Patho/Pharm Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers prescription drugs - Correct Answer -may be addictive -may be too harmful for self-administration -treat complex conditions -require skill to administer -patient must receive authorization to receive the drug OTC drugs - Correct Answer -do not require authorization from health care provider -patients may treat themselves -no monitoring needed -overuse of these drugs can mask other problems pharmacology - Correct Answer study of medicines, ranging from how drugs are administered to where they travel in the body, and the response produced.pharmacodynamics - Correct Answer study of mechanism of drug action and how the body responds pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer study of drug movement through the body pharmacotherapeutics/pharmacotherapy - Correct Answer application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and treatment of suffering pharmacogenetics - Correct Answer genetic variations in patients that alter response patho - Correct Answer suffering pathology - Correct Answer investigation of the structural alterations in cells, tissues, & organs pathogenesis - Correct Answer pattern of tissue changes associated with the development of disease 1 / 3
etiology - Correct Answer cause of disease (hereditary, environment, malnutrition) Idiopathic - Correct Answer no identified cause Iatrogenic - Correct Answer result of medical treatment nosocomial - Correct Answer disease as a result of hospitalization history of pharmacology - Correct Answer -began with the early humans -started using plants to relieve disease -herbal medicine oldest form -most cultures have practiced herbal medicine -many were accidental discoveries current pharmacology practice - Correct Answer -focus on patient and improving quality of life to relieve human suffering -important part of the art and discipline of nursing drug - Correct Answer -any substance taken to prevent, cure, or reduce the symptoms of a medical condition -a form of medical intervention role of the nurse concerning drugs - Correct Answer -administering the drug -assessing the effects of the drug -teaching the patient about the drug therapeutic classification - Correct Answer -what is being treated by the drug -same drug can be in two classifications pharmacologic classification - Correct Answer -how the drug acts -more precise classification than therapeutic 2 / 3
prototype - Correct Answer -single drug from each classification -may compare all other medications in the class to this -usually first drug in its class -can be a combination of traditional and new drugs -helps with learning pharmacology epinephrine - Correct Answer (adrenalin)
-therapeutic: anti-shock and anti-anaphylaxis drug
-bronchodilator
-pharmacologic: nonselective adrenergic agonist, catecholamine
-similar drugs: dopamine, droxidopa, ephedrine, norepinephrine
chemical names - Correct Answer -each drug has only one chemical name -standard nomenclature established by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) -clear, concise meaning of the nature of the drug generic name - Correct Answer -lower case letters -assigned by the U.S. Adopted Name Council -less complicated than chemical names -many organizations use generic names to describe and identify -only one generic name - this is now the name that is used -Lol - beta-adrenergic blockers -statin - lipid-lowering trade name - Correct Answer -first letter is capitalized -alprazolam (Xanax) -acetaminophen (Tylenol) -more than one trade name (given by the pharmaceutical company marketing the drug) -proprietary - exclusive right to name and market a drug
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