-RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1, EXAM (2025
LATEST UPDATE) | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST
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Drugs that PRODUCE a response -CORRECTANSWER agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response -CORRECTANSWER antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? -CORRECTANSWER 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? -CORRECTANSWER half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? -CORRECTANSWER
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 -CORRECTANSWER tolerance
,what is it called for drugs to share many common features -CORRECTANSWER
classification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" -CORRECTANSWER -related by chemical
structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
another name for antagonist -CORRECTANSWER adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? -CORRECTANSWER
asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? -CORRECTANSWER hypertension
antagononist suffix -CORRECTANSWER LOL
antagonist S/S -CORRECTANSWER decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S -CORRECTANSWER increased heart rate
fight or flight
,vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check -CORRECTANSWER Heart rate
Blood Pressure
Cholinergic -CORRECTANSWER salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic -CORRECTANSWER Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
what type of drug is Reglan? -CORRECTANSWER Cholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis -CORRECTANSWER atropine
cholinergic crisis S/S -CORRECTANSWER flushing
, sweating
nausea
abd cramping
anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? -CORRECTANSWER -coronary artery
disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? -CORRECTANSWER -coronary artery
disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
Hemorrhagic stroke -CORRECTANSWER -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
Anorexiants can leas to what? -CORRECTANSWER 16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin -CORRECTANSWER -irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
LATEST UPDATE) | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST
RELEASED
Drugs that PRODUCE a response -CORRECTANSWER agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response -CORRECTANSWER antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? -CORRECTANSWER 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? -CORRECTANSWER half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? -CORRECTANSWER
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 -CORRECTANSWER tolerance
,what is it called for drugs to share many common features -CORRECTANSWER
classification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" -CORRECTANSWER -related by chemical
structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
another name for antagonist -CORRECTANSWER adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? -CORRECTANSWER
asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? -CORRECTANSWER hypertension
antagononist suffix -CORRECTANSWER LOL
antagonist S/S -CORRECTANSWER decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S -CORRECTANSWER increased heart rate
fight or flight
,vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check -CORRECTANSWER Heart rate
Blood Pressure
Cholinergic -CORRECTANSWER salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic -CORRECTANSWER Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
what type of drug is Reglan? -CORRECTANSWER Cholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis -CORRECTANSWER atropine
cholinergic crisis S/S -CORRECTANSWER flushing
, sweating
nausea
abd cramping
anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? -CORRECTANSWER -coronary artery
disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? -CORRECTANSWER -coronary artery
disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
Hemorrhagic stroke -CORRECTANSWER -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
Anorexiants can leas to what? -CORRECTANSWER 16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin -CORRECTANSWER -irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
