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Which factor does not influence glomerular filtration of drugs?
Which factor does not influence glomerular filtration of drugs?
- Charge of the drug
- Patient's age and general health (correct)
- Concentration of drug in the plasma
- Molecular size of the drug
What happens to drugs during tubular reabsorption in acidic urine?
What happens to drugs during tubular reabsorption in acidic urine?
- Reabsorption of drugs is completely stopped
- Acidic drugs are more reabsorbed
- Ionization of basic drugs decreases
- Basic drugs are more reabsorbed (correct)
Which process is primarily responsible for transporting drugs into the distal convoluted tubule?
Which process is primarily responsible for transporting drugs into the distal convoluted tubule?
- Active tubular secretion (correct)
- Passive diffusion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Glomerular filtration
Which of the following drugs is likely to be excreted through the kidney?
Which of the following drugs is likely to be excreted through the kidney?
Which route of drug elimination helps maintain drug action when renal function is compromised?
Which route of drug elimination helps maintain drug action when renal function is compromised?
What is the consequence of enterohepatic cycling in drug excretion?
What is the consequence of enterohepatic cycling in drug excretion?
What type of drugs are primarily excreted through the bile?
What type of drugs are primarily excreted through the bile?
During which excretion process does the concentration of unaltered drug typically decrease significantly?
During which excretion process does the concentration of unaltered drug typically decrease significantly?
Which of the following statements best describes enterohepatic recirculation?
Which of the following statements best describes enterohepatic recirculation?
What impact does aluminum hydroxide have on stool color?
What impact does aluminum hydroxide have on stool color?
Which of the following drugs is NOT known to be excreted through breast milk?
Which of the following drugs is NOT known to be excreted through breast milk?
Which factor does NOT influence the rate of drug excretion through the lungs?
Which factor does NOT influence the rate of drug excretion through the lungs?
What is a characteristic of drugs that undergo gastrointestinal excretion?
What is a characteristic of drugs that undergo gastrointestinal excretion?
Which of the following measures total clearance (Ct) of a drug?
Which of the following measures total clearance (Ct) of a drug?
What is defined as the half-life (t1/2) of a drug?
What is defined as the half-life (t1/2) of a drug?
Which of the following is NOT a common method for drug excretion?
Which of the following is NOT a common method for drug excretion?
Renal excretion primarily involves glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion, and passive tubular absorption.
Renal excretion primarily involves glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion, and passive tubular absorption.
Drugs with a molecular weight greater than 300 daltons are typically excreted through the kidney.
Drugs with a molecular weight greater than 300 daltons are typically excreted through the kidney.
Active tubular secretion allows drugs to be transported from the plasma into the tubular lumen.
Active tubular secretion allows drugs to be transported from the plasma into the tubular lumen.
The reabsorption of drugs in the renal system decreases when urine is acidic for basic drugs.
The reabsorption of drugs in the renal system decreases when urine is acidic for basic drugs.
Hepatobiliary excretion is primarily responsible for the elimination of unaltered drugs from the body.
Hepatobiliary excretion is primarily responsible for the elimination of unaltered drugs from the body.
Glomerular filtration is influenced by the concentration of drug in the plasma, molecular size, and glomerular filtration rate.
Glomerular filtration is influenced by the concentration of drug in the plasma, molecular size, and glomerular filtration rate.
The degree of ionization of acidic drugs increases in alkaline urine, which promotes their reabsorption.
The degree of ionization of acidic drugs increases in alkaline urine, which promotes their reabsorption.
Entrohepatic cycling can prolong the action of drugs eliminated via hepatobiliary excretion.
Entrohepatic cycling can prolong the action of drugs eliminated via hepatobiliary excretion.
Chloramphenicol and oral estrogen are only excreted through the kidneys.
Chloramphenicol and oral estrogen are only excreted through the kidneys.
Tetracyclines can be used for the treatment of biliary tract infections due to their biliary excretion.
