Pharmacology Exam 1- Rasmussen / NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

Pharmacology Exam 1- Rasmussen / NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ Mood Stabilizers: - CORRECT ANSWER--Lithium: used to curb mania; narrow therapeutic range! Blood levels must be monitored closely, Avoid Ace inhibitors, HCTZ; Avoid NSAIDS. The dietary Supplement Health & Education Act of 1994: - CORRECT ANSWER-Herbal remedies are classified as dietary supplements. Premarket testing for safety & efficacy is not requiring. Manufacturing is not standardized. Not approved by the FDA and not meant to be used as a drug. Drugs that PRODUCE a response - CORRECT ANSWER-agonist Drug that PREVENT or block a response - CORRECT ANSWER-antagonist Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - CORRECT ANSWERlevel 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-half life what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-tolerance what is it called for drugs to share many common features - CORRECT ANSWER-classification or class what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - CORRECT ANSWER--related by chemical structure -work in the same way -used for the same purpose