NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
MODULE 2 EXAM|| ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 150
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physiologic changes during pregnancy & drug impact - ANSWER: - 3rd trimester
= renal blood doubles, renal excretion accelerated
- tone and mobility of bowel decreases -> prolongation of drug effects
placental drug transfer - ANSWER: all drugs can cross the placenta, some cross
more easily than others
adverse reactions during pregnancy - ANSWER: can adversely affect both
pregnant pt and fetus
- heparin -> osteoporosis
- prostaglandins -> stimulate uterine contraction
- some pain relievers can be used during delivery can cause respiratory depression
in baby
identification of teratogens - ANSWER: difficult to identify, 3 criteria must be
met:
1. The agent must be present during the critical stage of development
2. The agent produces a particular pattern of birth defects in animal studies.
3. The agent crosses the placenta and there is a dose-response relationship.
responding to teratogen exposure - ANSWER: Determine when the drug was
taken
Determine when the pregnancy began
-Weeks 3-8 (organogenesis) is most crucial time
Determine type of malformation expected
Conduct 2 US and consult FDA to determine severity
how to decrease risk of drug effects during breastfeeding - ANSWER: - take drugs
immediately after breastfeeding
- avoid drugs w/ long half-lives
- choose drugs that tend to be excluded from milk, least likely to affect infant
- avoid hazardous drugs
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pediatric response to drugs - ANSWER: - more sensitive to drugs
- greater individual variation
- sensitivity d/t organ system immaturity
- increased risk for adverse rxns
determining the intensity of duration of drug response in neonates & infants -
ANSWER: - elevated drug levels = more intense response
- delayed elimination = prolonged response
- immaturity of organs = risk for both^
comparison of plasma drug levels in adults and infants - ANSWER:
increased sensitivity in infants caused by immature state of... - ANSWER:
absorption, protein binding of drugs, BBB, hepatic metabolism, renal drug
excretion
infant absorption: oral administration - ANSWER: prolonged and irregular gastric
adult function at 6-8 months
infant absorption: gastric acidity - ANSWER: - very low 24 hours after birth
- does not reach adult values for 2 years
- low acidity = absorption of acid-labile drugs is increased
infant absorption: intramuscular admin - ANSWER: slow, erratic, delayed
absorption as results of low blood flow in 1st few days of life
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