Tetracyclines can be used for the treatment of biliary tract infections due to their biliary excretion.
Pulmonary excretion rates are unaffected by the volume of air exchange and drug concentration gradient.
Pulmonary excretion rates are unaffected by the volume of air exchange and drug concentration gradient.
Pregnant women should be cautious about the intake of weak basic drugs due to their accumulation in breast milk.
Pregnant women should be cautious about the intake of weak basic drugs due to their accumulation in breast milk.
Half-life of a drug is only determined by the time taken for its concentration to decline to zero.
Half-life of a drug is only determined by the time taken for its concentration to decline to zero.
Sweat can be a medium through which certain drugs are excreted, such as rifampicin and arsenic.
Sweat can be a medium through which certain drugs are excreted, such as rifampicin and arsenic.
Ferrous sulfate alters stool color to a bright yellow.
Ferrous sulfate alters stool color to a bright yellow.
Total clearance (Ct) of a drug is generally calculated using changes in renal clearance alone.
Total clearance (Ct) of a drug is generally calculated using changes in renal clearance alone.
What is the primary function of glomerular filtration in the context of renal drug excretion?
What is the primary function of glomerular filtration in the context of renal drug excretion?
How does the pH of urine affect the reabsorption of drugs in the renal system?
How does the pH of urine affect the reabsorption of drugs in the renal system?
What role do hepatocytes play in the process of drug excretion?
What role do hepatocytes play in the process of drug excretion?
Explain the significance of enterohepatic cycling in drug pharmacokinetics.
Explain the significance of enterohepatic cycling in drug pharmacokinetics.
What types of drugs are mainly subjected to active tubular secretion in the kidneys?
What types of drugs are mainly subjected to active tubular secretion in the kidneys?
Describe how the molecular weight of a drug affects its mode of hepatobiliary excretion.
Describe how the molecular weight of a drug affects its mode of hepatobiliary excretion.
What impact does renal impairment have on the routes of drug excretion?
What impact does renal impairment have on the routes of drug excretion?
How does passive tubular reabsorption function in the context of drug excretion?
How does passive tubular reabsorption function in the context of drug excretion?
Describe the impact of enterohepatic recirculation on drug duration of action.
Describe the impact of enterohepatic recirculation on drug duration of action.
What crucial consideration should lactating mothers keep in mind regarding drug intake?
What crucial consideration should lactating mothers keep in mind regarding drug intake?
What physiological factors influence the rate of pulmonary drug excretion?
What physiological factors influence the rate of pulmonary drug excretion?
What happens to a portion of the drug administered orally that is not absorbed?
What happens to a portion of the drug administered orally that is not absorbed?
How does the presence of aluminum hydroxide affect stool appearance?
How does the presence of aluminum hydroxide affect stool appearance?
How does the half-life of a drug relate to its drug elimination phases?
How does the half-life of a drug relate to its drug elimination phases?
Why should tetracyclines be considered for treating biliary tract infections?
Why should tetracyclines be considered for treating biliary tract infections?
Define total clearance (Ct) of a drug and its components.
Define total clearance (Ct) of a drug and its components.
Major processes of drug excretion include renal excretion, hepatobiliary excretion, and ______ excretion.
Major processes of drug excretion include renal excretion, hepatobiliary excretion, and ______ excretion.
The major part of renal excretion involves processes such as glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion, and passive tubular ______.
The major part of renal excretion involves processes such as glomerular filtration, active tubular secretion, and passive tubular ______.
Drugs that are excreted slowly tend to maintain their concentration in the body for a ______ period.
Drugs that are excreted slowly tend to maintain their concentration in the body for a ______ period.
Only drugs that are not bound to plasma proteins can pass through the ______.
Only drugs that are not bound to plasma proteins can pass through the ______.
The excretion of conjugated drugs occurs in the bile through the ______.
The excretion of conjugated drugs occurs in the bile through the ______.
When the urine is ______, the degree of ionization of basic drugs increases, leading to decreased reabsorption.
