1. Describe the cytochrome P450 system. Describe how inducers and inhibitors affect the
cytochrome system and how that affects the half-life of medications.
a. Cytochrome p450 system is a series of enzymes used to metabolize medications.
b. Drugs that cause CYP450 metabolic drug interactions are...
NRNP6566
NRNP 6566
KeyKEY CONCEPTS
Concepts Week 1 to 5WEEK 1 TO
(VERIFIED 5
2022)
(VERIFIED 2023) NRNP 6566
Key Concepts Week 1 to 5
Week 1
1. Describe the cytochrome P450 system. Describe how inducers and inhibitors affect the
cytochrome system and how that affects the half-life of medications.
a. Cytochrome p450 system is a series of enzymes used to metabolize medications.
b. Drugs that cause CYP450 metabolic drug interactions are referred to as either inhibitors
or inducers. Inducers increase CYP450 enzyme activity by increasing enzyme
synthesis
c. Inhibitors block the metabolic activity of one or more CYP450 enzymes
2. Describe the affect on low and high albumin levels on active drug levels especially for drugs
that are highly protein bound.
a. Albumin is the plasma protein with the greatest capacity for binding drugs.
i. Binding to plasma proteins affects drug distribution into tissues, because only
drug that is not bound is available to penetrate tissues, bind to receptors, and
exert activity. As free drug leaves the bloodstream, more bound drug is released
from binding sites.
b. Highly protein bound drugs, low albumin levels (w/ malnutrition, or chronic illness) may
lead to toxicity because there are fewer than the normal sites for the drug to bind
3. Describe ways to lessen the hepatic first pass effect: metabolism during first pass through the
liver
a. Alternative routes (suppository, intravenous, intramuscular, inhalational aerosol,
transdermal, and sublingual) avoid the first-pass effect allow drugs to be absorbed
directly into the systemic circulation
4. Be able to calculate creatinine clearance using the Cockgraft Gault equiation:
a. Male = ([140-age] × weight in kg)/(serum creatinine × 72)
b. Female = CrCl (male) × 0.85
5. Describe what determines the frequency of drug administration:
a. Drug half-life, plasma concentration
6. Be familiar with the Beers criteria and how to use it:
a. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
i. to call attention to medications that are commonly problematic, and thus should
be avoided in most older adults
7. Describe factors that affect absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion:
a. Absorption low blood state (shock or arrest); contact time with GI tract too fast
(diarrhea = can’t absorb); delayed stomach emptying (large meal = delayed absorption);
drug-drug or drug-food interactions
b. Metabolism genetics, age, organ function
c. Distribution low albumin levels, body composition, cardiac decomp (HF), and age
d. Excretion affected by abnormal kidney or liver function; age, drug interactions
,NRNP 6566 Key Concepts Week 1 to 5 (VERIFIED 2022)
8. Define narrow therapeutic index How would you monitor a patient with a narrow therapeutic
index?
,NRNP 6566 Key Concepts Week 1 to 5 (VERIFIED 2022)
a. Therapeutic index: dose range where efficacy of med is optimized while side effects
minimized
b. Narrow therapeutic index (NTI) drugs are defined as those drugs where small
differences in dose or blood concentration may lead to dose and blood concentration
dependent, serious therapeutic failures or adverse drug reactions.
c. Blood tests to monitor blood concentrations and dose adjustments accordingly
9. Describe how aging affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
a. Decreased organ function, poorly tolerate drugs that require metabolism, lower rates of
excretion
b. decrease in small-bowel surface area, slowed gastric emptying, and an increase in
gastric pH, changes in drug absorption
c. With age, body fat generally increases and total body water decreases. Increased fat
increases the volume of distribution for highly lipophilic drugs
(eg, diazepam, chlordiazepoxide) and may increase their elimination half-lives.
d. Serum albumin decreases and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein increases
i. Phenytoin and warfarin are examples of drugs with a higher risk of toxic effects
when the serum albumin level decreases
e. hepatic metabolism of many drugs through the cytochrome P-450 enzyme system
decreases with age. For drugs with decreased hepatic metabolism clearance typically
decreases 30 to 40%.
i. Drugs metabolized in phase 1 reactions likely prolonged
ii. First-pass metabolism (metabolism, typically hepatic, that occurs before a drug
reaches systemic circulation) decreasing by about 1%/yr after age 40.
1. Thus, for a given oral dose, older adults may have higher circulating drug
concentrations.
f. Decreased renal elimination
Week 2 and 3
1. Identify and describe 12 lead EKGs that demonstrate:
a. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree AV blocks
i. 1st degree HBcards consult
ii. 2nd degree HB type 1 & 2
1. Type 1: Echo (r/o structural dx), Thyroid levels, meds, lytes to identify and
treat cause
2. Type 2: PPM, continuous tele with transcutaneous pacing if needed,
determine cause; IV atropine if poor perfusion s/s q 3-5m with max 3mg if
s/s poor perfusion;
3. If no response to atropinedopa, epi, isoproterenol
rd
iii. 3 degree/ complete HB: PPM; tele and transcutaneous pace if neded; identify
cause; IV atropine if s/s poor perfusion; If no response to atropinedopa, epi,
isoproterenol
,NRNP 6566 Key Concepts Week 1 to 5 (VERIFIED 2022)
b. STEMI in any lead (know what area of the heart is affected based on lead location)
c. Atrial fibrillation:
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