Pharmacokinetics Nursing Mnemonic (ADME)

Included In This Lesson
Outline
ADME
- A-Absorption
- D-Distribution
- M-Metabolism
- E-Excretion
Description
“Add Me” – These are the 4 steps/components of pharmacokinetics, or how the body processes a drug. Absorption is getting the drug into the systemic circulation, Distribution is getting the drug to the target organs, Metabolism (performed by the Cytochrome P450 system) is making the drug active and excretable, and Excretion is the process of getting the drug (or its metabolites) out of the system.
Pharm
Concepts Covered:
- Test Taking Strategies
- Medication Administration
- Microbiology
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Vascular Disorders
- Nervous System
- Intraoperative Nursing
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Fundamentals of Emergency Nursing
- Dosage Calculations
- Immunological Disorders
- Understanding Society
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Circulatory System
- Concepts of Pharmacology
- Studying
- Newborn Care
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Respiratory Disorders
- Postoperative Nursing
- Pregnancy Risks
- Neurological
- Postpartum Complications
- Substance Abuse Disorders
- Upper GI Disorders
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Bipolar Disorders
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Cardiac Disorders
- Learning Pharmacology
- Psychotic Disorders
- Prenatal Concepts
- Adulthood Growth and Development
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Tissues and Glands
- Adult