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Pharmacology Exam 1 Rasmussen 246 Q&A | Verified Questions
& Answers | Adrenergic, Cholinergic, Digoxin, Lithium,
Antidepressants & Key Concepts.
Drugs that PRODUCE a response
agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response
antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what?
level of the drug between minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining
desired drug response and the minimal toxic concentration
The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated from the body is
called?
half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for?
accumulation and toxicity
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to
increase dosages to attain the same effect
tolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common features
classification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class"
-related by chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
another name for antagonist
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adrenergic blocker
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who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to?
asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients?
hypertension
antagononist suffix
LOL
antagonist S/S
decreased heart
rate rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S
increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood
sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check
Heart rate
Blood
Pressure
Cholinergic
salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic
Cant
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see
Cant
pee
Cant
spit
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