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Administering Medications, 9e
(Gauwitz) Chapter 2 Principles
of Drug Action
1) The passage of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream is referred as
A) absorption.
B) distribution.
C) metabolism.
D) excretion.
Answer: A
Explanation: Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the
bloodstream.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
2) Which term describes the t ransport ati oNnU Ro fS IaNdGrTuBg. Cf rOoM
m the bloodstream to the body
tissues and intended site of action?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: B
Explanation: Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the
body tissues and intended site of action.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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3) Which of the following influences metabolism?
A) albumin
B) blood plasma
C) drug composition
D) enzymes
Answer: C
Explanation: The process of metabolism acts under the influence of
enzymes. Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
4) Which term describes the body's way of removing the waste products of ordinary
cell processes?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism NURSINGTB.COM
D) excretion
Answer: D
Explanation: Removing the waste from the body is called excretion.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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5) Which statement describes the action that antihistamines have on the body?
A) Slow the body's natural reactions to irritation.
B) Speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
C) Destroy parts of cells.
D) They replace natural substances that the body lacks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Antihistamines slow the body's response to irritation.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
6) Which statement describes the action that stimulants have on the body?
A) slows the body's natural reactions to irritation
B) speeds up the energy-producing functions of cells
C) destroys parts of cells
D) replaces natural substances that the b N
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Answer: B
Explanation: Stimulants speed up the energy-producing functions of
cells. Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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Administering Medications, 9e
(Gauwitz) Chapter 2 Principles
of Drug Action
1) The passage of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream is referred as
A) absorption.
B) distribution.
C) metabolism.
D) excretion.
Answer: A
Explanation: Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the
bloodstream.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
2) Which term describes the t ransport ati oNnU Ro fS IaNdGrTuBg. Cf rOoM
m the bloodstream to the body
tissues and intended site of action?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: B
Explanation: Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the
body tissues and intended site of action.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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3) Which of the following influences metabolism?
A) albumin
B) blood plasma
C) drug composition
D) enzymes
Answer: C
Explanation: The process of metabolism acts under the influence of
enzymes. Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
4) Which term describes the body's way of removing the waste products of ordinary
cell processes?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism NURSINGTB.COM
D) excretion
Answer: D
Explanation: Removing the waste from the body is called excretion.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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5) Which statement describes the action that antihistamines have on the body?
A) Slow the body's natural reactions to irritation.
B) Speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
C) Destroy parts of cells.
D) They replace natural substances that the body lacks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Antihistamines slow the body's response to irritation.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
6) Which statement describes the action that stimulants have on the body?
A) slows the body's natural reactions to irritation
B) speeds up the energy-producing functions of cells
C) destroys parts of cells
D) replaces natural substances that the b N
odUyR lSaIcNkGsTB.COM
Answer: B
Explanation: Stimulants speed up the energy-producing functions of
cells. Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect
drug actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and
other drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects,
and contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects,
side effects and adverse reactions
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