Week 3: Medication knowledge terms

Question 1

What is an indication? (3)

Answer 1

Medical conditions for which the drug is given
- may be more than one indication
- may be other uses for the drug, ask why would you give this drug and what conditions does it treat?

Question 2

What is a contraindication? (2)

Answer 2

• condition not to give the drug
• ie. liver disease
• ask, when is it not appropriate or safe to give this drug?

Question 3

What are relative contraindications? (2)

Answer 3

• risk and benefits are weighed
  ask, it is risky to give this drug but what are the risks if we don’t give this drug?

Question 4

What is a side effect?

Answer 4

• unavoidable response expected at therapeutic dose

Question 5

What is toxicity?

Answer 5

• detrimental physiological effects from excessive drug dose
• note that it is not always based on excessive drug dose, could be that the patient cannot tolerate it

Question 6

What is an allergy reaction?

Answer 6

• need to know what reaction (rash vs anaphylaxis)
• can also be a side effect of the medications, not exactly a reaction

Question 7

what is an idiosyncratic effect?

Answer 7

uncommon response, genetic predisposition

Question 8

what is a paradoxical effect?

Answer 8

Opposite of intended response

Question 9

What is nephrotoxic?

Answer 9

• kidney toxicity

Question 10

What is hepatotoxicity?

Answer 10

liver toxicity

Question 11

Based on the diagram on page 13, Where does absorption occur?

Answer 11

GI tract going to blood

Question 12

Based on the diagram on page 13, Where does Distribution occur?

Answer 12

Blood going to metabolic sites

Question 13

Based on the diagram on page 13, Where does Metabolism occur?

Answer 13

liver, kidney, sites of action, and other sites

Question 14

Based on the diagram on page 13, Where does Excretion occur?

Answer 14

Liver forming bile and excreted
kidney forming urine and exreted