Master Pharmacology for 2026/2027 Exams: NP, PA &
Nursing Study Guide
Exam
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - answeragonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - answerantagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - 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? -
answerhalf life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - answeraccumulation and toxicity
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to increase dosages
to attain the same effect - answertolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - answerclassification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - answer-related by chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
another name for antagonist - answeradrenergic blocker
,who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - answerasthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - answerhypertension
antagononist suffix - answerLOL
antagonist S/S - answerdecreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S - answerincreased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check - answerHeart rate
Blood Pressure
Cholinergic - answersalivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic - answerCant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
, what type of drug is Reglan? - answerCholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis - answeratropine
cholinergic crisis S/S - answerflushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? - answer-coronary artery disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? - answer-coronary artery disease (cause
vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
Hemorrhagic stroke - answer-increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
Anorexiants can leas to what? - answer16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin - answer-irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
Nursing Study Guide
Exam
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - answeragonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - answerantagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - 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? -
answerhalf life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - answeraccumulation and toxicity
a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to increase dosages
to attain the same effect - answertolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - answerclassification or class
what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - answer-related by chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
another name for antagonist - answeradrenergic blocker
,who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - answerasthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - answerhypertension
antagononist suffix - answerLOL
antagonist S/S - answerdecreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S - answerincreased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check - answerHeart rate
Blood Pressure
Cholinergic - answersalivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic - answerCant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
, what type of drug is Reglan? - answerCholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis - answeratropine
cholinergic crisis S/S - answerflushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? - answer-coronary artery disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? - answer-coronary artery disease (cause
vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
Hemorrhagic stroke - answer-increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
Anorexiants can leas to what? - answer16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin - answer-irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
