Surgical Tech Pharmacology
Exam Prep A+ Grade
2026/2027
, Adverse effect An undesired, potentially harmful side effect of a drug
Agonist A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates the receptor's function
Amnesia Loss of memory
Anesthesia Without sensation
Antagonist A drug that counteracts the action of another drug
Analgesia Absence of pain
Antiarrhythmic Drug given to correct cardiac dysrhythmia
Balanced anesthesia Technique that uses a variety of drugs to achieve homeostasis, analgesia, amnesia,
and muscle relaxation
Cathartic Drug use to produce evacuation of the bowels; laxative
Contraindication The reason a specific drug is not used
Controlled substance Drug with potential for addiction and abuse
Emetic Drug that induces vomiting
Expectorant Drug that promotes expulsion of mucus from the lungs or trachea
Fasciculation Muscular twitching or contraction following the administration of succinycholine
chloride, a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in conjunction with general
anesthesia
hypnotic Drug used to induce sleep and in sensibility to pain
Exam Prep A+ Grade
2026/2027
, Adverse effect An undesired, potentially harmful side effect of a drug
Agonist A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates the receptor's function
Amnesia Loss of memory
Anesthesia Without sensation
Antagonist A drug that counteracts the action of another drug
Analgesia Absence of pain
Antiarrhythmic Drug given to correct cardiac dysrhythmia
Balanced anesthesia Technique that uses a variety of drugs to achieve homeostasis, analgesia, amnesia,
and muscle relaxation
Cathartic Drug use to produce evacuation of the bowels; laxative
Contraindication The reason a specific drug is not used
Controlled substance Drug with potential for addiction and abuse
Emetic Drug that induces vomiting
Expectorant Drug that promotes expulsion of mucus from the lungs or trachea
Fasciculation Muscular twitching or contraction following the administration of succinycholine
chloride, a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in conjunction with general
anesthesia
hypnotic Drug used to induce sleep and in sensibility to pain
