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NUR 1011 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

NUR 1011 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Pharmacology Medications (NUR 1011, 1021, and 2031)Complete Solution guide Spring 23.

The patient has been given a prescription of furosemide (lasix) as an adjunct to treatment of hypertension and returns for a follow- up check. Which of the following is the most objective data for determining the effectiveness of the drug therapy? correct answers Blood pressure log notes blood pressure 120/70 mmHg to 134/88 mmHg since discharge Rationale: Maintenance of blood pressure within normal limits indicates that treatment goals are achieved. Absence of edema, weight loss, and urinatin...

Oral cavity correct answers starts the digestive process by 1 breaking up food into smaller particles; 2 adding saliva, which contains the enzyme amylase for digesting starch and 3 swallowing, a voluntary movement of food that become involuntary in a process called peristalsis which happens in the esophagus. Esophagus correct answers a tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach, is composed of striated muscle in its upper portion and smooth muscle in its lower portion. The inner lining...

A fibers correct answers large-diameter nerve fibers that carry peripheral impulses associated with touch and temperature to the spinal cord A-delta fibers: small-diameter nerve fibers that carry peripheral impulses associated with pain to the spinal cord C fibers correct answers unmyelinated, slow-conducting fibers that carry peripheral impulses associated with pain to the spinal cord ergot derivative correct answers drug that causes a vascular constriction in the brain and the periphery...

Name (Generic/trade): Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Oral 650mg Pharmacologic Classification: Para-aminophenol Action (how does this drug work): Thought to produce analgesia by inhibiting prostaglandin and other substances that sensitize pain receptors. Drug may relieve fever through central action in the hypothalamic heat-regulating center. Therapeutic Classification: Analgesics Therapeutic effect (what does this medication treat?) Reason(s) for taking medication: What are the indications for t...

Name (Generic/trade): Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Oral 650mg Pharmacologic Classification: Para-aminophenol Action (how does this drug work): Thought to produce analgesia by inhibiting prostaglandin and other substances that sensitize pain receptors. Drug may relieve fever through central action in the hypothalamic heat-regulating center. Therapeutic Classification: Analgesics Therapeutic effect (what does this medication treat?) Reason(s) for taking medication: What are the indications for t...

Define pharmacokinetics correct answers The study of how medications move through the body 'pharmaco' stands for medications. 'kinetics' stands for movement. Adsorption correct answers Movement of drugs into the bloodstream after administration, a higher blood flow to the area will have increased adsorption. While a lack of blood flow or circulation will result in impaired adsorption of the drug. Distribution correct answers Movement of the drug from the circulatory system to the bo...