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1qAq79-year-oldqmanqwithqend-
stageqAlzheimer'sqdiseaseqandqdysphagiaqisqtakingqmultipleqmedications.qPhysicalqexa
minationqrevealsqxerostomiaqandqaqlimitedqgagqreflex.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqroutesqofq
medicationqadministrationqwouldqprovideqtheqlowestqserumqdrugqconcentration?q(A)qEn
teralq(B)qIntramuscularq(C)qIntrathecalq(D)qIntravenousq(E)qTransdermalq-
qANSWERqqqANSWERSq1qTheqanswerqisqA:qEnteral.qThisqpatientqhasqdysphagiaqandqAl
zheimer'sqdisease.qTheseqconditionsqwouldqmakeqdrugqadministrationqbyqmouthqdifficul
tqandqlimitqdirectqabsorptionqviaqtheqstomach.qThisqrouteqofqdrugqadministrationqwouldqgi
veqtheqlowestqserumqdrugqconcentrationsqforqtheqreasonsqdescribedqpreviously.q(B)qIntr
amuscularqadministration,qalthoughqpainfulqforqtheqpatient,qwouldqgiveqacceptableqseru
mqdrugqconcentrations.q(C)qIntrathecalqadministrationqwouldqgiveqacceptableqtherapeut
icqdrugqconcentrationsqbutqwouldqbeqlimitedqtoqCNSqdiseaseqstates.q(D)qIntravenousqad
ministrationqwouldqprovideqmedicationsqviaqveinqandqtherapeuticqdrugqconcentrations.qI
tqcouldqbequsedqforqvariousqmedications.q(E)qTransdermalqadministrationqappliesqmedic
ationsqtoqtheqskinqandqcouldqachieveqtherapeuticqdrugqconcentrations.
2qAq28-year-oldqmanqwithqseborrheicqdermatitisqisqpre-
qscribedqaqtopicalqcorticosteroidqcrèmeqbyqhisqderma-
qtologistqinqhopesqofqalleviatingqtheqchronicqrashqandqerythemaqonqtheqcheeks.qWhichqof
qtheqfollowingqstepsqisqmostqcriticalqtoqachieveqaqtherapeuticqdrugqconcen-
qtrationqinqplasma?q(A)qAbsorptionq(B)qDistributionq(C)qEliminationq(D)qGlycosylationq(E)
qMetabolismq-qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqA:qAbsorption.qDrugqabsorptionqfrom
theqsiteqofqadministration,qinqthisqcaseqviaqtheqtopical
route,qallowsqtheqmedicationqtoqenterqintoqtheqskin
andqthenqintoqtheqplasma.qFollowingqthisqstep,qthe
medicationqcanqdistributeqintoqtissuesqandqalsoqbe
metabolizedqinqtissues.
3qAq31-year-oldqmanqisqbroughtqtoqtheqemergencyqde-
qpartmentqcomplainingqofqdyspnea.qHeqhasqaqhistoryqofqasthmaqandqhasqhadqmultipleqas
thmaqattacksqrequiringqintubationqforqairwayqmaintenance.qHeqisqnoncompli-
qantqwithqhisqmedicationsqprescribedqforqthisqcondition.qPhysicalqexaminationqrevealsqaq
youngqmanqinqacuteqdistress.qHisqroomqairqoxygenqsaturationqisq87%.qInqadditionqtoqad
ministrationqofqoxygen,qimmediateqdrugqadministrationqofqalbuterolqshouldqbeqadminist
eredqbyqwhichqofqtheqfollowingqroutes?q(A)qInhalationq(B)qIntranasalqpuffqmeteredqdoseq(
C)qSubcutaneousq(D)qSublingualq(E)qTopicalq-
qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqA:qInhalation.qInhalationqprovidesqrapidqdeliveryqofqaqdrugqac
rossqaqlargeqsurfaceqareaqofqtheqrespiratoryqtractqandqisqtheqrouteqofqadministrationqofqch