When the urine is ______, the degree of ionization of basic drugs increases, leading to decreased reabsorption.
Drugs with a molecular weight greater than 300 daltons are primarily excreted through the ______.
Drugs with a molecular weight greater than 300 daltons are primarily excreted through the ______.
Entrohepatic cycling refers to the reabsorption of drugs back into the portal vein after being excreted in the ______.
Entrohepatic cycling refers to the reabsorption of drugs back into the portal vein after being excreted in the ______.
Chloramphenicol and oral estrogen are secreted into ______ and largely reabsorbed.
Chloramphenicol and oral estrogen are secreted into ______ and largely reabsorbed.
Tetracyclines are excreted by the biliary tract and can be used for the treatment of ______ tract infection.
Tetracyclines are excreted by the biliary tract and can be used for the treatment of ______ tract infection.
In gastrointestinal excretion, a part of the drug is not absorbed and is excreted in the ______.
In gastrointestinal excretion, a part of the drug is not absorbed and is excreted in the ______.
Aluminium hydroxide changes the stool into ______ color.
Aluminium hydroxide changes the stool into ______ color.
Drugs that are readily vaporized are excreted through the ______.
Drugs that are readily vaporized are excreted through the ______.
Many drugs, mostly weak basic drugs, are accumulated into ______.
Many drugs, mostly weak basic drugs, are accumulated into ______.
Half-life (t1/2) of a drug refers to the time taken for the concentration of the drug in blood to decline to ______ of its original value.
Half-life (t1/2) of a drug refers to the time taken for the concentration of the drug in blood to decline to ______ of its original value.
Total clearance (Ct) will be calculated by Ct = Ch + Cr + ______
Total clearance (Ct) will be calculated by Ct = Ch + Cr + ______
Match the following types of drug excretion with their characteristics:
Match the following types of drug excretion with their characteristics:
Match the following processes with their descriptions in renal excretion:
Match the following processes with their descriptions in renal excretion:
Match the following drugs with their excretion processes:
Match the following drugs with their excretion processes:
Match the following terms with their definitions related to renal excretion:
Match the following terms with their definitions related to renal excretion:
Match the following concepts with their significance in drug pharmacokinetics:
Match the following concepts with their significance in drug pharmacokinetics:
Match the following mechanisms of drug excretion with their effects:
Match the following mechanisms of drug excretion with their effects:
Match the following examples of drug excretion with their respective drug types:
Match the following examples of drug excretion with their respective drug types:
Match the following roles with their corresponding excretion processes:
Match the following roles with their corresponding excretion processes:
Match the following drugs with their respective excretion routes:
Match the following drugs with their respective excretion routes:
Match the following physiological processes with their descriptions:
Match the following physiological processes with their descriptions:
Match the following drug effects with their excretion-related changes in stool color:
Match the following drug effects with their excretion-related changes in stool color:
Match the following clearance types with their definitions:
Match the following clearance types with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their explanations:
Match the following terms with their explanations:
Match the following inhalation substances with their specific properties related to excretion:
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Match the following drug classes with their notable excretion characteristics:
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Match the following clinical considerations with their associated drugs:
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Study Notes
Excretion of Drugs
- Excretion involves the removal of drugs from the body, terminating their pharmacological activity.
- Major excretion routes:
- Renal excretion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Pulmonary excretion
- Minor routes include saliva, sweat, tears, breast milk, vaginal fluid, nails, and hair.
- Excretion rate affects drug duration and concentration in the body; slow excretion maintains drug effects longer.
Renal Excretion
- Key processes:
- Glomerular filtration
- Active tubular secretion
- Passive tubular reabsorption
- Glomerular filtration removes drugs based on:
- Plasma drug concentration
- Drug's molecular size, shape, and charge
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- Only unbound drugs (not bound to plasma proteins) pass through the glomerulus, e.g., digoxin and ethambutol.
