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NSG124/ NSG 124 Exam 1: (New 2024/ 2025Update) Pharmacology Review| Questions
and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A
Grade – Herzing
QUESTION
What happens if food decreases the rate of drug absorption?
Answer:
It will de- crease the extent of absorption (delays the onset of effects)
QUESTION
What happens if food increases the extent of absorption?
Answer:
Peak effects are heightened
QUESTION
How does grapefruit juice effect certain drugs?
Answer:
-inhibits the metabolism
-raises their blood levels
QUESTION
Drug-food interactions may increase ?
Answer:
toxicity
,QUESTION
When taking MAO Inhibitors, what food should you avoid to prevent BP
from rising to a life-threatening level?
Answer:
foods rich in tyramine
-aged cheeses
-yeast extracts
-Chianti wine
QUESTION
When taking Theophyline (asthma med.) , what should you avoid to prevent excessive CNS
excitation?
Answer:
caffeine
QUESTION
When taking Potassium-sparing diuretics (spironolactone), what should you avoid to prevent
high potassium levels?
Answer:
salt substitutes
QUESTION
When taking Aluminum-containing antacids (Maalox), what should you avoid to prevent
excessive absorption of aluminum?
Answer:
citrus bevs.
-orange juice
QUESTION
,Who is sensitive to drugs?
Answer:
Infants & older adults
QUESTION
young pts. with heightened drug sensitivity results in?
Answer:
organ immaturity
QUESTION
older adult pts. with heightened drug sensitivity results in?
Answer:
-decline in organ fxn
-inc. severity of illness
-presence of multiple comorbidities
-treatment w/ multiple drugs
QUESTION
What is tolerance?
Answer:
decreased responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug admin.
QUESTION
What is pharmacodynamic tolerance?
Answer:
associated w/ long-term admin. of drugs (morphine/heroin)
QUESTION
, What is metabolic tolerance?
Answer:
resulting from accelerated drug metabolism
(barbituates)
QUESTION
What is tachyphylaxis?
Answer:
reduction in drug responsiveness bought on by re- peated dosing over a short time (transdermal
nitroglycerin)
QUESTION
What happens if a pt. has 2 or more med. conditions/disease processes?-
Answer:
drugs taken to manage one condition may complicate management of the other condition
QUESTION
Pts. w/ comorbidities taking multiple meds. results in?
Answer:
increased likelihood of drug interactions
QUESTION
Failure to admin. meds. as prescribed may result from?
Answer:
poor pt. adherence or med. errors
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