ATI RN
ATI 110 Fundamentals Exam 1 Questions
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A nurse is teaching a class about pharmacodynamics. The nurse should include that which of the following medication levels occurs when a medication is at the lowest serum concentration?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Trough. The trough level represents the lowest serum concentration of a medication in the body, usually measured just before the next dose is administered. This is important in monitoring the effectiveness and safety of the drug. Peak levels (
B) indicate the highest concentration. Half-life (
C) refers to the time it takes for half of the drug to be eliminated from the body.
Toxic levels (
D) are when the drug concentration is too high and can lead to harmful effects. Other choices are not relevant to the lowest serum concentration.
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