- Active tubular secretion transfers drugs from plasma to tubular lumen; examples include acetazolamide and benzyl penicillin.
- Tubular reabsorption occurs in distal convoluted tubules; influenced by urine pH—acidic urine decreases basic drug reabsorption and vice versa.
Hepatobiliary Excretion
- Conjugated drugs are excreted by hepatocytes into bile; polar drugs over 300 daltons are also expelled through the bile.
- The hepatobiliary route provides an alternative when renal function is compromised.
- Bile excretion can lead to enterohepatic recirculation, prolonging drug action, seen in chloramphenicol and oral estrogens.
- Biliary excretion can treat biliary tract infections with drugs like tetracyclines.
Gastrointestinal Excretion
- Oral drugs may remain unabsorbed and are excreted in feces.
- Drugs without enterohepatic cycling are eliminated through stool, affecting stool color (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, ferrous sulfate).
Pulmonary Excretion
- Vaporized drugs, including inhalation anesthetics and alcohols, are excreted via the lungs.
- Excretion rate through lungs is influenced by air exchange volume, respiration depth, pulmonary blood flow, and drug concentration gradient.
Other Excretion Routes
- Sweat: Drugs can be excreted through sweat via diffusion or active secretion (e.g., rifampicin, arsenic).
- Mammary Excretion: Weak basic drugs can accumulate in breast milk, posing risks to lactating infants (e.g., ampicillin, aspirin, morphine).
Clearance and Half-Life
- Clearance is the volume of plasma devoid of the drug through metabolism (hepatic) and excretion (renal).
- Total clearance formula:
- Ct = Ch + Cr + C(other organs)
- Half-life (t1/2) is the time required for blood/plasma drug concentration to reduce by half; consists of:
- Half-life of distribution
- Half-life of elimination.
Excretion of Drugs
- Excretion involves the removal of drugs from the body, terminating their pharmacological activity.
- Major excretion routes:
- Renal excretion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Pulmonary excretion
- Minor routes include saliva, sweat, tears, breast milk, vaginal fluid, nails, and hair.
- Excretion rate affects drug duration and concentration in the body; slow excretion maintains drug effects longer.
Renal Excretion
- Key processes:
- Glomerular filtration
- Active tubular secretion
- Passive tubular reabsorption
- Glomerular filtration removes drugs based on:
- Plasma drug concentration
- Drug's molecular size, shape, and charge
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- Only unbound drugs (not bound to plasma proteins) pass through the glomerulus, e.g., digoxin and ethambutol.
- Active tubular secretion transfers drugs from plasma to tubular lumen; examples include acetazolamide and benzyl penicillin.
- Tubular reabsorption occurs in distal convoluted tubules; influenced by urine pH—acidic urine decreases basic drug reabsorption and vice versa.
Hepatobiliary Excretion
- Conjugated drugs are excreted by hepatocytes into bile; polar drugs over 300 daltons are also expelled through the bile.
- The hepatobiliary route provides an alternative when renal function is compromised.
- Bile excretion can lead to enterohepatic recirculation, prolonging drug action, seen in chloramphenicol and oral estrogens.
- Biliary excretion can treat biliary tract infections with drugs like tetracyclines.
Gastrointestinal Excretion
- Oral drugs may remain unabsorbed and are excreted in feces.
- Drugs without enterohepatic cycling are eliminated through stool, affecting stool color (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, ferrous sulfate).
Pulmonary Excretion
- Vaporized drugs, including inhalation anesthetics and alcohols, are excreted via the lungs.
- Excretion rate through lungs is influenced by air exchange volume, respiration depth, pulmonary blood flow, and drug concentration gradient.
Other Excretion Routes
- Sweat: Drugs can be excreted through sweat via diffusion or active secretion (e.g., rifampicin, arsenic).
- Mammary Excretion: Weak basic drugs can accumulate in breast milk, posing risks to lactating infants (e.g., ampicillin, aspirin, morphine).