oiceqinqaqpatientqwithqanqairwayqdiseaseqsuchqasqasthma.qInhaledqalbuterolqisqcommonl
yqadministered
4qAq27-year-oldqfemaleqwithqvulvovaginalqcandidiasisqisqgivenqaqone-
timeq100qmgqdoseqofqoralqfluconazole.qSheqhasqnoqotherqpertinentqmedicalqproblemsqan
dqtakesqnoqprescriptionqmedications.qAdministrationqofqtheqmedicationqresultsqinqaqpeak
,qplasmaqconcentrationqofq20qmg/mL.qWhatqisqtheqapparentqvolumeqofqdrugqdistribution?q
(A)q0.5qLq(B)q1qLq(C)q3qLq(D)q5qLq(E)q50qLq-
qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqA:qInhalation.qInhalationqprovidesqrapidqdeliveryqofqaqdrugqac
rossqaqlargeqsurfaceqareaqofqtheqrespiratoryqtractqandqisqtheqrouteqofqadministrationqofqch
oiceqinqaqpatientqwithqanqairwayqdiseaseqsuchqasqasthma.qInhaledqalbuterolqisqcommonl
yqadministered
5qAq48-year-old-manqwithqend-stageqliverqdiseaseqisqhos-
qpitalizedqonqtheqintensiveqcarequnit.qReviewqofqhisqbloodqworkqrevealsqelevatedqliverqfun
ctionqtestsqtoqfiveqtimesqtheqnormalqrate.qTheqpatientqisqreceivingqmulti-
qpleqintravenousqmedications.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqmedicationsqisqlikelyqtoqbeqtherap
euticqforqthisqpatient?q(A)qEpinephrineq(B)qErythromycinq(C)qNifedipineq(D)qRifampinq(E)
qVerapamilq-
qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqA:qEpinephrine.qThisqpatientqhasqendstageqliverqdisease.qTh
isqabilityqtoqmetabolizeqmedicationsqthroughqtheqcytochromeqsystemqofqtheqliverqisqimpai
red.qDrugsqthatqareqmetabolizedqinqthisqfashionqwillqnotqbeqproperlyqbrokenqdownqandqwi
llqaccumulateqtoqtoxicqlevels.qEpinephrineqisqnotqmetabolizedqbyqtheqcytochromeqsyste
mqandqcanqbequsedqwithqcautionqinqthisqpatient.q(
6qAq29-year-oldqmanqpresentsqtoqhisqprimaryqcareqphysi-
qcianqcomplainingqofqdysuria,qurgency,qandqpainfulqejaculation.qTheqpatientqhasqaqpastq
medicalqhistoryqofqallergicqrhinitis.qPhysicalqexaminationqrevealsqaqtenderqprostate.qThe
qpatientqisqgivenqaqprescriptionqofqsulfa-
qmethoxazoleqtoqbeqtakenqdailyq(qq12qh)qforq30qdays.qTheqhalf-
lifeqisq12qh.qHowqlongqwillqitqtakeqforqtheqmedicationqtoqreachq90%qofqitsqfinalqsteadyqstate
qlevel?q(A)q10qhq(B)q20qhq(C)q30qhq(D)q40qhq(E)q50qhq-
qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqD:q40qh.qToqfigureqoutqhowqlongqitqwillqtakeqaqmedicationqtoqre
achq90%qofqitsqfinalqsteadyqstate,quseqtheqformula:q(3.3)q3q(t1/2).qInqthisqcase,qtheqhalf-
lifeqisq12qh.qThus,q(3.3)q3q(12)qisqapproximatelyq40qh.qOfqnote,qbecauseqofqpoorqpenetrati
onqintoqprostateqtissues,qdespiteqachievingq90%qsteadyqstateqlevelsqinq40qh,qpatientsqwit
hqthisqconditionqoftenqneedqtoqtakeqantibioticsqforqapproximatelyq3qtoq4qweeksqforqcure
Aqhospitalizedqpatientqwithqsystemicqcandidiasisqisqreceivingqintravenousqantifungalqme
dications.qHeqalsoqhasqhepaticqandqrenalqinsufficiency.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqdrugqad
ministrationqschemesqwouldqallowqforqtheqmostqsteadyqstateqamountqofqdrugqinqtheqbody
