Prodrug - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

PHARMACODYNAMICS the study of the effects of drugs on the body PHARMACOKINETICS the study and analysis of the time course of the drug in the body; individual patient's ability to absorb, distribute, metabolize, and eliminate the drug CHEMICAL NAME The name of a chemical compound that shows the names of each of its elements or sub-compounds. For example, the chemical name of aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. GENERIC/NON-PROPRIETARY NAME a short name coined for a drug or chemi...

As an advanced practice nurse, you want to learn more about the CDC's initiatives relative to asthma care and management in order to advocate for asthma sufferers at the state legislative level. Your goal is to reduce medications costs to patients. Which CDC recommendation supports your goal? a. The CDC recommends that payers and employers promote healthy workspaces to decrease environmental trigger exposures. b. The CDC recommends that providers prescribe the most cost-efficient long-actin...

indication - reason for giving a drug to a patient tolerance - increasing dose needed for effect adrenergic - drugs that mimic the effect of epinephrine vasopressor - drug that exerts a constricting effect on blood vessels prodrug - given in an inactive form that converts to active in the body muscarinic - effect of acetylcholine on smooth muscle pharmacodynamic - phase related to mechanism of action side effect - undesired effect of a drug absolute contraindication - drug may not be giv...

WGU D027 Practice Test #2 Questions with Verified Solutions Latest 2023|2024 As an advanced practice nurse, you want to learn more about the CDC's initiatives relative to asthma care and management in order to advocate for asthma sufferers at the state legislative level. Your goal is to reduce medications costs to patients. Which CDC recommendation supports your goal? a. The CDC recommends that payers and employers promote healthy workspaces to decrease environmental trigger exposures. ...

USMLE Step 1 First Aid - Biochemistry 2024 Study Guide(100% Verified) Side = base + (deoxy)ribose [sugar] Tide = base + (deoxy)ribose [sugar] *Which are the purines?* "pure as gold" = Adenosine, Guanosine *Which are the pyrimidines?* "CUT the pyramid" = Cytosine, Uracil, Thymine - answerWhat is a nucleoside? What is a nucleotide? Which are the purines? Which are the pyrimidines? *Disrupt pyrimidine synthesis* *Leflunomide: *inhibits dihydroorate dehydrogenase *Methotrexatem Tri...

A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? a. "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." b. "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." c. "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks." d. "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may mak...

Generalized seizure types (6) - Answer--Tonic clonic (grand mal) -Absence (petit mal) -Clonic -Myoclonic -Tonic -Atonic Status epilepticus (2) - Answer--Two or more seizures without full consciousness between seizure episodes -Requires immediate treatment Absence seizures - Answer--Impaired consciousness for short period of time -Typically seen in children 4 to 12 -EEG typically shows generalized 3 Hz waves Focal seizure types (2) - Answer--Simple partial -Complex partial Antiepile...

ABSORPTION the movement of a drug from it's site of administration into the blood; influenced by cell membrane, blood flow at administration site, drug solubility, molecular weight, drug concentration VOLUME OF DISTRIBUTION (Vd) a mathematically determined measure of the size of a compartment that would be filled by the amount of a drug in the same concentration found in the blood or plasma; useful in expressing affinity of a drug to tissue and storage sites and in calculating ...

Opioid Analgesics Practice Questions• Which drug is a more potent Mu antagonist than Pentazocine & has its ceiling effect has a top dose of 30 mg? - correct answer nalbuphine • Which opioid should NEVER be given intravenously (IV) because it can cause HYPOTENSION? - correct answer Codeine • T/F: Opioids cause both analgesia & amnesia? - correct answer • FALSE (dose NOT cause amnesia) • Which types of agonists produce agonistic effects at one receptor & antagonistic effects at ...

NUR 641E Midterm Study Guide latest updated Prodrug - ️️ An inactive drug dosage form that is converted to an active metabolite by various biochemical reactions once it is inside the body. -Cytochrome P450 -Ex. Aspirin, psilocybin, heroin Bioavailability - ️️ the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and used -Affected by route of administration and drug dosage -Drug clearance (rate drug leaves circulation) -Steady state concentration -Affected by chemical stabi...