Answer the following study guide questions to help guide you in your learning for this week’s topic(s).
1. What factors are associated with clinical judgment when prescribing medications?
2. What are the criteria for choosing an effective drug?
3. Describe the process of passive diffusion and the factors that affect a drug’s ability to passively diffuse across a cell membrane.
4. How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing?
5. Explain first pass metabolism.
6. What factors affect a drug’s absorption?
7. Describe drug metabolism and the role of the isoenzymes of the cytochrome P450 system.
8. Define drug affinity.
9. Define drug efficacy.
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