qoverqaq2-
weekqhospitalizationqperiodqwhereqmedicationqadministrationqwillqbeqnecessary?q(A)qC
ontinuousqIVqinfusionq(B)qOnceqweeklyqIVqinjectionq(C)qSingleqdailyqIVqinjectionq(D)qTwi
ceqdailyqIVqinjectionq(E)qTwiceqweeklyqIVqinjectionq-
qANSWERqqqTheqanswerqisqD:qRectal.qThisqpatientqhasqhemorrhoids,qandqaqtopicalqrout
eqofqadministrationqofqmedicationqisqpreferred.qThisqrouteqavoidsqtheqhepaticqfirstqpassqe
ffectqsoqtheqpatient'sqliverqinsufficiencyqwouldqnotqlikelyqbeqproblematicqwithqthisqrouteqof
qadministration.q(A)qEnteralqrouteqadministrationqwillqbequnlikelyqtoqachieveqanqadequat
eqtherapeuticqresponseqinqaqpatientqwithqhemorrhoids.q(B)qIntramuscularqrouteqadminist
rationqisqanqineffectiveqtherapyqforqrectalqdiseases.q(C)qIntravenousqadministrationqisqan
qineffectiveqtherapyqforqrectalqdiseasesqsuchqasqhemorrhoid
11qTheqP-
glycoproteinqisqaqmultidrugqtransmembraneqreceivingqintravenousqantifungalqmedicatio
ns.qHeqalsoq-qANSWERqqq
, transporterqproteinqthatqtransportsqmedicationsqacrossqhasqhepaticqandqrenalqinsufficie
ncy.qWhichqofqtheqfol-q-qANSWERqqq
cellqmembranes.qFunctionsqofqthisqproteinqincludeqlowingqdrugqadministrationqschemes
qwouldqallowqforq-qANSWERqqq
(A)qPumpingqdrugsqintoqthequrineqforqexcretionqtheqmostqsteadyqstateqamountqofqdrugqinq
theqbodyqoverqaq2-
weekqhospitalizationqperiodqwhereqmedicationqadministrationqwillqbeqnecessary?q(A)qC
ontinuousqIVqinfusionq(B)qOnceqweeklyqIVqinjectionq-qANSWERqqq
(B)qTransportqofqdrugsqintoqliverqhepatocytesq(C)qTransportqofqdrugsqintoqfetalqcirculatio
nqforqfetalq-qANSWERqqq
treatmentq(D)qTransportqofqdrugsqfromqtheqintestinalqlumenqtoq-qANSWERqqq
theqcirculationq(C)qSingleqdailyqIVqinjectionq-qANSWERqqq
(E)qTransportqofqdrugsqfromqtheqbloodstreamqintoq(D)qTwiceqdailyqIVqinjectionq-
qANSWERqqq
brainqcellsq(E)qTwiceqweeklyqIVqinjectionq-qANSWERqqq
12qAqresearcherqisqstudyingqtheqbioavailabilityqofqcom-q8qAq27-year-
oldqmanqwithqHIVqdiseaseqandqhepaticq-qANSWERqqq
monlyqusedqantimuscarinicsqtoqtreatqirritableqbowelqinsufficiencyqpresentsqtoqhisqprimar
yqcareqphysicianq-qANSWERqqq
syndrome.qMedicationqAqisqadministeredqinqaq100qmgqcomplainingqofqrectalqpainqandqbl
eedingqwithqbowelq-qANSWERqqq
dailyqdoseqorallyqandq60qmgqofqtheqdrugqisqabsorbedqmovements.qPhysicalqexamination
qrevealsqseveralqin-q-qANSWERqqq
fromqtheqgastrointestinalqtractqunchanged.qThus,qtheqternalqandqexternalqhemorrhoids.q
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bioavailabilityqofqMedicationqAqisqlikeqtoqavoidqsurgicalqtherapyqforqthisqcondition.q-
qANSWERqqq
(A)q50%qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqroutesqofqdrugqadministrationq-qANSWERqqq
(B)q60%qwouldqbeqpreferredqinqthisqpatient?q(A)qEnteralq(B)qIntramuscularq(C)qIntraveno
usq-qANSWERqqq
(C)q70%q(D)q80%q(E)q90%q-qANSWERqqq
(D)qRectalq-qANSWERqqq