NUR 1172 Exam 3
- abuse of alcohol can lead to diminished levels of which minerals?
Answer
K, Mg, Zn
- aspirin, an analgesic, has an enhanced effect when combined with what substance?
Answer
caffeine
- how can poor nutritional status have a major impact on the risk of drug-nutrient
interactions?
Answer
- stimulated or suppressed appetite
- decreased intestinal absorption
- increased renal excretion
- competition/displacement of nutrients from carrier protein sites
- interference w/ synthesis of necessary enzyme, co-enzyme, or carrier
- hormonal effects on genetic systems
- drug delivery system
-components in drug formation
- list 3 drugs that have delayed/reduced absorption in the presence of food-
Answer
aspirin tetracycline phenytoin 1 / 2
- name potential drug effects on food intake
Answer
- appetite, taste and smell changes
- GI effects
nausea, vomiting, bleeding, ulceration, intestinal peristalsis
-changes in intestinal flora
- some diuretics may cause potassium losses. what are potential effects of potassium
deficiency?
Answer
weakness, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, listlessness, apprehension, diffuse pain, drowsiness, stupor, irrational behavior
- what are 5 factors that contribute to increased absorption of a drug?
Answer
dis- solving characteristics
gastric emptying rate nutrients blood flow nutritional status
- what are vitamin antagonists
Answer
drugs that act as metabolic antagonists and cause deficiencies of vitamins involved
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