CMN 548 UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 (GUARANTEED PASS)

CMN 548 UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 (GUARANTEED PASS) Potency - answer-refers to the relative dose required to achieve certain effects, not to the efficacy of a drug Agonist (full agonist) - answer-A drug that binds to a specific receptor producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the neurotransmitter affecting that receptor Pharmacodynamics - answer-The time course and intensity of a drug's effect/what the drug does to the body Pharmacokinetics - answer-What the body does to a drug Tolerance - answer-Develops over time a need to use increased doses of a medication/drug to maintain a clinical effect. Or, a decreased sensitivity to adverse effects of a drug Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - answer-A systemic, immune-mediated reaction that can be fatal or result in permanent scarring or blindness Antagonist - answer-A compound that blinds to a receptor that blocks or reduces the action of another substance at the receptor site Hyponatremia - answer-Common symptoms of this medication side effect include confusion, agitation, and lethargy. (tx with oxcarbazepine & SSRIs) Therapeutic index - answer-ratio of the median toxic dose to the median effective doseSomnolence - answer-Daytime sleepiness Black Box Warning - answer-This warning reflects that a medication may cause a serious or even lifethreatening side effect Partial or Mixed Agonist - answer-A compound that elicits a partial pharmacological response at the receptor site involved Remission - answer-The degree of improvement to below the syndromal threshold of a disorder Paradoxical - answer-A response to a drug that represents the clinical effect opposite of what is expected Inverse agonist - answer-An agent that binds to the same receptor site as an agonist but produces the opposite pharmacological effect 4 major transmitters - answer-Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA, Norepinephrine