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What is the ratio between a drug's therapeutic effects and toxic effects called?

• Tolerance
• Cumulative effect
• Therapeutic index
• Affinity - ANSWER-C. Therapeutic index

The ratio of a drug's therapeutic benefits to its toxic effects is referred to as the drug's therapeutic index.

What is the study of the physiochemical properties of drugs and how they influence the body called?

• Pharmacokinetics
• Pharmacotherapeutics 1 / 4

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• Pharmacodynamics
• Pharmacology - ANSWER-C. Pharmacodynamics

In simpler terms, pharmacodynamics is the study of what drugs do to the body.

A nurse working with elderly patients is concerned about the number of medications each patient is taking. Which will the nurse assess as the highest priority for the patients related to polypharmacy?

• Drug interactions
• Cost of medications
• Schedule of medications
• Nonadherence to drug regimen - ANSWER-A. Drug

interactions

The highest priority for patients with multiple medications, polypharmacy, is the assessment for drug interactions. The 2 / 4

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more medications a patient takes, the higher the risk for drug interactions.

A mother of a 1-month-old infant calls the clinic and asks the nurse if the medication she is taking can be passed to her infant during breastfeeding. What is the appropriate response for this patient?

• "You should not take any medication while breastfeeding."
• "Only certain medications pass to infants while breastfeeding."
• "I will leave the doctor a message to return your call."
• "Drugs can cross from mother to infant in breast milk, so it will

depend on the drug you are taking." - ANSWER-D. "Drugs can cross from mother to infant in breast milk, so it will depend on the drug you are taking."

The nurse is aware that medications can pass in breast milk, but each medication is different. Women who take medication while breastfeeding should be assessed on a case-by-case basis, including assessment of the medication the patient is taking. 3 / 4

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Knowing that the albumin in neonates and infants has a lower binding capacity for medications, the nurse can expect the prescriber to perform which action to minimize the risk of toxicity?

• Decrease the amount of drug given
• Increase the amount of drug given
• Shorten the time interval between doses
• Administer the medication intravenously - ANSWER-A.

Decrease the amount of drug given

A lower binding capacity leaves more drug available for action; thus a lower dose would be required to prevent toxicity.

The physiologic changes that normally occur in the older adult have which implication for drug response in this patient?

• Drug metabolism is faster.
• Drug half-life is lengthened.
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