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PHARMACOLOGY, DENTAL
HYGIENISTS EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
Drugs that PRODUCE a response
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
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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
adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to?
asthma client - answer✔agonist
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - answer✔agonist
agonist - answer✔
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - answer✔
antagonist - answer✔
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - answer✔
level of the drug between minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired
drug response and the minimal toxic concentration - answer✔
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The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated from the body is
called? - answer✔
half life - answer✔
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - answer✔
accumulation and toxicity - answer✔
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to increase
dosages to attain the same effect - answer✔
tolerance - answer✔
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - answer✔
classification or class - answer✔
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - answer✔
-related by chemical structure - answer✔
-work in the same way - answer✔
-used for the same purpose - answer✔
another name for antagonist - answer✔
adrenergic blocker - answer✔
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - answer✔
asthma client - answer✔
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - answer✔
hypertension - answer✔
antagononist suffix - answer✔
LOL - answer✔
antagonist S/S - answer✔
decreased heart rate - answer✔
rest and digest - answer✔
bronchospasm - answer✔
agonist S/S - answer✔
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PHARMACOLOGY, DENTAL
HYGIENISTS EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
Drugs that PRODUCE a response
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
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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
adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to?
asthma client - answer✔agonist
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - answer✔agonist
agonist - answer✔
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - answer✔
antagonist - answer✔
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - answer✔
level of the drug between minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired
drug response and the minimal toxic concentration - answer✔
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, ©FYNDLAY EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated from the body is
called? - answer✔
half life - answer✔
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - answer✔
accumulation and toxicity - answer✔
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to increase
dosages to attain the same effect - answer✔
tolerance - answer✔
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - answer✔
classification or class - answer✔
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - answer✔
-related by chemical structure - answer✔
-work in the same way - answer✔
-used for the same purpose - answer✔
another name for antagonist - answer✔
adrenergic blocker - answer✔
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - answer✔
asthma client - answer✔
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - answer✔
hypertension - answer✔
antagononist suffix - answer✔
LOL - answer✔
antagonist S/S - answer✔
decreased heart rate - answer✔
rest and digest - answer✔
bronchospasm - answer✔
agonist S/S - answer✔
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