Unit 1 ADN Pharm Test Your Knowledge

The organ primarily responsible for biotransformation (metabolism):

Bioavailability refers the percentage of an administered drug available for activity

The trough is the lowest plasma concentration of a drug and measures the rate at which the drug is absorbed.

The amount of time it takes for a drug to be reduced by 50% is referred to as the:

Biotransformation/ metabolism is the process where the body chemically changes a drug into a form that can be excreted

Trough levels are drawn:

Phases of pharmacokinetics include: select all that apply

Oral drugs passing from GI to the liver where it can be metabolized & excreted; reducing the amount of drug available

Drug photosensitivity: (select all that apply)

Pharmacokinetics is the study of the effects of drugs on the body.

Movement of a drug from the circulation to body tissues

Peak refers to the highest plasma level concentration; peak drug level for an IV drug should be drawn:

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs): select all that apply

Can be part of or an entire drug unbound to protein and able to cause a pharmacological response.

In older patients with renal failure, the nurse understands the half life of a drug could be: