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Intro to Pharmacology Exam Question with 100% Solution
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Drug - CORRECT ANSWER ✅chemical that interacts with an organism to alter its function, show biolgoical processes and provide methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the study of the interaction of drugs with an organism Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the study of drugs modes of action on an organism Pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the practice of compounding and dispensing medicinal preparations Therapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the branch of medicine concerned with the application of remedies and the treatment of disease Hypersensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER ✅an exaggerated adverse reaction to drug Toxicology - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the study of drugs' toxic effects on an organism
Entral - CORRECT ANSWER ✅absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract Parenteral - CORRECT ANSWER ✅injected directly into the body Transdermal - CORRECT ANSWER ✅absorbed through the skin using timed-release Topical - CORRECT ANSWER ✅absorbed through the skin Inhalation - CORRECT ANSWER ✅absorbed through the respiratory tract or alveoli Pharmacokinetic - CORRECT ANSWER ✅movement of the drug Pharmacodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the drug has its effect Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the mechanism by which a drug enters the body
Loading dose - CORRECT ANSWER ✅administration of a higher dose than that used for maintenance in order to rapidly increase drug concentration Maintenance dose - CORRECT ANSWER ✅administration of a drug at dosage levels that maintain a therapeutic drug concentration Potency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅relative drug strength Efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the degree to which a drug exerts its intended effect Idiosyncrasy - CORRECT ANSWER ✅an unexpected reaction to a drug caused by unusual susceptibility to the drug Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER ✅drug action describing a drug that has an affinity for a receptor and activates a response Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER ✅a drug action describing a drug that has an affinity for a receptor and does not activate a response
Additive - CORRECT ANSWER ✅a drug action describing two drugs' effects as being equal to the summation of their individual effects Syergism - CORRECT ANSWER ✅drug action describing two drugs effects as being greater than the summation of their individual effects with both drugs being active Potentiation - CORRECT ANSWER ✅a drug action describing two drugs' effects as being greater than the summation of their individual effects, with one drug being active and one drug being inactive Cumulation - CORRECT ANSWER ✅a condition that exists when a drug's rate of elimination or inactivation is slower than its rate of administration Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER ✅refer to the need for an ever increasing amount of a drug to continue to produce a given effect Tachyphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER ✅is a rapidly occurring form of tolerance
Official Name - CORRECT ANSWER ✅the Generic name becomes the Official name when the drug receives approval from the Food & Drug Administration Trade Name - CORRECT ANSWER ✅name given to a drug by its manufacturer when the drug is marketed Official Source of Information - CORRECT ANSWER ✅Government issued Unofficial Source of Information - CORRECT ANSWER ✅Non- Government issued Prescription - CORRECT ANSWER ✅includes name, strength, dosage, route of administration, frequency and length Preventing Medication errors - CORRECT ANSWER ✅5 Rights: drug, dose, pt, time, and route QD - CORRECT ANSWER ✅Each Day
QID - CORRECT ANSWER ✅Four times daily Q2H - CORRECT ANSWER ✅Every 2 hours