Exam 1: Pharmacokinetics: How Drugs Are Handled by the Body

Drug cross the placental barrier through _____ with ______ soluble drugs crossing more readily.

The meninges protects the:

Jerri is being hired by a large multinational company.They are likely to request a sample of ______ to test for drug use because it is a convenient means of detecting drug metabolites.

Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs in the _____,while metabolic tolerance occurs in the _____.

Once plasma is filtered through the kidneys,about _____ percent of the filtered plasma gets reabsorbed.

From the intestines,digested nutrients and drugs first flow into the _____ and then into the _____.

The process of __________ takes place during the molecular breakdown of a drug.

The entire blood volume circulates in the body about once every _____ seconds.

Which is NOT an parenteral route?

A drug that can pass rapidly and easily through the capillary wall surrounding the brain must be:

Nephrons consist of:

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)involves measuring:

With the exception of the mode employed with some gas anesthetics,the fastest mode of drug administration is:

The presence of the placental barrier means that drugs will be _____ in concentration when compared to concentrations in the maternal bloodstream.

__________ factors has the potential to determine how someone will metabolize a drug.

Enteral drug administration involves:

The increased ability of the liver to carry out "biotransformation" after prolonged exposure to a drug is termed _____ tolerance.

The mode of drug administration that poses the most risk is:

Penicillin cannot be used to treat infections located in the central nervous system because:

Ventricles are important for: