NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY QUIZ 2 WALDEN UNIVERSITY Verified Questions & Answers

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NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY QUIZ 2 WALDEN UNIVERSITY Verified Questions & Answers Question 1 1 out of 1 points A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old patient of Chinese origin who has bipolar diso... rder. The physician has prescribed lithium carbonate (Eskalith) to treat the disorder. The nurse is aware that the lithium dose will likely be given in a Selected Answer: A. lower-than-normal dose. Correct Answer: A. lower-than-normal dose. Response Feedback: The patient would likely be prescribed a lower-than-normal dose of lithium to treat the disorder since he is an American. Chinese Americans require lower levels of lithium to achieve a therapeutic response. Different drugs can be metabolized only by specific liver enzymes, and receptors are customdesigned to accept only certain drug configurations. As with enzymes, the number and type of receptors are influenced by genetics. Chinese Americans, and other Chinese people, appear to have a greater number of lithium-activated receptors than other groups.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A nurse is a member of a research team that is exploring unique differences in responses to drugs that each individual possesses, based on genetic make-up. This area of study is called Selected Answer: C. pharmacogenomics. Correct Answer: C. pharmacogenomics. Response Feedback: Pharmacogenomics is the area of study that explores the unique individual patient responses to drugs based on the mapping of the human genome. This mapping introduces the possibility of personally designed medical care and drug regimens based on a person's unique genetic make-up. Pharmacotherapeutics is the branch of pharmacology that deals with uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, [Show More]

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