NURS 615 Pharm Exam 1 Latest (2024/2025) Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics ; Actual Questions and Answers/100%- Maryville
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NURS 615 Pharm Exam 1 Latest (2024/2025) Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics ; Actual Questions and Answers/100%- Maryville How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? Answer- Low albumin = more free drug (bc the drug can't bind to albumin aka protein) = increased adverse effects
What is a Black Box Warning: Answer- is considered a contraindication
to administer that drug.What is the drugs half-life? Answer- Half-life specifically means the amount of time it takes for an administered drug to be halfway cleared from the system.
Peak of action: Answer- the time between drug administration and
maximum concentration of drug in the blood stream. Best therapeutic effect.
Duration of action: Answer- the time between onset of action and
metabolism of drug below the minimum needed for an effect. The length of time you have the drug in your system. 2 / 3
According to the WHO what is the first step in the prescribing process?Answer- The first step is to define the patient's problem The second step is to Answer- specify the therapeutic objective The third step is to Answer- choose which drug or treatment is needed.
Step 4 of the WHO approach: Answer- Start the treatment
Step 5 of the WHO approach: Answer- Educate the patient
Step 6 of the WHO approach: Answer- Monitor the treatment
Phase 1 of drug development: Answer- The drug is tested on healthy
volunteers
Phase 2 of drug development: Answer- trials with people who have the
disease for which the drug is thought to be effective
Phase 3 of drug development: Answer- Large numbers of patients in
medical research centers receive the drug in phase 3. This larger sampling provides information about infrequent or rare adverse effects.
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