NURS 6521 Week 1 Discussion

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Pharmacodynamics can be quite useful in its therapeutic effects, but it has some negative sides to it which can be toxic or have adverse effects (Arcangelo, Peterson, Wilbur, & Reinhold, 2017 ). Pharm... acodynamic deals with the concentration of drug at the receptor sites, the responseat the receptor, the events that occur post-receptor within cells and homeostatic mechanisms (Midlov, 2013). Age is a big factor in drug biochemistry and physiological effects. The scenario in this discussion will consider how pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics affect the aged ones in our community. The scenario has to do with a 72-year-old black male, Mr. B, who was recently diagnosed with Dementia, and other co-morbidities [Show More]

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