Nurs 615 Pharm Exam 1 - Maryville Q&a 2024

What is the efficacy of a drug? {Ans: Efficacy is the maximum response achievable from a drug. Effectiveness refers to the ability of the drug to produce a beneficial effect.}Type of Type 1 hypersensitivity {Ans: Anaphalactic reaction (immune system gone wild)}How will renal insufficiency affect drug elimination? {Ans: The kidney is the primary organ of excretion for most drugs. General theme of metabolism is to produce drug metabolites that are more water soluble and more easily removed by the kidneys. The rate at which the drug is excreted by the kidneys depends on several factors. Renal blood flow influences the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) which is how much plasma is filtered per minute by the glomerulus.}Patients with poor renal function may have higher levels of drugs secondary to {Ans: decreased excretion of metabolites.}adrenergic agonsists are made of 2 groups called... {Ans: catacholemine, non catacholemine}Norepinephrine stimulates which receptors {Ans: Alpha 1 - vasoconstriction (increased BP)}