NUR 206 Exam 2
questions and answers
generic name - answer The official name is assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names
Council, and it is usually the ____________________________.
trade name - answer The ____________________________, or brand name, is a registered
name assigned by the drug manufacturer.
controlled substances - answer ____________________________ are types of medications
that have government-regulated manufacturing, prescribing and dispensing
requirements.
drug - answer A ____________________________ is any substance that positively or
negatively alters physiologic function.
medication - answer A ____________________________ is a drug specifically administered
for its therapeutic effect on physiologic function.
pharmacokinetics - answer ____________________________ is the study of how a
medication enters the body, moves through the body, and ultimately leaves the
body.
pharmacodynamics - answer ____________________________ is the process in which a
medication interacts with the body's cells to produce a biologic response
therapeutic effect - answer The ____________________________, or intended effect, is
the desired result or action of a medication.
absorption - answer ____________________________ is the passage of a drug from the
administration site into the blood stream
, metabolism - answer ____________________________ is the process by which a drug is
altered to a less active form to prepare for excretion.
excreation - answer The ____________________________ process removes the less active
drug or its metabolites.
half-life - answer The desired drug action is produced by maintaining a constant
drug level in the body and is based on the ____________________________ of the drug.
onset of action - answer ____________________________ is the time the body takes to
respond to a drug after administration
trough - answer The ____________________________ is the lowest serum level of the
medication.
side effects - answer ____________________________ are predictable but unwanted and
sometimes unavoidable reactions to medications.
adverse effects - answer ____________________________ are severe, unintended,
unwanted, and often unpredictable drug reactions.
toxic effects - answer ____________________________ result from a medication overdose
or the buildup of medication in the blood due to impaired metabolism and
excretion.
allergic reactions - answer ____________________________ are unpredictable immune
responses to medications.
anaphylactic reaction - answer A severe allergic reaction is called an
____________________________ and it is a medical emergency
idiosyncratic reaction - answer A ____________________________ is an unpredictable
patient response to a medication.
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