NUR 325 Exam 1 Pharmacology Concepts. Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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NUR 325 Exam 1 Pharmacology Concepts.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Generic drug - answer-pharmaceutical company develops drug and gives the drug its name
and are not capitalized
brand name drug - answer-a drug's commercial name, that is capitalized
-one generic drug can have multiple br...
Oral Medications that cannot be crushed/altered - answer✔✔-enteric-coated
-extended-release
-sustained-release
-immediate release
Factors that affect rate of absorption (oral meds) - answer✔✔Reasons there can be a delay in
absorption:
-enteric-coated drugs: don't dissolve till they reach the intestine
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, -extended-release drugs: release over a period of time
-immediate-release drugs: expedites release of drugs
Three ways drugs can be delivered paternally - answer✔✔-Intravenously
-Intramuscularly
-Subcutaneously
comes in liquid or dry form w/ liquid added
Which paternal drug is absorbed the fastest? - answer✔✔Intravenously
Intravenously Absorption and Onset - answer✔✔-absorbs immediately and is complete
-onset is immediately
Subcutaneously Absorption and Onset - answer✔✔-Absorption varies and occurs rapidly if
water is soluble and has good circulatory flow)
-Onset varies
Intramuscularly Absorption and Onset - answer✔✔Absorption varies and occurs rapidly if water
is soluble and has good circulatory flow)
-Onset varies
Pharmokinetics - answer✔✔describes the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of
drugs
Absorption and factors that affect it - answer✔✔Movement from administration site to various
tissues
factors: solubility, good circulatory flow
First Pass Effect - answer✔✔-When an oral drug is passed through the liver, it deactivates the
drug and the amount that into the body's circulation, is less than what the patient ingested from
the beginning
Distribution and Factors that effect it - answer✔✔-movement of a drug by the circulatory system
to the intended site of action (once drug is in the blood, goes to site needed)
-areas w/ rich blood supply (heart, liver, kidneys) receive highest level of drug
-areas w/ low blood supply (bones, brain barrier), wont receive high level of drug
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