ICHS Pharm Test 1 Exam 214 Questions with Verified
Answers
Which body system triggers an allergic reaction to a medication - CORRECT
ANSWER Immune
Which term is an alternate for biotransformation of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER
Metabolism
Which term is attributed to a condition in which drugs are increasingly ineffective
- CORRECT ANSWER Tolerance
Which animal is the other main source of natural insulin besides human? -
CORRECT ANSWER Pig
Which percentage would be the bioavailability of atropine administration
intravenously to a patient with cardiac dysrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER 100%
Which route of administration will cause a drug to be altered by the first pass
effect? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral
Drug half life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug to do
which response? - CORRECT ANSWER Be eliminated by the body
A nurse is educating a patient who is prescribed warfarin to avoid taking aspirin
and explains that taking both drugs together may cause excessive bleeding. Which
phenomenon is the nurse teaching about? - CORRECT ANSWER Additive
Which route of drug administration decreases the likelihood of systemic drug
effects? - CORRECT ANSWER Topical
Which type of pharmacotherapeutics is needed to sustain life and treat disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER Acute
,Pharmacokinetics involves the study of which factor? - CORRECT ANSWER
Distribution rates among various body compartments.
Which type of therapy has been prescribed when a patient is prescribed an oral
antidiabetic drug? - CORRECT ANSWER Maintenance
Which phenomenon is characteristic of highly protein bound drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER The risk of drug-drug interactions is increased.
Which enhanced therapeutic effects describes combination therapy of HCTZ and
lisinopril? - CORRECT ANSWER Synergistic
Which condition interferes with the optimum therapeutic effect of a drug given by
the oral route? - CORRECT ANSWER Resection of the small intestine
Which route of administration would be ideal for a patient with acute angina like
chest pain who is to receive nitroglycerin? - CORRECT ANSWER Sublingual
Drugs exert their actions on the body by performing which action? - CORRECT
ANSWER Interacting with receptors
Altering metabolic chemical process
Inhibiting the action of a specific enzyme
A patient diagnosed with thyroid cancer undergoes a thyroidectomy and is
prescribed 75mcg of levothyroxine sodium. Which type of therapy has the patient
been prescribed? - CORRECT ANSWER Supplemental
Which types of cells are destroyed as a result of an idiosyncratic reaction in a
patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency with certain
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER Red Blood Cells
If a drug has a high first pass effect, which statement about the drug is
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER Formation of inactive metabolites is high in the
liver.
Which drug formulation will have the fastest onset of action for oral drug
available in various formulations? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral soluble wafer
, Which mechanism of action is being described when an antibiotic drug causes the
destruction of bacterial cell walls? - CORRECT ANSWER Nonselective interaction
Which process is being described when a drug is followed from oral absorption
through to finding traces of the drug in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacokinetics
To achieve the most rapid onset of action, the health care provider would
prescribe medication to be administered by which route? - CORRECT ANSWER
Intravenously
Which of the following choices are factors that affect the absorption of
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER The first pass effect
The pH in the stomach
The route of administration
The presence of food in the stomach
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of
distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER Rate of blood flow
Protein binding
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of
metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER Liver function
Reactions of many enzymes
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of excretion?
- CORRECT ANSWER Bowel
Filtration
Kidney function
Liver function
Which definition best describes a PRN order? - CORRECT ANSWER An order based
on the patient's needs.
Which action(s) should be completed when taking a verbal order from a
physician? - CORRECT ANSWER Repeat the order
Answers
Which body system triggers an allergic reaction to a medication - CORRECT
ANSWER Immune
Which term is an alternate for biotransformation of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER
Metabolism
Which term is attributed to a condition in which drugs are increasingly ineffective
- CORRECT ANSWER Tolerance
Which animal is the other main source of natural insulin besides human? -
CORRECT ANSWER Pig
Which percentage would be the bioavailability of atropine administration
intravenously to a patient with cardiac dysrhythmia? - CORRECT ANSWER 100%
Which route of administration will cause a drug to be altered by the first pass
effect? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral
Drug half life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug to do
which response? - CORRECT ANSWER Be eliminated by the body
A nurse is educating a patient who is prescribed warfarin to avoid taking aspirin
and explains that taking both drugs together may cause excessive bleeding. Which
phenomenon is the nurse teaching about? - CORRECT ANSWER Additive
Which route of drug administration decreases the likelihood of systemic drug
effects? - CORRECT ANSWER Topical
Which type of pharmacotherapeutics is needed to sustain life and treat disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER Acute
,Pharmacokinetics involves the study of which factor? - CORRECT ANSWER
Distribution rates among various body compartments.
Which type of therapy has been prescribed when a patient is prescribed an oral
antidiabetic drug? - CORRECT ANSWER Maintenance
Which phenomenon is characteristic of highly protein bound drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER The risk of drug-drug interactions is increased.
Which enhanced therapeutic effects describes combination therapy of HCTZ and
lisinopril? - CORRECT ANSWER Synergistic
Which condition interferes with the optimum therapeutic effect of a drug given by
the oral route? - CORRECT ANSWER Resection of the small intestine
Which route of administration would be ideal for a patient with acute angina like
chest pain who is to receive nitroglycerin? - CORRECT ANSWER Sublingual
Drugs exert their actions on the body by performing which action? - CORRECT
ANSWER Interacting with receptors
Altering metabolic chemical process
Inhibiting the action of a specific enzyme
A patient diagnosed with thyroid cancer undergoes a thyroidectomy and is
prescribed 75mcg of levothyroxine sodium. Which type of therapy has the patient
been prescribed? - CORRECT ANSWER Supplemental
Which types of cells are destroyed as a result of an idiosyncratic reaction in a
patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency with certain
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER Red Blood Cells
If a drug has a high first pass effect, which statement about the drug is
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER Formation of inactive metabolites is high in the
liver.
Which drug formulation will have the fastest onset of action for oral drug
available in various formulations? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral soluble wafer
, Which mechanism of action is being described when an antibiotic drug causes the
destruction of bacterial cell walls? - CORRECT ANSWER Nonselective interaction
Which process is being described when a drug is followed from oral absorption
through to finding traces of the drug in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacokinetics
To achieve the most rapid onset of action, the health care provider would
prescribe medication to be administered by which route? - CORRECT ANSWER
Intravenously
Which of the following choices are factors that affect the absorption of
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER The first pass effect
The pH in the stomach
The route of administration
The presence of food in the stomach
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of
distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER Rate of blood flow
Protein binding
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of
metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER Liver function
Reactions of many enzymes
Which of the following factors are part of pharmacokinetics process of excretion?
- CORRECT ANSWER Bowel
Filtration
Kidney function
Liver function
Which definition best describes a PRN order? - CORRECT ANSWER An order based
on the patient's needs.
Which action(s) should be completed when taking a verbal order from a
physician? - CORRECT ANSWER Repeat the order
