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Pharmacotherapeutics Exam questions and sure answers|graded A+|100% correct|2025/2026 drug - ANSWER-any chemical that can affect living processes
pharmacology - ANSWER-the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER-study of drugs in humans
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER-the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent preganancy
most important characteristics of drugs - ANSWER-effectiveness, safety, selectivity
therapeutic objective - ANSWER-provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
Drug Responses: administration - ANSWER-dose, timing, route
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER--impact of the body on the drugs -determines how much of a dose gets to a site of action -the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-impact of drugs on the body
individual variation - ANSWER-characteristics unique to each patient that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes and can help determine the Pt's responses to a drug
sources of individual variation - ANSWER-age, gender, weight, diminished organ function, genetic variables, drug interactions
nursing responsibilities: Pt care - ANSWER--pre-administration assessment
-dosage and administration
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