PHARM 203 Exam #1 Questions With All
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Pharmacology - Answers-study of the biochemical and physiologic aspects of drug
effects; to prevent medication errors
.Pharmacokinetics - Answers-What the body is doing to the drug (absorption,
distribution, excretion); used to determine correct dosage
.Drug - Answers-Any chemical that affects the body; substance used to diagnose, cure,
mitigate, treat or prevent a disease
.Controlled Substabces 1-5 - Answers-1) No medical use (LSD, Heroin, Peyote)
2) Restricted medical use (Cocaine, morphine)
3) Acc. medical use (Steroids, Ketamine)
4) Acc. medical use (Benzodiazepines, Diazepam)
5) Acc. medical use (opioids, cough medicine w/ codeine)
.Major uses of drugs - Answers-Treat an illness, diagnose a condition, prevent a
disease, provide palliation, alter the functions of an organ
.7 rights of nurses - Answers-Drug, patient, time, dose, documentation, route, technique
.Where are most medications metabolized? - Answers-Liver
.Where are most medications excreted? - Answers-Kidneys
.Bioavailability - Answers-Rate an administered drug reaches general circulation
.Bioequivalent - Answers-Two drugs that release their active ingredient at the same
amounts at the same rate
.Most dangerous route - Answers-IV
.Drug absorption of oral preps - Answers-Liquids, suspension solutions, powders,
capsules, tablets, coated tablets, enteric coated tablets
.First pass effect - Answers-Metabolism of a drug, passage from liver into circulation
.Protein bound - Answers-Part of a drug binds to proteins in the body; more protein
means less drug in the body, less protein means more drug in the body
Correct Answers
Pharmacology - Answers-study of the biochemical and physiologic aspects of drug
effects; to prevent medication errors
.Pharmacokinetics - Answers-What the body is doing to the drug (absorption,
distribution, excretion); used to determine correct dosage
.Drug - Answers-Any chemical that affects the body; substance used to diagnose, cure,
mitigate, treat or prevent a disease
.Controlled Substabces 1-5 - Answers-1) No medical use (LSD, Heroin, Peyote)
2) Restricted medical use (Cocaine, morphine)
3) Acc. medical use (Steroids, Ketamine)
4) Acc. medical use (Benzodiazepines, Diazepam)
5) Acc. medical use (opioids, cough medicine w/ codeine)
.Major uses of drugs - Answers-Treat an illness, diagnose a condition, prevent a
disease, provide palliation, alter the functions of an organ
.7 rights of nurses - Answers-Drug, patient, time, dose, documentation, route, technique
.Where are most medications metabolized? - Answers-Liver
.Where are most medications excreted? - Answers-Kidneys
.Bioavailability - Answers-Rate an administered drug reaches general circulation
.Bioequivalent - Answers-Two drugs that release their active ingredient at the same
amounts at the same rate
.Most dangerous route - Answers-IV
.Drug absorption of oral preps - Answers-Liquids, suspension solutions, powders,
capsules, tablets, coated tablets, enteric coated tablets
.First pass effect - Answers-Metabolism of a drug, passage from liver into circulation
.Protein bound - Answers-Part of a drug binds to proteins in the body; more protein
means less drug in the body, less protein means more drug in the body