Clearance and Half-Life
- Clearance is the volume of plasma devoid of the drug through metabolism (hepatic) and excretion (renal).
- Total clearance formula:
- Ct = Ch + Cr + C(other organs)
- Half-life (t1/2) is the time required for blood/plasma drug concentration to reduce by half; consists of:
- Half-life of distribution
- Half-life of elimination.
Excretion of Drugs
- Excretion involves the removal of drugs from the body, terminating their pharmacological activity.
- Major excretion routes:
- Renal excretion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Pulmonary excretion
- Minor routes include saliva, sweat, tears, breast milk, vaginal fluid, nails, and hair.
- Excretion rate affects drug duration and concentration in the body; slow excretion maintains drug effects longer.
Renal Excretion
- Key processes:
- Glomerular filtration
- Active tubular secretion
- Passive tubular reabsorption
- Glomerular filtration removes drugs based on:
- Plasma drug concentration
- Drug's molecular size, shape, and charge
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- Only unbound drugs (not bound to plasma proteins) pass through the glomerulus, e.g., digoxin and ethambutol.
- Active tubular secretion transfers drugs from plasma to tubular lumen; examples include acetazolamide and benzyl penicillin.
- Tubular reabsorption occurs in distal convoluted tubules; influenced by urine pH—acidic urine decreases basic drug reabsorption and vice versa.
Hepatobiliary Excretion
- Conjugated drugs are excreted by hepatocytes into bile; polar drugs over 300 daltons are also expelled through the bile.
- The hepatobiliary route provides an alternative when renal function is compromised.
- Bile excretion can lead to enterohepatic recirculation, prolonging drug action, seen in chloramphenicol and oral estrogens.
- Biliary excretion can treat biliary tract infections with drugs like tetracyclines.
Gastrointestinal Excretion
- Oral drugs may remain unabsorbed and are excreted in feces.
- Drugs without enterohepatic cycling are eliminated through stool, affecting stool color (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, ferrous sulfate).
Pulmonary Excretion
- Vaporized drugs, including inhalation anesthetics and alcohols, are excreted via the lungs.
- Excretion rate through lungs is influenced by air exchange volume, respiration depth, pulmonary blood flow, and drug concentration gradient.
Other Excretion Routes
- Sweat: Drugs can be excreted through sweat via diffusion or active secretion (e.g., rifampicin, arsenic).
- Mammary Excretion: Weak basic drugs can accumulate in breast milk, posing risks to lactating infants (e.g., ampicillin, aspirin, morphine).
Clearance and Half-Life
- Clearance is the volume of plasma devoid of the drug through metabolism (hepatic) and excretion (renal).
- Total clearance formula:
- Ct = Ch + Cr + C(other organs)
- Half-life (t1/2) is the time required for blood/plasma drug concentration to reduce by half; consists of:
- Half-life of distribution
- Half-life of elimination.
Excretion of Drugs
- Excretion involves the removal of drugs from the body, terminating their pharmacological activity.
- Major excretion routes:
- Renal excretion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Pulmonary excretion
- Minor routes include saliva, sweat, tears, breast milk, vaginal fluid, nails, and hair.
- Excretion rate affects drug duration and concentration in the body; slow excretion maintains drug effects longer.
Renal Excretion
- Key processes:
- Glomerular filtration
- Active tubular secretion
- Passive tubular reabsorption
- Glomerular filtration removes drugs based on:
- Plasma drug concentration
- Drug's molecular size, shape, and charge
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- Only unbound drugs (not bound to plasma proteins) pass through the glomerulus, e.g., digoxin and ethambutol.
- Active tubular secretion transfers drugs from plasma to tubular lumen; examples include acetazolamide and benzyl penicillin.
- Tubular reabsorption occurs in distal convoluted tubules; influenced by urine pH—acidic urine decreases basic drug reabsorption and vice versa.
Hepatobiliary Excretion
- Conjugated drugs are excreted by hepatocytes into bile; polar drugs over 300 daltons are also expelled through the bile.
