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cdr_15 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

What is the process by which a drug is transported by circulating body fluids to receptor sites?

a. Osmosis
b. Distribution
c. Absorption
d. Biotransformation

Question 2

The nurse assesses which blood level to determine the amount of circulating medication in a patient?

a. Peak
b. Trough
c. Drug
d. Therapeutic

dawsa925 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Distribution refers to the ways in which drugs are transported by the circulating body fluids to the sites of action (receptors), metabolism, and excretion. Osmosis is the process of moving solution across a semipermeable membrane to equalize the dilution on each side. Absorption is the process by which a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the circulating fluids for distribution. Biotransformation, also called metabolism, is the process by which the body inactivates drugs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
When a drug is circulating in the blood, a blood sample may be drawn and assayed to determine the amount of drug present; this is known as the drug blood level. Peak levels are only those drug blood levels that are at their maximum before metabolism starts to decrease the amount of circulating drug. Trough levels are only those drug blood levels that are at their minimum when metabolism has decreased the amount of circulating drug and before an increase caused by a subsequent dose of the medication. Therapeutic levels are only those within a prescribed range of blood levels determined to bring about effective action of the medication.