Combined NUR3196 Module Quizzes and answers graded A

Schedule 1 drugs are - Defined as drugs, substances, or chemicals with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana* (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote Schedule ll drug...

Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology - Everyone in the health care team uses it and studies it. Began with chemists isolating substances and then evolved into pharmacologists studying the drug effects in animals. Today, nurses and doctors all consult with pharmacists about their pati...

Electrolytes Chemicals or nutrients present in the body's fluid compartments and impact fluid volume, regulate cardiac contractions, and provide stimulation to skeletal muscles that allow for movement. Electrolytes or ions have either Positive charges = cations Negative charges = anions Key ...

-lepsy - seizure -lith - stone, rock -logy - study of -lunar - moon; moonlike -malacia - softening -megaly - enlargement -metric, metry - measurement, length -oid - like; in the shape of -oma - tumor -opia - vision; vision condition -oscopy - viewing -ose - pertainin...

a- - without ab- - away from abd- - abdominal acu- - sharp ad- - towards adip- - fat ad lib- - freely, as wanted aero- - air, gas al- - toward ambi- - both an- - not ana- - up ante- - before, in front of anti- - against arterio- - artery arthro- - joint ...

Upper airway - mouth, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx (the last three comprise the pharynx) Lower airway - trachea, left and right primary bronchi, bronchioles, bronchial capillaries, alveolar sacs, and the alveoli Larynx - a structure within the upper and lower airwa...

Diphenhydramine (Therapeutic Class) - Treat allergies Diphenhydramine (Pharmacologic Class) - H1-Receptor antagonist / Antihistamine Diphenhydramine (Actions/Uses) - Uses: treat minor symptoms of allergy and common cold Can be given topically for rashes + IM and IV for severe allergies ...

pancreas - vital organ that plays a crucial role in regulating blood glucose levels and various metabolic processes through the secretion of different hormones. pancreas - The ___ is both an endocrine gland that produces hormones and an exocrine gland that produces digestive enzymes diabetes m...

HIV treatment - a chronic condition, but with proper medical care, it can be controlled. The primary mode of treatment is antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART involves taking a combination of ___ medicines (called an ___ regimen) every day. These medications help lower the viral load in the body, maint...

TBW 60 - total body water __% of body weight intracellular fluid - fluid within cells 2/3 of total body water extracellular fluid - fluid outside the cell 1/3 of total body water interstitial fluid - the fluid between the cells and outside blood vessels must be maintained to stay hydr...

-infectious agent -reservoir -portal of exit -mode of transmission -portal of entry -host - what are the six links in the chain of infection? Modes of transmission - from hands, stethoscope, BP cuff, bedside commode, droplet, food, bld, mosquito, etc mode of transmission - The six links o...

2 - body is made up of ___% water, ___% proteins, other solutes ___%. albumin, globulins, clotting factors/proteins - plasma includes about 50-55% of the blood volume. Plasma proteins include? (3) Albumin - helps control oncotic pressure globulins - Carrier proteins and immunoglobulins (ant...

pulmonary system structures two lungs, the upper and lower airways, the blood vessels that serve these structures, the diaphragm, and the chest wall (thoracic cage) - what are the pulmonary system structures? upper respiratory tract (airway) - ___ is made up of: -nasal cavity -nasopharynx -or...

The patient requires a drug that is known to be completely metabolized by the first-pass effect. What change will be needed when this drug is administered? - The drug must be given more frequently - The drug must be given in higher doses. - The drug must be given in a lipid-soluble form. - The...