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Which factor contributes substantially to large differences among people in metabolic clearance of drugs?

  • Genetic factors (correct)
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Plasma protein binding

    • What is the major cause of intersubject variability in drug metabolism?

  • Genetic factors (correct)
  • Age-related changes
  • Gender differences
  • Plasma protein binding

    • In which group does the concentration of plasma proteins tend to fall gradually?

  • Children
  • Pregnant women (correct)
  • Young adults
  • Elderly individuals

    • What is the ratio of kidney weight to total body weight in newborns compared to adults?

    <p>$2:1$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group shows a decline in organ function with advancing age?

    <p>$73-81$ year olds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of experiencing adverse effects as age increases?

    <p>Increases with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which population does renal excretion risk for adverse drug effects remain high?

    <p>Newborns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor better correlates dosing requirements in children than body weight?

    <p>Body surface area (BSA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to unusually rapid elimination of drugs during pregnancy?

    <p>Decreased renal excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor decreases progressively with age after $20$ years old?

    <p>Glomerular filtration rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a principal source of variability in response to drugs?

    <p>Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is directly proportional to body weight in adults with normal lean-to-fat ratios?

    <p>Volume of both total body water (TBW) and extracellular fluid (ECF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor may affect the completeness of drug absorption?

    <p>Physical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    $ADME$ subject to individual variation refers to variability in which aspect of drug response?

    <p>$ADME$ (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a wide range of blood levels seen in the same subject taking a drug on different occasions indicative of?

    <p>Intersubject variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are factors contributing to variability?

    <p>The bioavailability of a drug from the dosage form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors is related to body weight?

    <p>Organ size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which patient population are adjustments for weight usually made?

    <p>Children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is defined as the weight at which a patient's total body weight is more than 25% above desirable weight?

    <p>Obesity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which index is considered superior to total body weight for prescribing proper levels of medications?

    <p>Lean body mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do water-soluble drugs distribute in adults compared with neonates?

    <p>$Decreased$ volume of distribution in adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may be increased to a similar or greater extent in obese patients?

    <p>$Renal\thinspace clearance$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do larger volume of distribution lead to in terms of blood levels?

    <p>$Lower$ blood levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do children require and tolerate larger mg/kg doses of than adults?

    <p>$Water-soluble\thinspace drugs$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between initial blood levels and apparent volume of distribution following a single or loading dose of a drug?

    <p>Initial blood levels decrease with larger apparent volume of distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which patient population are adjustments for weight usually made?

    <p>Children and unusually small or obese adult patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    $Water$-$soluble$ drugs show decreased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates, while lipid-soluble drugs show:

    <p>Increased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group requires and tolerates larger mg/kg doses of many drugs than adults?

    <p>Children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to intersubject variability in drug response?

    <p>Genetic component estimated by comparing pharmacokinetics in identical and fraternal twins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes substantially to large differences among people in metabolic clearance of drugs?

    <p>Genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which population does renal excretion risk for adverse drug effects remain high?

    <p>Newborns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principal variation resulting from a given dose called?

    <p>Pharmacokinetic variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor contributes to a wide range of blood levels seen in the same subject taking a drug on different occasions?

    <p>Pharmacokinetic variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe differences in effect produced by a given drug concentration?

    <p>Pharmacodynamic variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of variability is much greater between individuals than within the same individual?

    <p>Intersubject variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to unusually rapid elimination of drugs during pregnancy?

    <p>Decreased plasma protein concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor decreases progressively with age after 20 years old?

    <p>Plasma protein concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a principal source of variability in response to drugs?

    <p>Genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may be increased to a similar or greater extent in obese patients?

    <p>$ECF$ volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    $Water$-$soluble$ drugs show decreased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates, while lipid-soluble drugs show:

    <p>Increased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do larger volume of distribution lead to in terms of blood levels?

    <p>Lower blood levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor contributes to altered drug disposition in the elderly?

    <p>Decreased renal function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects drug distribution in elderly patients?

    <p>Age-related changes in body composition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What changes with age for apparent volume of distribution?

    <p>For water-soluble and lipid-soluble drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does drug metabolism change with age in children?

    <p>It is faster than in adults and declines with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the need for higher mg/kg doses of certain drugs in children?

    <p>Water-soluble and lipid-soluble drug clearance differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the increased probability of experiencing adverse effects with age?

    <p>Decrease in organ function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Boer formula used to calculate?

    <p>Lean body mass for men and women based on body weight and height</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of obesity according to the text?

    <p>Total body weight more than 25% above desirable weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the apparent volume of distribution of drugs depend on?

    <p>Body weight and size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the contributing factor to intersubject variability in drug response according to the text?

    <p>Concomitant administration of other drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are weight adjustments thought necessary according to the text?

    <p>When an individual's weight differs by more than 50% from the average adult weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    $ADME$ subject to individual variation refers to variability in which aspect of drug response?

    <p>$Absorption$, distribution, metabolism, and excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ideal body weight ($IBW$) refer to?

    <p>Weight at which a patient's total body weight is considered normal based on height for men and women.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to individual variation in $ADME$ according to the text?

    <p>Age-related phenomena, genetic and environmental factors, and consequences of disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is calculated by subtracting body fat weight from total body weight?

    <p>Fat-free mass ($FFM$)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are dosing guidelines for neonates, infants, and children compared to those for adults according to the text?

    <p>More complicated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects the completeness of drug absorption according to the text?

    <p>Changes in $ADME$, influenced by factors such as obesity, renal clearance, age, and body size.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do age-related changes in body composition affect drug distribution in elderly patients?

