergistic
•antagonistic
•incompatibility


11.grapefruit juice decreases the metabolism of a number of drugs, includ-
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buspirone
-nefedipine
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12.what food counters the effect of warfarin
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13.antacids reduce effects of some drugs
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(antagonistic interaction) thyroid replacement hormones some
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