WEEK 1 QUIZ 100% COMPLETE SOLUTION- LATEST
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, Nr565 advanced pharmacology fundamentals
week 1 Quiz - 100% correct- Latest
2026/2027
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER- The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in
the body
"What the body does to the drug"
Factors that affect drug absorption (5) - ANSWER- Rate of dissolution
Surface area
Blood flow
Lipid solubility
PH partitioning
Black-box warnings - ANSWER- When a medication is found to have serious/life-threatening
risks Still eligible for prescription
Factors that affect drug distribution (4) - ANSWER- Blood flow to
tissues Ability to exit vascular system
Blood-brain barrier
Protein-binding capacity
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER- The study of biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on the body
and the molecular mechanisms by which those effects are produced
"What the body does to the drug"
Phamacodynamics: 3 mechanisms of action - ANSWER- Receptor
Enzyme
Non-selective interactions (i.e. chemo)
Types of drug therapy (7) - ANSWER- Acute
Maintenance (HTN/bc)
Supplemental (insulin)
Palliative
Supportive (IV fluid)
Prophylactic
Empirical (broad-spectrum abx)
initial medication management of AF - ANSWER- beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and
digoxin.
Therapeutic Action for Angina - ANSWER- Nitrates, Beta-Blockers, Ranalozine, CCB