Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because:

1.	Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2.	The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3.	There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4.	Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.

____ 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:

1.	Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2.	Bypass the hepatic circulation
3.	Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
4.	Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms

____ 3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:

____ 4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:

1.	Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue
2.	Are the reason for giving loading doses
3.	Increase the length of time a drug is available and active
4.	Are most common in collagen tissues

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