Fate of drugs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIOL 235 Human Anatomy and Physiology Assignment 3 Questions and correct Answers (Correctly Explained). 1. Some patients who suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) are prescribed medications that are in the category of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Explain why these drugs are used to combat hypertension. When blood volume falls or blood flow to the kidneys decreases, juxtaglomerular cells in the kidneys secrete renin into the bloodstream. In sequence, renin and ang...

NURS 5352 Advanced health Assessment; Test Questions With Correct and Verified Answers Latest Update Answers 2023/2024 Graded A+. Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include: Deviated septum Bluish grey or pale pink turbinates Purulent nasal discharge Small atrophied nasal mucous membranes NOSE: An allergic finding includes bluish gray or pale pink nasal turbinates that are swollen and boggy and a transverse crease at the junction between the cartilage and the bone of the nose...

fate of drugs correct answer: Absorption Distribution Metabolism Elimination pharmacokinetics correct answer: what the body does to the drug pharmacodynamics correct answer: what the drug does to the body what happens during pharmacokinetics (metabolism) correct answer: -enzymes convert active drug to inactive metabolites for excretion -enzymes convert inactive drugs (prodrugs) to active drugs -enzymes convert active drugs to active metabolites (metabolites may have a different...

acute testing - usually single dose study causes of confusion in the elderly - - sepsis - 'something in the head'- tumour, CVA, subdural, meningitis - medication - metabolic: dec Na, dec glucose, AKI chronic testing - Repeated doses for 1-2 yrs; used to investigate carcinogenicity clinical trials: phase 1 - Define route & metabolic fate in normal volunteers (n<50). Initial dose: usually 1/20th or 1/50th of effective dose in animals. ADR monitored by clinical biochemistry etc clinic...

harmakon and logos mean what? → pharmakon = poison, drug → logos = study what is pharmacology? → basic and clinical applied science that concerns itself with the fate and actions of drugs in the body pharmacokinetics definition → what the body does to the drug pharmacokinetics component

M4 FINAL COACHING EXAM - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Two drugs that act on the same tissue organ through independent receptors resulting in effects that are opposite of each other is known as A. Physiologic Antagonism B. Irreversible Antagonism C. Competitive Antagonism D. Chemical Antagonism Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? I. Weakly acidic drugs in alkaline media will be in its ionized form, decreasing reabsorption II. Weakly basic in alkaline media will exist pr...

1 / 37 Med Surg HESI Practice Exam with Verified Answers The nurse is assisting a client out of bed for the first time after surgery. What ac- tion should the nurse do first? After the fourth dose of gentamicin sul- fate (Garamycin) IV, the nurse plans to draw blood samples to determine peak and trough levels. When are the best times to draw these samples? In assessing a client diagnosed with pri- mary hyperaldosteronism, the nurse ex- pects the laboratory test results to indi- cate...

Pharmacodynamics What is Pharmacology? The word pharmacology is derived from the Greek language and means the study (logos) of drugs (pharmakon). Pharmacology is best defined as the study of substances that affect or alter living systems through chemical processes. These living systems are usually (but not always) affected by increasing or decreasing the activity of normal regulatory processes within the living system. Pharmacology as a science is concerned with the history, source, chemi...

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BIO 235 Assignment 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Some patients who suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) are prescribed medications that are in the category of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Explain why these drugs are used to combat hypertension. - Answer- a. Angiotensin- converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are commonly used to treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. These drugs work by blocking the activity of an enzyme called angiotensin-converting enzy...