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4.3) If the pH - pKa = -1, what percentage of weak base is nonionized?
a) 99
b) 90
c) 50
d) 10
e) 1
4.4) If the pH - pka = 2, what percentage of weak acid is nonionized?
a) 99
b) 90
c) 50
d) 10
e) 1
4.5) If pH > pKa, the drug is ____ and if pH < pKa, the drug is ____. An unprotonated
acid is ____ and a protonated base is ____.
a) Protonated; Unprotonated; Charged; Charged
b) Protonated; Unprotonated; Neutral; Neutral
c) Unprotonated; Protonated; Charged; Charged
d) Unprotonated; Protonated; Neutral; Charged
e) Unprotonated; Protonated; Charged; Neutral
5.1) Weak acids are excreted faster in ____ urine and weak bases are excreted faster in
____ urine.
a) Acidic; Alkaline
b) Alkaline; Acidic
c) Acidic; Neutral
d) Neutral; Alkaline
e) Alkaline; Neutral
5.2) A patient presents with an overdose of acidic Aspirin. The drug ____ can be given to
____ the pH of the urine and trap the Aspirin, preventing further metabolism.
a) NaHCO3; Increase
b) NaHCO3; Decrease
c) NH4Cl; Increase
d) NH4Cl; Decrease
5.3) A patient presents with an overdose of alkaline Codeine. The drug ____ can be given
to ____ the pH of the urine and trap the Codeine, preventing further metabolism.
a) NaHCO3; Increase
b) NaHCO3; Decrease
c) NH4Cl; Increase
d) NH4Cl; Decrease
6.1) The principle of drug manipulation for excretion of a drug out of the renal tubule can
be accomplished by:
a) Acidifying the urinary pH
b) Adjusting the urinary pH to protonate weakly acidic drugs
c) Adjusting the urinary pH to unprotonate weakly basic drugs
d) Adjusting the urinary pH to ionize the drug
e) By neutralizing the urinary pH
6.2) Aspirin is a weak organic acid with a pKa of 3.5. What percentage of a given dose
will be in the lipid-soluble form at a stomach pH of 1.5?
a) About 1%
b) About 10%
c) About 50%
d) About 90%
e) About 99%
6.3) For which of the following drugs is excretion most significantly accelerated by