- The hepatobiliary route provides an alternative when renal function is compromised.
- Bile excretion can lead to enterohepatic recirculation, prolonging drug action, seen in chloramphenicol and oral estrogens.
- Biliary excretion can treat biliary tract infections with drugs like tetracyclines.
Gastrointestinal Excretion
- Oral drugs may remain unabsorbed and are excreted in feces.
- Drugs without enterohepatic cycling are eliminated through stool, affecting stool color (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, ferrous sulfate).
Pulmonary Excretion
- Vaporized drugs, including inhalation anesthetics and alcohols, are excreted via the lungs.
- Excretion rate through lungs is influenced by air exchange volume, respiration depth, pulmonary blood flow, and drug concentration gradient.
Other Excretion Routes
- Sweat: Drugs can be excreted through sweat via diffusion or active secretion (e.g., rifampicin, arsenic).
- Mammary Excretion: Weak basic drugs can accumulate in breast milk, posing risks to lactating infants (e.g., ampicillin, aspirin, morphine).
Clearance and Half-Life
- Clearance is the volume of plasma devoid of the drug through metabolism (hepatic) and excretion (renal).
- Total clearance formula:
- Ct = Ch + Cr + C(other organs)
- Half-life (t1/2) is the time required for blood/plasma drug concentration to reduce by half; consists of:
- Half-life of distribution
- Half-life of elimination.
Excretion of Drugs
- Excretion involves the removal of drugs from the body, terminating their pharmacological activity.
- Major excretion routes:
- Renal excretion
- Hepatobiliary excretion
- Pulmonary excretion
- Minor routes include saliva, sweat, tears, breast milk, vaginal fluid, nails, and hair.
- Excretion rate affects drug duration and concentration in the body; slow excretion maintains drug effects longer.
Renal Excretion
- Key processes:
- Glomerular filtration
- Active tubular secretion
- Passive tubular reabsorption
- Glomerular filtration removes drugs based on:
- Plasma drug concentration
- Drug's molecular size, shape, and charge
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- Only unbound drugs (not bound to plasma proteins) pass through the glomerulus, e.g., digoxin and ethambutol.
- Active tubular secretion transfers drugs from plasma to tubular lumen; examples include acetazolamide and benzyl penicillin.
- Tubular reabsorption occurs in distal convoluted tubules; influenced by urine pH—acidic urine decreases basic drug reabsorption and vice versa.
Hepatobiliary Excretion
- Conjugated drugs are excreted by hepatocytes into bile; polar drugs over 300 daltons are also expelled through the bile.
- The hepatobiliary route provides an alternative when renal function is compromised.
- Bile excretion can lead to enterohepatic recirculation, prolonging drug action, seen in chloramphenicol and oral estrogens.
- Biliary excretion can treat biliary tract infections with drugs like tetracyclines.
Gastrointestinal Excretion
- Oral drugs may remain unabsorbed and are excreted in feces.
- Drugs without enterohepatic cycling are eliminated through stool, affecting stool color (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, ferrous sulfate).
Pulmonary Excretion
- Vaporized drugs, including inhalation anesthetics and alcohols, are excreted via the lungs.
- Excretion rate through lungs is influenced by air exchange volume, respiration depth, pulmonary blood flow, and drug concentration gradient.
Other Excretion Routes
- Sweat: Drugs can be excreted through sweat via diffusion or active secretion (e.g., rifampicin, arsenic).
- Mammary Excretion: Weak basic drugs can accumulate in breast milk, posing risks to lactating infants (e.g., ampicillin, aspirin, morphine).
Clearance and Half-Life
- Clearance is the volume of plasma devoid of the drug through metabolism (hepatic) and excretion (renal).
- Total clearance formula:
- Ct = Ch + Cr + C(other organs)
- Half-life (t1/2) is the time required for blood/plasma drug concentration to reduce by half; consists of:
- Half-life of distribution
- Half-life of elimination.
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