EXAM 1 NURS 1060 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Clinical Pharmacology is the study of
The study of drugs in humans
Pharmacology is the study of
The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Therapeutics is a synonym for
The use of drugs to
AKA "Pharmacothereapeutics"
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
Drug
Any chemical that can affect living processes
3 Most important characteristics that any drug can have
Effectiveness
Selectivity
Safety
The therapeutic OBJECTIVE of drug therapy
Provide max benefit with minimal harm
4 Major pharmacokinetic processes for oral drugs
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Pharmacokinetics is
Determining how much of administered dose gets to its sites of action
Effectiveness is the
The MOST important property a drug can have
Drug elicits the response for which it is given
Pharmacodynamics is
Effects of drug on the body
DEA is responsible for
Responsible for manufacture of Controlled Substance
Safety is - a drug that
Cues:
No such thing as a
Drugs can
A drug that cannot produce harmful effects
NO such thing as "safe drug"
, ALL drugs can produce adverse effects
Drugs are poisons
Pharmacon are
Poisonous drugs
Selectivity refers to a drug that
Cues:
No
All medications
Drug elicits the response for which it is given
No side effects
All medications causes side or adverse effects
Factors that determine intensity of drug responses (4)
Administration
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Individual variation
Administration is important and is a determinant of
4 other determining factors
determinants of drug response
Size
Route
Timing
Patient adherence
Sources of Individual Variation (4)
Physiological
Pathological
Genetic
Drug interactions
Physiological Variables (3)
Age
Gender
Weight
Pathological Variables are
Example
Diminished function of organ systems
Diminished function of kidneys and liver
Genetic Variables can alter
Predispose patient to
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Clinical Pharmacology is the study of
The study of drugs in humans
Pharmacology is the study of
The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Therapeutics is a synonym for
The use of drugs to
AKA "Pharmacothereapeutics"
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
Drug
Any chemical that can affect living processes
3 Most important characteristics that any drug can have
Effectiveness
Selectivity
Safety
The therapeutic OBJECTIVE of drug therapy
Provide max benefit with minimal harm
4 Major pharmacokinetic processes for oral drugs
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Pharmacokinetics is
Determining how much of administered dose gets to its sites of action
Effectiveness is the
The MOST important property a drug can have
Drug elicits the response for which it is given
Pharmacodynamics is
Effects of drug on the body
DEA is responsible for
Responsible for manufacture of Controlled Substance
Safety is - a drug that
Cues:
No such thing as a
Drugs can
A drug that cannot produce harmful effects
NO such thing as "safe drug"
, ALL drugs can produce adverse effects
Drugs are poisons
Pharmacon are
Poisonous drugs
Selectivity refers to a drug that
Cues:
No
All medications
Drug elicits the response for which it is given
No side effects
All medications causes side or adverse effects
Factors that determine intensity of drug responses (4)
Administration
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Individual variation
Administration is important and is a determinant of
4 other determining factors
determinants of drug response
Size
Route
Timing
Patient adherence
Sources of Individual Variation (4)
Physiological
Pathological
Genetic
Drug interactions
Physiological Variables (3)
Age
Gender
Weight
Pathological Variables are
Example
Diminished function of organ systems
Diminished function of kidneys and liver
Genetic Variables can alter
Predispose patient to
