Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Nursing and Drugs
Let's Kick Cancer
pain and inflammation
"Ons", "ins", "prines", "lates", and "mabs"?
100

Deals with how the body acts on a drug

What are Pharmacokinetics?

100

Heroin and marijuana belong to this schedule of controlled substances

What is Schedule 1?

100

Three common adverse effects of chemotherapy that effect the bone marrow

What are leukopenia (decreased white blood cells), anemia (decreased red blood cells), thrombocytopenia (and decreased platelets)?

100

This medication may cause hypertension

What is ibuprofen?

100

This class has an increased risk of cancer due to the blocking of the immune system. 

What are Immunosuppressants - T and B cell suppressors?

200

A drug that produces an action

What is an agonist?

200

These are not tested by the FDA

What are Herbal medications?

200

This medication in addition to being used for cancer treatment, is also used to treat autoimmune disorders

What is methotrexate?

200

This medication is rarely used in children

What is aspirin?

200

This class has proteins designed to attach to a specific target, a cell, virus, bacteria, or antibody to decrease the inflammatory reaction.

What are Monoclonal Antibodies?

300

This is when a drug is considered to be completely removed from the body.

What is after about 4-5 half-lives?

300

This type of reaction produces immediate swelling, and constriction of the bronchi that can lead to respiratory arrest 

What is Anaphylactic reaction?

300

This chemotherapeutic agent is primarily excreted in the feces making it safe for use in clients with renal impairment

What is vincristine?

300

Adverse effects of this medication include hepatotoxicity?

What is acetaminophen?

300

These two classes are known to cause birth defects.

What are Interleukins and Interferons?

400

Deals with how a drug acts on the body

What is Pharmacodynamics?

400

Name a high alert medication

What are Insulin, Warfarin, Heparin, Epinephrine?

400

This chemotherapeutic agent turns body secretions orange

What is doxorubicin?

400

These two anti-inflammatory class of drugs act at the site of inflammation. 

What are Salicylates (aspirin) and NSAIDS (ibuprofen)?

400

In addition to an increased potential for causing cancer and blocking the immune system, Immunosuppressant drugs are also known to have what other two major adverse effects?

What are Hepatotoxicity and Renal toxicity?

500

The therapeutic range/index for a drug is between?

What is the minimum safe concertation (toxic level) and the minimum effective concentration (therapeutic level)?

500

Name the 8 rights of medication administration

What are Right patient, Right medications, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right indication, Right documentation, Right response?

500

This chemotherapeutic agent is used to treat breast cancer.

What is tamoxifen?

500

This medications absorbed by macrophages, which results in inhibition of phagocytosis and decreased tissue destruction. 

What is auranofin?

500

This class will activate cellular immunity and inhibit tumor growth.

What are Interleukins?