Question

22. Factors that affect drug dosage are a) weight, sex, and age b) pregnancy and lactation disease process (d) all of the above the summation of a drug present in the body after repeated medication. 23. D a) Maximum dose b) Maintenance dose Cumulative dose (d) Average dose riatric patients, the physician will consider many factors before prescribing a medication. Some of these factors are B a) changes in body composition (b) changes in body functioning living conditions d) all of the above 25. Pediatric patients require a A amount of a medication than adults. a) smaller b) larger c) greater d) divided

Answer 1

Q. No. 22. Answer : is " d ".

Because, a is age, weight and sex these three are physiological factors, according to the age and weight of the patients we need to give medicine.

Sex, not that much but some hormons administration may affect.

b is pregnancy and lactation also some of teratogenic affects may come due to drugs and dosages.

Next c is the disease process, here according to the level of the symptoms we need to give dosages to the clients.

So the answer is " d ".

Q. No. 23. Answer : is " c ".

Because, here the summation of drug means total drug, so it indicates cumulative.

So the answer is " c ", cumulative dose.

Q. No. 24. Answer : is " d ".

Because, a changes in body composition may affect the metabolism of drug,

b that is changes in body functions may affect the pharmacokinetics, and liver diseases also.

So by considering all this the physician can give medicine.

So the answer is " d ", all of the above.

Q. No. 25. Answer : is " a " that is smaller dose.

Because the pediatric clients are having less weight than adults, so according to their weight and age we will give smaller dose to them.

So the answer is " a ".