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Drug - correct answer Any substance that is taken to cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition. Pharmacology - correct answer The study of medicine. Pharmacotherapy/Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answer Application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and treatme...

Pharmacology Definition - correct answer the study of drugs and their interactions with the human body Drug definition - correct answer any chemical agent that affects living protoplasm Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - correct answer any response to a drug which is harmful and unin...

Which information is of highest priority when obtaining a pharmacologic history from a patient? a. Allergies b.Use of over-the-counter medications c. Home remedy use d. Alcohol intake - correct answer a. allergies During the implementation phase of the nursing process, which action...

albuterol - correct answer (SABA) short acting beta 2 receptor agonist, used for bronchospasm, acute symptoms of asthma acetaminophen - correct answer centrally acting cox inhibitor; analgesic and antipyretic properties; no antiinflammatory,antirheumatic properties acyclovir - correc...

ADDITIVE DRUG REACTION - correct answer combined effect of two drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given alone SYNERGISTIC DRUG REACTION - correct answer drugs interact with each other and produce an effect that is greater than the sum of their separate actions ANTAGONISTIC DRUG R...

Nexium - correct answer Generic Name: esomeprazol Classification: proton pump inhibitor Uses: treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid. Side Effects: dizziness, confusion;fast or uneven heart rate;jerking muscle movements;...

A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. What is the expected duration of this medication? A.increase. B.decrease. C.remain unchanged. D.dissipate. - correct answer A A nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The nurse is...

An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities? a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug. b...

FDA (food and drug administration) - correct answer -approve new drugs to be sold in the US -process New Drug Applications (NDA) -regulate package inserts -regulate drug advertising -issue recalls -federal agency DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) - correct answer -federal agency -en...

The process by which drugs are absorbed, transported, metabolized and eliminated is best defined as _______. - correct answer Pharmacokinetics If a drug is a weak acid (non-ionized pH of approximately 3.0) with a pKa value of 8.5, it will absorbed most quickly by which of the following route...

Pharmacology - correct answer the study of drug and their action on the body therapeutics - correct answer the study of drugs used to treat, cure, or prevent disease pharmacotherapy - correct answer pharmacology and therapeutics combined. concept: disease management Respirat...

A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to take care of a newly created colostomy. The nurse should identify that which of the following factors can decrease the client's ability to learn? (Select all that apply.) -Impaired cognitive level -language barrier -discomfort -repetition of teach...

What type of name is amoxicillin? - correct answer Non-proprietery (generic) A suspension? - correct answer Drug particles that are suspended but not dissolved What is a valid prescription? - correct answer •name,address, and number of the person who wrote the prescription . ...

Phenothiazines, like chlorpromazine, are used to treat___________. - correct answer Psychosis A1 Blockers have __________ as an adverse effect. - correct answer Hypotension (They work too well) Which drug works on the hypothalamus to reduce fevers? - correct answer acetaminophen...