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Nurs 219 Exam 1 Solved 100% Graded A+ (fall 2021-2022)

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Define pharmacology - ANSWER study of drugs and their interactions with living systems define clinical pharmacology - ANSWER study of drugs in humans (patients, volunteers) define pharmaco-therapeutices - ANSWER use of drugs to diagnosis, prevent, or treat disease or prevent pregnancy (medical use of drugs) define presynaptic - ANSWER define preceptors - ANSWER define postsynaptic - ANSWER define neurotransmitters - ANSWER define autonomic nervous system - ANSWER define norepinephrine - ANSWER define acetylcholine - ANSWER define mydriasis - ANSWER define mitosis - ANSWER define adverse effect - ANSWER define side effect - ANSWER unavoidable secondary effect at therapeutic doses define allergic reaction - ANSWER an immune response, mild to severe define carcinogenic effect - ANSWER define teratogenic effect - ANSWER drug capable fo causing birth defects define idiosyncratic effect - ANSWER uncommon response, R/T a genetic predisposition define compatibility - ANSWER define cheese effect - ANSWER define toxicity - ANSWER ADR caused by excessive dosing define maximal efficacy - ANSWER match the intensity of the response with the patients need define peak - ANSWER largest effect that a drug can produce define receptors - ANSWER any functional macromolecule in a cell to which a drug binds to produce its effects define drugs - ANSWER any chemical that can affect living processes define affinity - ANSWER degree of attachment and binding define agonist - ANSWER molecules that activate receptors, drug that mimic produces the same response as the endogenous substance, have both affinity and high intrinsic activity define partial agonist - ANSWER mimics the endogenous substance but to a lesser effect define antagonist - ANSWER produce their effects by preventing receptor activation by endogenous regulatory molecules and drugs - affinity but no intrinsic activity o no effect on their own receptor function - simply bloc the receptor so it cannot be stimulated define selectivity - ANSWER number of receptors on the cell surface and the sensitivity to agonists can change in response to : continuous activation define hypersensitivity - ANSWER continuous exposure to an antagonist define half-life - ANSWER define therapeutic range - ANSWER what is the objective of pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm chemical name - ANSWER chemical description, complex generic name - ANSWER less complex than chemical names; each drug has only one generic name

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