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NUR 3196: Pathophys/Pharmacology -Module 4: NurseTalk
Who is Father of American pharmacology? - CORRECT ANSWER-- john jacob abel
- founded first pharmacology department in United States at University of Michigan in
1890
What is the definition of pharmacology? - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of
medicine
What does pharmacology encompass? - CORRECT ANSWER-- how drugs are
administered
- where drugs travel in the body
- responses that drugs produce
What are the characteristics of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-- therapeutic
applications
- interactions
- adverse effects
- mechanisms of action
What factors influence different drug responses? - CORRECT ANSWER-- age
,- sex
- body mass
- health status
- genetics
What is a therapeutic response? - CORRECT ANSWER-a desirable response
What is an adverse response? - CORRECT ANSWER-an undesirable response
What is a drug called after it is administered? - CORRECT ANSWER-a "medication"
What are biologics? - CORRECT ANSWER-agents naturally produced in animal
cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself
What are examples of biologics? - CORRECT ANSWER-- hormones
- monoclonal antibodies
- natural blood products and components
- interferons
- vaccines
,What are complementary and alternative therapies to biologics? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- natural plant extract
- herbs
- vitamins
- minerals
- dietary supplements
- physical therapy
- manipulations
- massage
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- biofeedback
What are the two ways drugs are organized? - CORRECT ANSWER-therapeutic and
pharmacologic classifications
What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER-based on
therapeutic usefulness in treating particular diseases or disorders
What are some examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- antidepressants
- antipsychotics
, - antineoplastics
What is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER-- based
on the way a drug works at the molecular, tissue, or body system level
- addresses a drug's mechanism of action
- how a drug produces its physiological effect in the body
- requires understanding of biochemistry and physiology
- may be described with varying degrees of complexity
What is bioavailability? - CORRECT ANSWER-the physiologic ability of the drug to
reach target cell and produce effect
What is the path of a drug from intake to excretion? - CORRECT ANSWER-- drug
enters gut
- is absorbed through the gut wall
- reaches the liver through the hepatic portal vein
- is metabolized in the liver
- travels via the hepatic vein on the tissues
What is the United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary (USP-NF)? -
CORRECT ANSWER-- a resource of standards
- database of med errors
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