NUR651 FINAL BRADLEY UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED EDITION
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NUR651 FINAL BRADLEY
UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED EDITION
Which of the types of chemical bonding between drugs and their receptors is the least
common? Covalent
Which type of drug classification is most important to the practitioner? Therapeutic
Mechanism of Action The mann...
NUR651 FINAL BRADLEY
UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED EDITION
Which of the types of chemical bonding between drugs and their receptors is the least
common?✔✔ Covalent
Which type of drug classification is most important to the practitioner?✔✔ Therapeutic
Mechanism of Action✔✔ The manner in which molecular targets are affected by the drug
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) can lead the patient to✔✔ stop taking the drug
Half-life is defined as✔✔ The time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to be reduced
by 50 percent
When one drug is more efficacious than another, it has...✔✔ A greater ability to initiate a
response
What is bioavailability?✔✔ The fraction of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation
following administration by any route
Absorption is defined as:✔✔ The transfer of a drug from its site of administration to the blood
How can Competitive antagonism be overcome?✔✔ by adding more agonist
How is children's dosing most often calculated?✔✔ MG/KG
A patient complains of pain from a migraine. How would the practitioner classify this type of
pain?✔✔ Central Neuropathic Pain
What stage of nociception is occurring when neurotransmitters in the dorsal horn directly or
indirectly depolarize the second-order neurons?✔✔ Trasmission
What are the four processes of Nociception✔✔ transduction, transmission, modulation, and
perception
A practitioner conducting a pain assessment asks the patient, "Is the pain consistent or
intermittent?" What character of pain is the practitioner assessing?✔✔ Temporal pattern
, What is the maximum dose of acetaminophen in 24 hours?✔✔ 4 grams
Etodolac is in the same drug class as ibuprofen. What is its mechanism of action?✔✔ It inhibits
the cyclooxygenase enzyme.
What kind of drug is Naloxone (Narcan)✔✔ opioid antagonist
Acetaminophen and alcohol have a complex relationship in the liver. Why? (3 reasons)✔✔ 1.
They are both metabolized by the same liver enzyme.
2. Alcohol inhibits the enzyme that metabolizes acetaminophen.
3. The enzyme that metabolizes acetaminophen is induced by alcohol.
What is a contraindication of ibuprofen?✔✔ Ulcers
An adverse effect of opiates in elders is...✔✔ Bone fractures
Aspirin is different from the other NSAIDs because...✔✔ It binds irreversibly to the COX
enzyme
One of the properties that insulins are differentiated by is...✔✔ Duration of action
Which form of insulin is the most bioavailable?✔✔ Humalog
What is the mechanism of action of sitagliptin (Januvia)?✔✔ Slows the inactivation of incretin
hormones by inhibiting dipeptidyl peptidase 4
How does canagliflozin (Invokana) control blood glucose levels?✔✔ By reducing glucose
reabsorption in the kidneys
What is the mechanism of action of Lantus?✔✔ Insulin precipitates into crystals and is slowly
absorbed over 24 hours
The most common complication of insulin therapy is...✔✔ Hypoglycemia
What is the mechanism of action of the sulfonylureas?✔✔ Increases insulin secretion
What drug is the first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes?✔✔ Metformin
What are the primary symptoms of ketoacidosis?✔✔ Excessive thirst and frequent urination
Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when the A1C value is over:✔✔ 6.5%
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