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NURSING PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM. SAMPLE EXAM

REVISION PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT

ANSWERS (2024 UPDATE)

Drug - ANSWER- any chemical that affects living processes


Pharmacology - ANSWER- the study of drugs and their effects on living processes (plants,

body tissues, etc.)


Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER- the study of drugs in HUMANS


Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER- the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, and treat illnesses as

well as to prevent pregnancy


Minimal Effective Concentration - ANSWER- the smallest dose of a drug that produces the

desired effect


Toxic Concentration - ANSWER- the dose of a drug that produces toxic effects


Therapeutic Range - ANSWER- between the MEC & the TC; gets desired effect(s) from drug

without toxic side effects


P450 System - ANSWER- an enzyme that alters drug metabolism


-accelerates renal excretion

-inactivates drug

-enhances drug

,-activates prodrugs


Prodrugs - ANSWER- drugs that are not activated (inert) until they pass through the liver


First-pass Effect - ANSWER- deactivation of drug by liver after GI absorption


Drug Half-Life - ANSWER- time it takes for drug levels to decrease by 50%


-it takes five half-lives to maintain a normal therapeutic range


Loading Dose - ANSWER- drugs with short half-lives get a larger initial dose in order to

achieve therapeutic range


Maintenance Dose - ANSWER- small doses given to maintain therapeutic range


ED50 (Average Effective Dose) - ANSWER- the dose that produces the desired effects in 50%

of the population


Therapeutic Index - ANSWER- = LD50 / ED50


-average lethal dose / average effective dose

-the higher the number, the safer the drug


Alpha1 Receptors - ANSWER- Sympathetic


-Adrenergic Receptor

-vasculature

-vasoconstriction

-pupil dilation

, -ejaculation

-bladder neck contraction


Alpha2 Receptors - ANSWER- Sympathetic


-Adrenergic Receptor

-minimal


Beta1 Receptors - ANSWER- Sympathetic


-Adrenergic receptor

-heart & kidney

-increase HR, force of contraction & velocity of conduction

-Renin release


Beta2 Receptors - ANSWER- Sympathetic


-Adrenergic receptor

-bronchodilation

-relaxation of uterine muscle

-glycogenolysis


Nicotinic n - ANSWER- Paraympathetic


-cholinergic receptor

-promotes release of epinephrine

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