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Patho/Pharm Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers prescription drugs - Correct Answer -may be addictive -may be too harmful for self-administration -treat complex conditions -require skill to administer -patient must receive authorization to receive the drug OTC drugs - Correct Answer -do n...

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prescription drugs - Correct Answer -may be addictive

-may be too harmful for self-administration

-treat complex conditions

-require skill to administer

-patient must receive authorization to receive the drug



OTC drugs - Correct Answer -do not require authorization from health care provider

-patients may treat themselves

-no monitoring needed

-overuse of these drugs can mask other problems



pharmacology - Correct Answer study of medicines, ranging from how drugs are administered to
where they travel in the body, and the response produced.



pharmacodynamics - Correct Answer study of mechanism of drug action and how the body responds



pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer study of drug movement through the body



pharmacotherapeutics/pharmacotherapy - Correct Answer application of drugs for the purpose of
disease prevention and treatment of suffering



pharmacogenetics - Correct Answer genetic variations in patients that alter response



patho - Correct Answer suffering



pathology - Correct Answer investigation of the structural alterations in cells, tissues, & organs



pathogenesis - Correct Answer pattern of tissue changes associated with the development of disease

,etiology - Correct Answer cause of disease (hereditary, environment, malnutrition)



Idiopathic - Correct Answer no identified cause



Iatrogenic - Correct Answer result of medical treatment



nosocomial - Correct Answer disease as a result of hospitalization



history of pharmacology - Correct Answer -began with the early humans

-started using plants to relieve disease

-herbal medicine oldest form

-most cultures have practiced herbal medicine

-many were accidental discoveries



current pharmacology practice - Correct Answer -focus on patient and improving quality of life to
relieve human suffering

-important part of the art and discipline of nursing



drug - Correct Answer -any substance taken to prevent, cure, or reduce the symptoms of a medical
condition

-a form of medical intervention



role of the nurse concerning drugs - Correct Answer -administering the drug

-assessing the effects of the drug

-teaching the patient about the drug



therapeutic classification - Correct Answer -what is being treated by the drug

-same drug can be in two classifications



pharmacologic classification - Correct Answer -how the drug acts

-more precise classification than therapeutic

, prototype - Correct Answer -single drug from each classification

-may compare all other medications in the class to this

-usually first drug in its class

-can be a combination of traditional and new drugs

-helps with learning pharmacology



epinephrine - Correct Answer (adrenalin)

-therapeutic: anti-shock and anti-anaphylaxis drug

-bronchodilator



-pharmacologic: nonselective adrenergic agonist, catecholamine



-similar drugs: dopamine, droxidopa, ephedrine, norepinephrine



chemical names - Correct Answer -each drug has only one chemical name

-standard nomenclature established by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)

-clear, concise meaning of the nature of the drug



generic name - Correct Answer -lower case letters

-assigned by the U.S. Adopted Name Council

-less complicated than chemical names

-many organizations use generic names to describe and identify

-only one generic name - this is now the name that is used

-Lol - beta-adrenergic blockers

-statin - lipid-lowering



trade name - Correct Answer -first letter is capitalized

-alprazolam (Xanax)

-acetaminophen (Tylenol)

-more than one trade name (given by the pharmaceutical company marketing the drug)

-proprietary - exclusive right to name and market a drug

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