NSG 124 Exam 1 Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 90 Questions and 100% Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
acetaminophen (adverse effects) - CORRECT ANSWER: hepatotoxicity, nausea/
vomiting, abdominal pain
acetaminophen (mechanism of action) - CORRECT ANSWER: Inhibits prostaglandin
synthesis in CNS
acetaminophen (Tylenol) (therapeutic use) - CORRECT ANSWER: Analgesia for mild to moderate pain Fever reduction Does not have anti-inflammatory properties
Adverse Reactions - CORRECT ANSWER: undesirable drug effect
agonist drugs - CORRECT ANSWER: stimulate neurotransmitter receptor sites
Allergic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER: immune response caused by hypersensitivity
not dosage
antagonist drugs - CORRECT ANSWER: drugs that block or change the effects of an
addictive drug
Antidiarrheals MOA - CORRECT ANSWER: decreases motility, causing more water to
be absorbed by large intestine
Antiemetics MOA - CORRECT ANSWER: Most work by blocking one of the vomiting
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baclofen (therapeutic use) - CORRECT ANSWER: Central acting skeletal muscle
relaxant (long term)
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER: the extent to which the body can absorb and use a nutrient
Bulk forming laxatives MOA - CORRECT ANSWER: absorbs water to increase bulk and
weight of stool psyllium (Metamucil)
Cacinogenic effect - CORRECT ANSWER: cancer causing
Chemical name of drug - CORRECT ANSWER: the drug's chemical composition and
molecular structure
Classification of opioids - CORRECT ANSWER: Pure opioid agonists
Agonist-antagonist opioids Pure opioid antagonists
cyclobenzaprine (therapeutic use) - CORRECT ANSWER: Central acting skeletal
muscle relaxant (short term local effect)
dantrolene (therapeutic use) - CORRECT ANSWER: Direct acting skeletal muscle
relaxant
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) therapeutic use - CORRECT ANSWER: used to treat
allergies and motion sickness (first gen H1 antagonist)
drug-drug interactions - CORRECT ANSWER: when one drug changes the way another
drug affects the body
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