NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology
Midterm exam (Latest 2026/2027 Update)
Questions with Verified Answers 100%
Correct {Graded A} - Walden.
Allopurinol - correct answer reduces the production of uric acid in your body. Uric acid
buildup can lead to gout or kidney stones.
Allopurinol is used to treat gout or kidney stones, and to decrease levels of uric acid in
people who are receiving cancer treatment.
ex zyloprim, aloprim
Given short term for flair up, and long term to prevent
Rash is side effect - stop med.
Etanercept (Enbrel) - correct answer Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).
Interrupts complex immune responses, preventing disease progression. Uses: slow
joint degeneration and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
Sulfinpyrazone (Anturane) - correct answer used in the treatment of chronic gout
(gouty arthritis), which is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. The medicine
,works by removing the extra uric acid from the body. Sulfinpyrazone does not cure
gout, but after you have been taking it for a few months it may help prevent gout
attacks. Sulfinpyrazone will help prevent gout attacks only as long as you continue to
take it.
efficacy - correct answer the ability to produce a desired or intended result
effectiveness
Pharmacokinetics - correct answer The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted.
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer The process by which a medication works on the
body.
drug tolerance - correct answer the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required
over time to achieve the same effect
addiction - correct answer A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug
,dependence - correct answer the condition that results when the brain develops a
chemical need for a drug and cannot function normally without it
withdrawal - correct answer the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the
use of an addictive drug
first pass effect - correct answer The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed
from the gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through
the bloodstream.
idiosyncratic response - correct answer strange, unique, or unpredicted response to a
drug
medication reconciliation - correct answer A procedure to maintain an accurate and
up-to-date list of medications for all patients between all phases of health care
delivery.
, FDA approval - correct answer the FDA can prevent marketing of any drug it judges to
be incompletely tested or dangerous.
-only drugs considered to be safe by the FDA are approved for marketing.
Digoxin reversal agent - correct answer Digibind
Opioid reversal agent - correct answer Naloxone (Narcan)
MedWatch Program - correct answer This voluntary program encourages nurses and
other health care professionals to use the MedWatch form to report when a
medication, product, or medical event causes serious harm to a patient.
Half-life of a medication - correct answer the amount of time it takes for half of the
drug to be eliminated. Liver and kidney disease, aging, absence of food, and slowed
metabolic rate prolong half-life because of their effects on metabolism and excretion.
Lithium - correct answer affects the flow of sodium through nerve and muscle cells in
the body. Sodium affects excitation or mania.
Midterm exam (Latest 2026/2027 Update)
Questions with Verified Answers 100%
Correct {Graded A} - Walden.
Allopurinol - correct answer reduces the production of uric acid in your body. Uric acid
buildup can lead to gout or kidney stones.
Allopurinol is used to treat gout or kidney stones, and to decrease levels of uric acid in
people who are receiving cancer treatment.
ex zyloprim, aloprim
Given short term for flair up, and long term to prevent
Rash is side effect - stop med.
Etanercept (Enbrel) - correct answer Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).
Interrupts complex immune responses, preventing disease progression. Uses: slow
joint degeneration and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
Sulfinpyrazone (Anturane) - correct answer used in the treatment of chronic gout
(gouty arthritis), which is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. The medicine
,works by removing the extra uric acid from the body. Sulfinpyrazone does not cure
gout, but after you have been taking it for a few months it may help prevent gout
attacks. Sulfinpyrazone will help prevent gout attacks only as long as you continue to
take it.
efficacy - correct answer the ability to produce a desired or intended result
effectiveness
Pharmacokinetics - correct answer The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted.
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer The process by which a medication works on the
body.
drug tolerance - correct answer the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required
over time to achieve the same effect
addiction - correct answer A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug
,dependence - correct answer the condition that results when the brain develops a
chemical need for a drug and cannot function normally without it
withdrawal - correct answer the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the
use of an addictive drug
first pass effect - correct answer The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed
from the gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through
the bloodstream.
idiosyncratic response - correct answer strange, unique, or unpredicted response to a
drug
medication reconciliation - correct answer A procedure to maintain an accurate and
up-to-date list of medications for all patients between all phases of health care
delivery.
, FDA approval - correct answer the FDA can prevent marketing of any drug it judges to
be incompletely tested or dangerous.
-only drugs considered to be safe by the FDA are approved for marketing.
Digoxin reversal agent - correct answer Digibind
Opioid reversal agent - correct answer Naloxone (Narcan)
MedWatch Program - correct answer This voluntary program encourages nurses and
other health care professionals to use the MedWatch form to report when a
medication, product, or medical event causes serious harm to a patient.
Half-life of a medication - correct answer the amount of time it takes for half of the
drug to be eliminated. Liver and kidney disease, aging, absence of food, and slowed
metabolic rate prolong half-life because of their effects on metabolism and excretion.
Lithium - correct answer affects the flow of sodium through nerve and muscle cells in
the body. Sodium affects excitation or mania.