    <p>Increase apparent volume of distribution for water-soluble drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to altered drug disposition in the elderly?

    <p>Diminished urinary excretion and reduced renal function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does drug metabolism in children compare to that in adults?

    <p>Faster in children than in adults and declines with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects drug kinetics, with females showing different drug clearances?

    <p>Gender differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to large differences among people in metabolic clearance of drugs?

    <p>$Genetic$ variations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most correct statement about drug elimination in children?

    <p>Certain drugs show faster elimination in children, requiring higher mg/kg doses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does hepatic blood flow change with age?

    <p>Declines with age, affecting drug metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to sex-related differences in acetaminophen and salicylic acid clearance?

    <p>Enhanced activity of specific pathways in males</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor may decrease progressively with age after 20 years old?

    <p>Clearance of drugs with liver blood flow-dependent elimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do water-soluble drugs distribute in adults compared with neonates?

    <p>Decreased volume of distribution compared to neonates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor contributes to variability in drug response related to changes in body composition in obese patients?

    <p>Lean body mass (LBM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Boer formula used to calculate in men and women based on body weight and height?

    <p>Lean body mass (LBM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What requires dosing adjustments if an individual's weight differs by more than 50% from the average adult weight?

    <p>Obesity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is usually defined based on height for men and women?

    Signup and view all the answers

    What is a component of body composition and is calculated by subtracting body fat weight from total body weight?

    <p>LBM (lean body mass)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects the apparent volume of distribution of drugs as well as drug clearance?

    <p>Body weight and size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula used to calculate lean body mass (LBM) for men and women based on body weight and height?

    <p>Boer formula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors is a principal source of variability in drug response?

    <p>Concomitant administration of other drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe individual variation in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of drugs?

    <p>Pharmacokinetic variability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of obesity in terms of total body weight compared to desirable weight?

    <p>$&gt;25%$ above desirable weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What requires dosing adjustments when an individual's weight differs by more than 50% from the average adult weight?

    <p>Obesity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of drugs show decreased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates, while lipid-soluble drugs show increased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates?

    <p>Water-soluble drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which patient population are dosing adjustments usually made due to differences in body weight?

    <p>Pediatric patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to changes in drug partitioning into various body compartments?

    <p>Factors such as obesity, renal clearance, age, and body size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Drug Dosing Based on Body Weight and Age

    • Apparent volume of distribution is particularly evident for drugs poorly bound in the body
    • Initial blood levels following a single or loading dose of a drug depend largely on the apparent volume of distribution
    • Larger volume of distribution leads to lower blood levels
    • Body weight, organ size, function, and blood flow are related to drug distribution
    • Drug clearance and body weight show a poor correlation in normal young adults
    • Adjustments for weight are usually made for children and unusually small or obese adult patients
    • Ideal body weight (IBW) is defined as the weight at which a patient's total body weight is more than 25% above desirable weight
    • Lean body mass is considered an index superior to total body weight for prescribing proper levels of medications
    • Drug distribution changes due to changes in body composition in obese patients
    • Renal clearance may be increased to a similar or greater extent in obese patients
    • Children require and tolerate larger mg/kg doses of many drugs than adults
    • Water-soluble drugs show decreased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates, while lipid-soluble drugs show lower volume of distribution in neonates.

    Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Drug Dosing Based on Body Weight and Age

    • Apparent volume of distribution is particularly evident for drugs poorly bound in the body
    • Initial blood levels following a single or loading dose of a drug depend largely on the apparent volume of distribution
    • Larger volume of distribution leads to lower blood levels
    • Body weight, organ size, function, and blood flow are related to drug distribution
    • Drug clearance and body weight show a poor correlation in normal young adults
    • Adjustments for weight are usually made for children and unusually small or obese adult patients
    • Ideal body weight (IBW) is defined as the weight at which a patient's total body weight is more than 25% above desirable weight
    • Lean body mass is considered an index superior to total body weight for prescribing proper levels of medications
    • Drug distribution changes due to changes in body composition in obese patients
    • Renal clearance may be increased to a similar or greater extent in obese patients
    • Children require and tolerate larger mg/kg doses of many drugs than adults
    • Water-soluble drugs show decreased volume of distribution in adults compared with neonates, while lipid-soluble drugs show lower volume of distribution in neonates.

    Pharmacokinetic Variability and Dosing Adjustments

    • Midazolam, an intravenous benzodiazepine, is a contributing factor to intrasubject variability.
    • Factors contributing to variability in drug response include physical activity, bioavailability of drug, and renal clearance.
    • Age-related phenomena, genetic and environmental factors, and consequences of disease can lead to individual variation in ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion).
    • Body weight and size affect the apparent volume of distribution of drugs, as well as drug clearance.
    • Concomitant administration of other drugs is an important source of variability in drug response.
    • Weight adjustments are thought necessary when an individual's weight differs by more than 50% from the average adult weight.
    • Obesity, defined as a total body weight more than 25% above desirable weight, requires dosing adjustments.
    • Ideal body weight (IBW) is usually defined based on height for men and women.
    • Drug distribution changes due to changes in body composition in obese patients.
    • Lean body mass (LBM) is a component of body composition and is calculated by subtracting body fat weight from total body weight.
    • The Boer formula is used to calculate LBM for men and women based on body weight and height.
    • Changes in drug partitioning into various body compartments can be influenced by factors such as obesity, renal clearance, age, and body size. Dosing guidelines for neonates, infants, and children are more complicated than those for adults.

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    Test your understanding of the differences in drug levels at the site of action as inferred by drug concentration in the plasma, and the effects produced by a given drug concentration. Explore the sources of variability in drug response, with a focus on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variability.

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