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Galen College Pharmacology Chapter 1
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Absorption - Answer✔️✔️-A drug is moved from site of administration to
body fluids; first process during pharmacokinetics.
Adverse Reaction - Answer✔️✔️-Undesirable drug effect.
Allergic Reaction - Answer✔️✔️-Immediate hypertensive reaction by the
immune system; it presents as itching, hives, swelling, and difficulty
breathing.
Anaphylactic Shock - Answer✔️✔️-Sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction
with symptoms that progress rapidly and may result in death if not
treated; also called anaphylactic reaction or anaphylactoid reaction.
Angioedema - Answer✔️✔️-Localized wheels or swellings in subcutaneous
tissues or mucous membranes, which may be due to an allergic response;
also called angioneurotic edema.
Controlled Substances - Answer✔️✔️-Drugs that have the potential for abuse
and dependency, both physical and psychological.
Cumulative Drug Effect - Answer✔️✔️-When the body is unable to
metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug before the next is given.
Distribution - Answer✔️✔️-Drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a
target site.
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Galen College Pharmacology Chapter 1
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Absorption - Answer✔️✔️-A drug is moved from site of administration to
body fluids; first process during pharmacokinetics.
Adverse Reaction - Answer✔️✔️-Undesirable drug effect.
Allergic Reaction - Answer✔️✔️-Immediate hypertensive reaction by the
immune system; it presents as itching, hives, swelling, and difficulty
breathing.
Anaphylactic Shock - Answer✔️✔️-Sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction
with symptoms that progress rapidly and may result in death if not
treated; also called anaphylactic reaction or anaphylactoid reaction.
Angioedema - Answer✔️✔️-Localized wheels or swellings in subcutaneous
tissues or mucous membranes, which may be due to an allergic response;
also called angioneurotic edema.
Controlled Substances - Answer✔️✔️-Drugs that have the potential for abuse
and dependency, both physical and psychological.
Cumulative Drug Effect - Answer✔️✔️-When the body is unable to
metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug before the next is given.
Distribution - Answer✔️✔️-Drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a
target site.
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