Pharmacology Exam 1-
Rasmussen / NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
,Mood Stabilizers: - CORRECT ANSWER--Lithium: used
to curb mania; narrow therapeutic range! Blood levels
must be monitored closely, Avoid Ace inhibitors,
HCTZ; Avoid NSAIDS.
The dietary Supplement Health & Education Act of
1994: - CORRECT ANSWER-Herbal remedies are
classified as dietary supplements. Premarket testing
for safety & efficacy is not requiring. Manufacturing is
not standardized. Not approved by the FDA and not
meant to be used as a drug.
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - CORRECT
ANSWER-agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - CORRECT
ANSWER-antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-
level of the drug between minimal effective
concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug
response and the minimal toxic concentration
,The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration
to be eliminated from the body is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER-half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at
risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER-accumulation and
toxicity
a decreased responsiveness over the course of
therapy, which may lead to the need to increase
dosages to attain the same effect - CORRECT
ANSWER-tolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common
features - CORRECT ANSWER-classification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - CORRECT
ANSWER--related by chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
, another name for antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER-
adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker
to? - CORRECT ANSWER-asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? -
CORRECT ANSWER-hypertension
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