Exam 3: General Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles

A primary care NP wishes to order a drug that will be effective immediately after administration of the drug.Which route should the NP choose?

A primary care NP is preparing to prescribe a drug and notes that the drug has nonlinear kinetics.The NP should:

A patient is taking drug A and drug B.The primary care NP notes increased effects of drug B.The NP should suspect that in this case drug A is a cytochrome P450 (CYP450)enzyme:

A primary care nurse practitioner (NP)prescribes a drug to an 80-year-old African-American woman.When selecting a drug and determining the correct dose,the NP should understand that the knowledge of how age,race,and gender may affect drug excretion is based on an understanding of:

A patient takes an oral medication that causes gastrointestinal upset.The patient asks the primary care NP why the drug information insert cautions against using antacids while taking the drug.The NP should explain that the antacid may:

The primary care NP should understand that a drug is at a therapeutic level when it is:

A patient wants to know why a cheaper version of a drug cannot be used when the primary care NP writes a prescription for a specific brand name of the drug and writes,"Dispense as Written." The NP should explain that a different brand of this drug:

A primary care NP is prescribing a drug for a patient who does not take any other medications.The NP should realize that:

A patient receives an inhaled corticosteroid to treat asthma.The patient asks the primary care NP why the drug is given by this route instead of orally.The NP should explain that the inhaled form:

A patient will begin taking two drugs that are both protein-bound.The primary care NP should:

A patient asks the primary care NP which medication to use for mild to moderate pain.The NP should recommend: