NUR 105 Lab Pharmacology
- What are the three general categories of pharmacological treatments?
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Drugs - chemical agents that produce biologic responses in the body Biologics - agents naturally produced in animal cells Alternative therapies - herbs, acupuncture, hypnosis, massage, etc.
- What knowledge is needed to administer mediations?
Answer Med category, mechanism of action (how it works), therapeutic effects (what is expected), side effects (unexpected but anticipated), adverse effects (undesired/dangerous), and toxic effects (organ damage)
- What are the three different names a drug can have?
Answer Chemical - rarely used clinically Generic - only one name assigned, usually lower case (ex; acetaminophen) Trade - assigned by company marketing the drug, usually capitalized (ex; Tylenol)
- What is a combination drug?
Answer A drug with more than one generic ingredient (ex; Percocet is oxycodone-acetaminophen)
- What is drug absorption?
Answer How fast a drug's action works (disintegrating, dis- solving, absorbing)
- What is drug distribution? 1 / 2
Answer The transport of drugs through the body via the circulatory system, it is dependent on the amount of blood flow to tissues
- Which parts of the body get the most blood flow?
Answer Heart, kidneys, brain, etc.
- Which parts of the body get the least blood flow?
Answer Skin, bone, adipose tissue
- What is the most common protein that drugs bind to?
Answer Albumin
- What is metabolism?
Answer Chemical inactivation of drugs into metabolites, which gets excreted through urine, mostly happens in the liver
- What is the first-pass effect?
Answer Drug is absorbed by GI tract, goes directly to liver
- What is excretion?
Answer How drugs are removed from the body, determined by concentration in blood and tissues, mostly happens in kidneys but can also excrete through liver, GI tract, lungs, and exocrine glands
- What is medication efficacy?
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