Exam 1 gnur 294 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 2 most important properties of an ideal drug? Correct Answer-- efficacy - safety What are additional properties of an ideal drug? Correct Answer-- rapid, predictable response - convenient administration - once a day (short term) - inexpensive - eliminated quickly - few drug-drug interactions - specificity What is therapeutic drug classification? Correct Answer-what we are treating (i.e. antihypertensive) What is the pharmacologic drug classification? Correct Answer-h...

GNUR 294 EXAM 1 (MODULES 1-6) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ 2024 Which was the greatest problem with patent medicines in early America that lead to drug legislation? A. They were only distributed in elixir formulation. B. They had dangerous or addictive substances. C. They smelled like medicine. D. They could only be made out of natural products. - CORRECT ANS-B. They had dangerous or addictive substances. A client is talking to the nurse and is expressing doubt about whether to take...

Which was the greatest problem with patent medicines in early America that lead to drug legislation? a) They were only distributed in elixir formulation b) They had dangerous or addictive substances c) They smelled like medicine d) They could only be made out of natural products Correct Answer-Ans: b) they had dangerous or addictive substances A client is talking to the nurse and is expressing doubt about whether to take a drug that is advertised on television. The client does not b...

Strength of drug Correct Answer-how many mL in bottle ex: 25 mg per 5 mL Volume of drug Correct Answer-total amount in bottle ex: 237 mL oral suspension When does a drug lose its efficacy? Correct Answer-after the expiration date Phase 1 of a new drug development Correct Answer-20-80 healthy volunteers -best case scenario (want people with healthy liver and kidney) -looking at drugs safety/how will it be excreted and metabolized Post-marketing surveillance of new drug Correct ...

EXAM 2 questions GNUR 294 cardiac (1)

GNUR 294 EXAM 2 REVIEW (M7-13) MODULE 7 Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy Quick facts: Teras = Greek word meaning “monster” Teratogenesis = “to produce a monster” Teratogens – adverse affects in pregnancy • Effects structural formation in fetal tissue • Effects organ function in fetal tissue • Causes fetal demise 2 individuals of concern: 1) Pregnant women 2) Fetus Fetal-placental barrier – not effective, many drug molecules can cross and cause harm to fetus A...

The nurse is using a drug handbook to determine the indications for furosemide (Lasix). The term indications is defined as the: 1. Way a drug works on the target organs 2. Amount of the drug to be administered 3. Conditions for which a drug is approved. 4. Reason that the drug should not be given correct answers Answer: 3 While completing the health history, the nurse asks the patient, "What medications do you take regularly?" Which drug name would the nurse expect the patient to u...

GNUR 294 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (M19-22) MODULE 19 PHARMACOTHERAPY OF GI DISORDERS Upper GI • Upper GI disorders – most prevalent in US o Requires the most pharmacologic therapy • Upper GI tract consists of the stomach and the esophagus o Anything below the duodenum is considered lower GI tract – we don’t commonly administer drugs that effect lower GI tract in US • Disorders of upper GI tract include o Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) o Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Mech...

GNUR 294 EXAM 3 REVIEW (M14-18) MODULE 14 PHARMACOTHERAPY OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes – disorder of CHO metabolism • Cells prefer glucose for energy metabolism • Normal BG level 60-100 mg/dL • If high BG (hyperglycemic) ? pancreas releases insulin ? cells take up glucose from blood and liver produces glycogen (remainder of insulin not used is brought to liver, converted to glycogen and stored) ? BG falls • If low BG (hypoglycemic) ? pancreas releases glucag...

GNUR 294 EXAM III Autonomic Nervous System • Focus on the sympathetic nervous system • PNS does the opposite of the SNS • Adrenergic- adrenaline • Norepinephrine • Helps to bind with these receptors and make a response in the system • Alpha receptors and beta receptors • Almost al the drugs (from a cardiovascular standpoint) will effect these receptors i.e. beta 2- adrenergic agonists • Sympathetic- fight or flight • All of these things that occur when NE is released and binds ...