Chapter 7: Principles Of Pharmacology

Question 1

What is the ingestion rate of absorption?

Answer 1

Slow

Question 2

What is the intravenous rate of absorption?

Answer 2

Immediate

Question 3

What is the intraosseous rate of absorption?

Answer 3

Immediate

Question 4

What is the subcutaneous rate of absorption?

Answer 4

Slow

Question 5

What is the intramuscular rate of absorption?

Answer 5

Moderate

Question 6

What is the sublingual rate of absorption?

Answer 6

Rapid

Question 7

What is the transcutaneous rate of absorption?

Answer 7

Slow

Question 8

What are the 6 Rights of Medication Administration?

Answer 8

Right patient 
Right medication
Right dose
Right route 
Right time 
Right documentation

Question 9

Absorption

Answer 9

The process by which medications travel through body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.

Question 10

Adsorption

Answer 10

The process of sticking or binding to s surface.

Question 11

Agonist

Answer 11

A medication that causes stimulation of receptors.

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

A medication that binds to a receptor and blocks other medications.

Question 13

What are contraindications?

Answer 13

Conditions that make a particular medication or treatment inappropriate.

Question 14

What are enteral medications?

Answer 14

Medications that enter the body through the digestive system.

Question 15

What is a generic name?

Answer 15

The original chemical name of a medication. The name is not capitalized.

Question 16

Intramuscular Injection (IM)

Answer 16

An injection into the muscle

Question 17

What is an Intranasal (IN) route?

Answer 17

A delivery route in which a medication is pushed through a specialized atomizer device called a mucosal atomizer device (MAD) into the nare.

Question 18

What is an Intraosseous (IO) route?

Answer 18

Medication delivery into the bone.

Question 19

What is an Intravenous (IV) injection?

Answer 19

An injection directly into the vein

Question 20

What are parenteral medications?

Answer 20

Medications that enter the body by s route other than the digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes.

Question 21

How are Per Os (PO) medications delivered?

Answer 21

Through the mouth

Question 22

What is a Subcutaneous (SC) injection?

Answer 22

Injection into the tissue between the skin and muscle.

Question 23

How is a Sublingual (SL) medication taken?

Answer 23

Under the tongue

Question 24

What are topical medications?

Answer 24

Lotions, creams, and ointments that are applied to the surface of the skin and affect only that area.

Question 25

What’s a trade name?

Answer 25

The brand name that a manufacturer gives a medication. The name is capitalized.

Question 26

How’s a transcutaneous medication taken?

Answer 26

Through the skin.

Question 27

What are untoward effects?

Answer 27

Actions that can be harmful to the patient.

Question 28

What is the Per Rectum rate of absorption?

Answer 28

Rapid

Question 29

Shortly after assisting a 65-year old female with her prescribed nitroglycerin, she begins complaining of dizziness and experiences a drop of 30 mmHg in her systolic pressure. The patient remains conscious and her breathing is adequate. You should…?

Answer 29

Place her supine and elevate her legs.

Question 30

A 74 year old woman complains of heaviness in her chest, nausea, and sweating that suddenly began an hour ago. She is conscious and alert, but anxious. Her blood pressure is 144/84 mmHg and her heart rate is 110 beats/min. She took two of her prescribed nitroglycerin (.4 mg tablets) before your arrival but still feels heaviness in her chest. You should…?

Answer 30

Recall that geriatric patients often have slower absorption and elimination times, which may necessitate modification of the dosing of certain drugs.