Midterm Exam: Questions and Verified Answers Chamberlain

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NR565/ NR 565 Advanced Pharmacology Care of the Fundamentals

Midterm Exam: Questions and Verified Answers Chamberlain

• When prescribing Medications, we must understand that the liver function

declines with age d/t what?

• Enlarged Liver
• Decreased blood flow to liver
• Increased activity of the hepatic enzymes

Ans>> B. Decreased blood flow to liver

• An 82 yo male visits the clinic complaining that his pain meds "take forever" to work

after he takes his pill. What are possible reasons you can explain to him as to why this may be happening.

• Perhaps we need to increase your dose
• Sometimes as you get older, absorption may be slower resulting in a delayed

response

• As we get older, the gastric acid decreases and may delay absorption 1 / 3

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Ans>> B. Sometimes as you get older, absorption may be slower resulting in a delayed response

• As we get older, the gastric acid decreases and may delay absorption
• RA Characteristics

Onset Affected population Location Joint stiffness duration SxS Ans>> weeks-months women>men common hands, feet, & wrists >60 min in AM local & sys.

• OA Characteristics

Onset Affected population Location Joint stiffness duration SxS Ans>> years men & Women equally Hands & 2 / 3

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weight baring joints <30min in AM typically local

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