Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics UPDATED ACTUAL Test Questions And Correct Answers

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
UPDATED ACTUAL Test Questions And
Correct Answers
Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWERS The study that deals with chemicals that affect the body's
functioning. (p.723)



Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWERS The process by which drugs alter cell physiology and
affect the body. (p. 727)



Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWERS The effect of the body on the drug. The movement of
drug molecules in the body in relation to the drug's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
(p. 725)



Mechanisms of Drug Action (4 of them) - CORRECT ANSWERS Absorption, Distribution,
Metabolism, and Excretion, are collectively known as the 4__________________.



Absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS The process by which a drug is transferred from its site of
entry into the body to the bloodstream. (p. 725)



6 Factors that influence absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Route of administration, 2. Lipid
Solubility, 3. pH, 4. Blood flow, 5. Local conditions at site of administration. 6. Drug dosage. (p. (726)



Loading dose - CORRECT ANSWERS A larger than normal dose, usually given when a patient is
in acute distress and the therapeutic effect is desired as quickly as possible. (p. 726)



Maintenance dose - CORRECT ANSWERS The usual dosage given over a long period of time. (p.
727)



Distribution - CORRECT ANSWERS The movement of drugs by the circulatory system to the site
of action (glossary, G-6)