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WorksheetsPharm Chap 1
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Vasodilation?
Drug receptors?
Dose?
A dose is the amount of meds administered, often indicated by mg, g.
Dosage?
The dosage is the size and frequency, and number of doses to be administered, such as 50mg every 4 hours.
Generic drugs?
Generic drugs are abbreviated version of drugs chemical name usually lowercase.
Dose response relationship?
The dose-response relationship is increasing the dose which increases phycological effect?
Enteral Route?
Parenteral Route?
Parenteral route is a method is passing through the GI tract.
Advantages of Enteral route?
Common and safest route.
Disadvantage of Enteral route?
Passes through liver before being distributed, which breaks it down so all of the dose doesn't get anywhere.
Bioavailability?
The percentage of an administered drug that is available in the bloodstream to act the target tissue.
Biotransformation?
Biotransformation is the process of various biologic systems within the body making changes to the chemical structure of man types of drugs.
Pharmacokinetics
Onset of action?
The onset of action is how long it takes to take affect
Duration of action?
How long the medication lasts when took
Therapeutic Index?
The therapeutic index is the measure of how dangerous the drug is
What is drug-receptor interactions?
Drug-receptor interactions are the specific binding of drugs to receptors that initiate medication responses.
Agonist?
Medication antagonist?
An antagonist is a medication that blocks the action of another substance or of the agonist.
affinity?
Affinity is a chemical attraction between drugs and receptors
Potency?
Comparing the different doses of two medications in producing the same effect
Efficacy?
Efficacy is the ability to produce a desired or intended result by binding and unlocking a given receptor
Summation?
Summation is when 2 medications with the same effect given together to produce an effect in equal magnitude to the effects of the 2 drugs when given independently.
Enzymes?
Idiosyncratic Response?
A unique or individual-specific reaction because of patients genetic abnormalities.
Drug interaction?
Autonomic Nervous system control?
The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily functions and most major body functions
Somatic Nervous system controls what?
Sympathetic Nervous system?
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations. Or fight or flight
Parasympathetic Nervous system?
Beta Blockers?
The term cholinergic comes from?
AcetylCholine
CHolinergic receptors act on the?
There are 2 types of cholinergic receptors?
