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A lecturer says one term means what the drug does to the body. That term is:Read the answer and worked solution →Another term covers how the body processes a medicine. That term is:Read the answer and worked solution →Pharmacokinetics has four processes: distribution, metabolism, excretion and:Read the answer and worked solution →A drug travels from the injection site into the bloodstream. That step is:Read the answer and worked solution →A nurse notes that tablets and injections are absorbed differently. The key factor is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A patient takes a tablet with a heavy meal. The meal can change the drug's:Read the answer and worked solution →A drug given straight into a vein is bioavailable at:Read the answer and worked solution →A swallowed drug is partly broken down in the liver before reaching the blood. That is:Read the answer and worked solution →Because of that liver step, oral medicines are usually less:Read the answer and worked solution →The spread of a drug around the body after absorption is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Four organs get the most blood: heart, liver, brain and:Read the answer and worked solution →Only the unbound part of a drug can reach receptors. Bound drug is therefore:Read the answer and worked solution →Chemically changing a drug into a form easier to remove is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Cytochrome P450 enzymes work mainly in which organ?Read the answer and worked solution →Drugs leave the body by two main routes: the gut via faeces and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Two blood tests used to judge kidney function are creatinine and:Read the answer and worked solution →The time taken for a drug's blood level to drop by half is its:Read the answer and worked solution →A 500 mg tablet has a half life of 4 hours. After 4 hours the amount left is:Read the answer and worked solution →Knowing a drug's half life mainly helps decide the:Read the answer and worked solution →A drug binds a receptor and switches on a response. That drug is an:Read the answer and worked solution →An agonist copies what the body's own chemical would do. It is said to:Read the answer and worked solution →A drug binds a receptor but switches it on only weakly. It is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the four processesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the absorption factorsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the drug gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the pharmacy wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Liver or kidneyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the drug ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Pharmacology bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A lecturer says one term means what the drug does to the body. That term is:

  1. Pharmacodynamics
  2. Pharmacognosy
  3. Pharmacopoeia
  4. Pharmacometry
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Correct answer: A. Pharmacodynamics

1. The drug is acting on the tissues. 2. The focus is the drug's effect. 3. That term is pharmacodynamics. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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Another term covers how the body processes a medicine. That term is:

  1. Pharmacometry
  2. Pharmacokinetics
  3. Pharmacognosy
  4. Pharmacopoeia
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Correct answer: B. Pharmacokinetics

1. Here the body acts on the drug. 2. The journey through the body is studied. 3. That term is pharmacokinetics. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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Pharmacokinetics has four processes: distribution, metabolism, excretion and:

  1. Absorption
  2. Adsorption
  3. Abstraction
  4. Attraction
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Correct answer: A. Absorption

1. The drug must first get into the blood. 2. That is the opening step of the journey. 3. It is absorption. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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