NURS 6521: Advanced
Pharmacology discussion
complete solution
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
There is a two-way relationship between the drug and the body. The body
affects the drug, and the drug affects the body. Pharmacokinetic is the
process through which the drug is absorbed, distributed, and eliminated
from the body and pharmacodynamics refers to how the drug initiates its
therapeutic or toxic effect, both at the cellular and systemic levels
(Arcangelo et al., 2017). For this discussion, a patient’s pharmacokinetics
and pharmacodynamics related to the drug warfarin will be discussed.
Ms. K.’s Health History
I took care of Ms. K. two weeks ago, a 91-year-old African American
woman with vascular dementia, cerebral infarction due to unspecified
occlusion of cerebral artery, arthropathy, major depressive disorder,
, anxiety disorder, atrial fibrillation with long-term use of anticoagulants,
contracture of muscle, constipation and colostomy status, GERD without
esophagitis, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. She
Pharmacology discussion
complete solution
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
There is a two-way relationship between the drug and the body. The body
affects the drug, and the drug affects the body. Pharmacokinetic is the
process through which the drug is absorbed, distributed, and eliminated
from the body and pharmacodynamics refers to how the drug initiates its
therapeutic or toxic effect, both at the cellular and systemic levels
(Arcangelo et al., 2017). For this discussion, a patient’s pharmacokinetics
and pharmacodynamics related to the drug warfarin will be discussed.
Ms. K.’s Health History
I took care of Ms. K. two weeks ago, a 91-year-old African American
woman with vascular dementia, cerebral infarction due to unspecified
occlusion of cerebral artery, arthropathy, major depressive disorder,
, anxiety disorder, atrial fibrillation with long-term use of anticoagulants,
contracture of muscle, constipation and colostomy status, GERD without
esophagitis, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. She
