Penn Foster Pharmacology Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Penn Foster Pharmacology Exam Questions With
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define //agonist //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //drug //with //a //high //level //of //affinity //and
//efficacy //that //binds //to //a //receptor //and //casues //a //specific //action.




define //contraindiction //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a //reason //not //to //use //a //drug //in //a
//particular //situation, //causes //undesirable //side //effects




define //efficacy //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //degree //to //which //a //drug //produces //its
//desired //response.




define //over //the //counter //drug //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a //drug //that //may //be //purchased
//without //a //prescription //from //a //vet




define //prescription //drug //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a //drug //that //must //be //prescribed //by
//a //vet //and //taken //while //under //the //supervision //of //a //vet




define //receptor //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a //molecule //located //on //a //cell //that //binds //with
//drugs //or //neurotransmitters //to //cause //an //effect




define //therapeutic //index //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //relationship //between //a //drug's
//ability //to //achieve //the //desired //effect //compared //to //its //tendency //to //produce //toxic //effects.


//Expressed //as //a //ration //between //the //LD //and //the //ED. //LD/ED //50% //of //the //time.

,define //withdrawal //time //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //amount //of //time //that //must
//elapse //between //the //end //of //drug //therapy //and //the //elimination //of //that //drug //from //the


//patients //tissue //or //products.




define //veterinarian //client //patient //relationship //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //relationship
//that //must //exist //between //the //veterinarians, //hris //or //her //patient //and //the //patient's //owner


//before //prescription //drugs //may //be //dispensed




List //four //sources //of //drugs //used //in //veterinary //medicine //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔animal //products, //plant //products, //minerals, //and //synthetic //products
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what //are //four //components //of //a //drug //regimen //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔includes //the
//dose, //the //route //of //administration, //the //frequency //of //administration, //and //the //duration //of


//administration




discuss //the //conditions //that //must //be //met //before //a //valid //veterinarian-client-patient
//relationship //can //be //shown //to //exist. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. //the //vet //must //assume
//responsibility //for //making //clinical //judgements //in //relation //to //the //health //of //the //animal. //2.


//the //vet //must //have //recently //seen //the //animal //and //be //acquainted //with //its //care //and //3.


//the //vet //must //be //available //for //follow //up //care //of //the //animal.




discuss //the //responsibilities //of //a //veterinary //technician //in //the //administration //of //drug
//orders. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔carry //out //orders //correctly, //read //the //drug //label //3x //to
//ensure //that //the //proper //drug //is //being //adminstered //and //take //care //to //administer //the


//correct //dose //by //the //correct //route. //be //aware //of //posibble //side //effects //and //monitor


//patient //in //a //responsible //way.




Describe //the //sequense //of //events //that //a //drug //undergoes //from //administration //to
//excretion. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a //drug //is //first //absorbed //or //directly //placed //into
//the //bloodstream. //In //the //blood, //the //drug //may //bind //with //a //plasma //protein //or //exist //in


//the //free //state. //The //circulating //blood //distributes //the //drug //to //the //capillary //level, //where

, //the //drug //leaves //the //circulation //and //enters //the //interstitial //fluid. //The //interstitial //fluid
//bathes //the //cell //or //bind //with //surface //receptors. //The //drug //then //exits //the //cell //or //its


//surface, //moves //back //to //interstitial //fluid, //reenters //circulation //and //then //is //metabolized //in


//the //liver //and //sent //to //the //kidneys //for //excretion.




List //11 //possible //routes //for //administering //a //drug //and //discuss //the //advatages //and/or
//disadvantages //of //each. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. //oral //route //2. //SQ //3.IM //4. //IV //5. //IP
//6. //IA, //intraarterial //7. //IC, //intracardiac //8. //IM, //intramedullary //9. //Inhalation //10. //topical //11.


//intradermal




List //some //of //the //factors //that //influence //drug //absorption //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.
//method //of //absorbtion, //2. //the //ph //of //the //durg //and //its //ionization //status, //3. //the


//absorptive //surface //area, //4. //the //blood //supply //to //the //area, //5. //the //solubility //of //the //drug,


//6. //the //dosage //form, //7. //the //status //of //the //gi //tract //8 //interactions //with //other //drugs




Most //biotransformation //of //drugs //occurs //in //where? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔liver



Must //durg //excretion //occurs //via? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔kidneys



Drugs //usually //produce //their //effects //by //combining //with //specific //cellular //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔receptors
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The //drug //name //that //is //chosen //by //the //manufacturer //and //that //is //the //exclusive //property
of //that //company //is //called //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔proprietary/trade
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What //are //six //items //that //must //be //on //a //drug //label? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.drug
//names //2.drug //concentration //3.name //and //address //of //the //manufacturerer //4.controlled


//substance //status //5.manufacturer's //control //or //lot //number //6. //expiration //date