PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS - (ANSWER)BRANCH OF PHARMACOLOGY
DEALING WITH DRUG USES FOR TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND
DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES SCHEDULE II - (ANSWER)CLASSIFICATION
FOR NARCOTICS WITH HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL AND SEVERE
DEPENDENCE LIABILITY PHASE III STUD
Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from occurring? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-prophylactic therapy
Drag and drop the type of monitoring that was used in each of the situations - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A nurse using the results of lab values to adjust a patient's medication is a form of
laboratory monitoring. A patient reporting symptoms to the office is a form of patient reporting. Blood
pressure is a physical assessment finding. A family member notifying the office includes family
observation.
Therapeutic index - CORRECT ANSWERS-A low therapeutic index means that there is a small
difference between a drugs active dose and its toxic dosage. A drug with a low therapeutic index has a
higher likelihood of causing an adverse reaction. Warfarin has a low therapeutic index because a slight
change in dose could be toxic. Amoxicillin has a high therapeutic index because it is rarely toxic at a
higher dose.
Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kidney
failure, liver failure, and overdosage
Fred says that when he doesn't take his morphine, he gets a sweaty, a runny nose, and nauseous with
vomiting. Once he takes it, the symptoms go away. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Physical
dependence
Sara says that when she doesn't take her tramadol, it is all she thinks about and craves. She will do
anything to get her tramadol. - CORRECT ANSWERS-psychological dependence
Murray says that he takes his pregabalin for his neuropathy symptoms, but it doesn't seem to work as
well as it once did. He thinks he needs more. - CORRECT ANSWERS-tolerance
DEALING WITH DRUG USES FOR TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND
DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES SCHEDULE II - (ANSWER)CLASSIFICATION
FOR NARCOTICS WITH HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL AND SEVERE
DEPENDENCE LIABILITY PHASE III STUD
Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from occurring? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-prophylactic therapy
Drag and drop the type of monitoring that was used in each of the situations - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A nurse using the results of lab values to adjust a patient's medication is a form of
laboratory monitoring. A patient reporting symptoms to the office is a form of patient reporting. Blood
pressure is a physical assessment finding. A family member notifying the office includes family
observation.
Therapeutic index - CORRECT ANSWERS-A low therapeutic index means that there is a small
difference between a drugs active dose and its toxic dosage. A drug with a low therapeutic index has a
higher likelihood of causing an adverse reaction. Warfarin has a low therapeutic index because a slight
change in dose could be toxic. Amoxicillin has a high therapeutic index because it is rarely toxic at a
higher dose.
Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kidney
failure, liver failure, and overdosage
Fred says that when he doesn't take his morphine, he gets a sweaty, a runny nose, and nauseous with
vomiting. Once he takes it, the symptoms go away. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Physical
dependence
Sara says that when she doesn't take her tramadol, it is all she thinks about and craves. She will do
anything to get her tramadol. - CORRECT ANSWERS-psychological dependence
Murray says that he takes his pregabalin for his neuropathy symptoms, but it doesn't seem to work as
well as it once did. He thinks he needs more. - CORRECT ANSWERS-tolerance
