PHARMACOLOGY WEEK 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A. Diarrhea
Diarrhea will always me it difficult for PO absorptions. correct answer Which of
the following conditions will ALWAYS DECREASE drug absorption by oral route:
A. Diarrhea
B. Food in stomach
C. Liver failure
D. Colon resection
A. Increased
There are four spots on albumin for a medication to be bound. If these two
medications have equal protein-binding rates, then they will split the amount of
sites they use about 50/50. This means there will be twice as much free floating
medication in the blood stream, therefore the effects of the drug will grow.
correct answer An elderly client is taking a drug that his highly protein-bound
(98%). Several days later, he also begins taking a second drug that is also 98%
protein-bound and competes for the same albumin binding. The effect of the first
drug would be:
A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. No Change expected
, D. Unknown
A. It has rapid onset of action
This question is right, mostly because the other answers are very wrong. Yes,
benziodiazepines are rapid in onset, but they also have a risk of physical
dependence and do not cure disorders. Here there is no disorder to cure. It can
help treat some depression, but that is not the immediate need of the patient.
correct answer A patient is brought to the emergency department in a state of
extreme, uncontrolled anxiety. Why would an IV (intravenous) benzodiazepine be
the drug of choice in this situation?
A. It has rapid onset of action
B. There is no risk of physical dependence.
C. This is a drug category shown to cure the disorder
D. It also helps treat associated depression.
A. Once daily
t(1/2) is half live. If the half life of a drug is 24 hours it should be only given once
daily. If the half life is 6 hours, it should only be given every 6 hours and so on...
correct answer It is expected that the nurse will question the health care provider
if a drug with a t(1/2) of a >24 hour drug is ordered to be given more than how
often.
A. Once daily
B. Every other day
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A. Diarrhea
Diarrhea will always me it difficult for PO absorptions. correct answer Which of
the following conditions will ALWAYS DECREASE drug absorption by oral route:
A. Diarrhea
B. Food in stomach
C. Liver failure
D. Colon resection
A. Increased
There are four spots on albumin for a medication to be bound. If these two
medications have equal protein-binding rates, then they will split the amount of
sites they use about 50/50. This means there will be twice as much free floating
medication in the blood stream, therefore the effects of the drug will grow.
correct answer An elderly client is taking a drug that his highly protein-bound
(98%). Several days later, he also begins taking a second drug that is also 98%
protein-bound and competes for the same albumin binding. The effect of the first
drug would be:
A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. No Change expected
, D. Unknown
A. It has rapid onset of action
This question is right, mostly because the other answers are very wrong. Yes,
benziodiazepines are rapid in onset, but they also have a risk of physical
dependence and do not cure disorders. Here there is no disorder to cure. It can
help treat some depression, but that is not the immediate need of the patient.
correct answer A patient is brought to the emergency department in a state of
extreme, uncontrolled anxiety. Why would an IV (intravenous) benzodiazepine be
the drug of choice in this situation?
A. It has rapid onset of action
B. There is no risk of physical dependence.
C. This is a drug category shown to cure the disorder
D. It also helps treat associated depression.
A. Once daily
t(1/2) is half live. If the half life of a drug is 24 hours it should be only given once
daily. If the half life is 6 hours, it should only be given every 6 hours and so on...
correct answer It is expected that the nurse will question the health care provider
if a drug with a t(1/2) of a >24 hour drug is ordered to be given more than how
often.
A. Once daily
B. Every other day
