PhArmAcology For Nurses A
PAthophysiologicAl ApproAch Test
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History of Pharmacology - answer- - began when humans first used plants to relieve
disease symptoms
- 3000 B.C. Babylonians recorded the earliest surviving "prescriptions"
- Pharmacology could not advance until science viewed as legitimate by religious
doctrine
- modern pharmacology thought to begin in early 1800s
- first department of pharmacology established in 1847
John Jacob Abel - answer- - Father of American pharmacology
- founded the first pharmacology department of Pharmacology in the US in 1890
Twentieth Century Pharmacology - answer- - Pharmacologists could synthesize drugs
- a better understanding of the mechanism of action for drugs
Current Pharmacology - answer- - the central focus is on the quality of life
- health professionals should remember the roots of pharmacology and the use of
herbal remedies to relieve human pain
Pharmacology - answer- - Derived from two Greek words:
1. Pharmakon = medicine
2. Logos = study
- defined as the study of medicine
Therapeutics - answer- focuses on disease prevention as well as treatment and pain
Pharmacotherapy - answer- the application of drugs for treating disease and alleviating
pain
Therapeutic Agents: 3 Categories - answer- - Drugs or medications
- Biologics and biosimilar drugs
- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies
, Drug - answer- - A chemical agent capable of producing biological responses within the
body
- responses may be desirable (therapeutic) or undesirable (adverse)
Medication - answer- Drug after it is administered
Drugs and Medications - answer- - Mary be considered part of the body's normal
activities
- Essential gases we breathe
- Foods we eat
Biologics - answer- - Agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or
by the body itself
- Large complex molecules or mixtures of molecules
- Examples:
- Hormones
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Natural blood products
- Interferons
- Vaccines
Biosimilar Drugs - answer- - Chemically synthesized
- closely related to biologic medications
Complementary and Alternative Therapies - answer- - aka CAM therapies
- involve natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements
- body-based practices:
- physical therapy
- massage
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- biofeedback
Classification of Drugs - answer- - Therapeutic classification = organized based on
therapeutic usefulness
- pharmacologic classification = organization based on the way the drug works at a
molecular, tissue, or body system level, often represents mechanism of action
Anticoagulant - answer- - therapeutic classification
- influence blood clotting
Antihyperlipidemic - answer- - therapeutic classification
- lower blood cholesterol
Antihypertensive - answer- - therapeutic classification
PAthophysiologicAl ApproAch Test
BAnk 7th Edition Author:AdAms
All Chapters[1-50]Newest Version
Available In PDF Instant
Download
History of Pharmacology - answer- - began when humans first used plants to relieve
disease symptoms
- 3000 B.C. Babylonians recorded the earliest surviving "prescriptions"
- Pharmacology could not advance until science viewed as legitimate by religious
doctrine
- modern pharmacology thought to begin in early 1800s
- first department of pharmacology established in 1847
John Jacob Abel - answer- - Father of American pharmacology
- founded the first pharmacology department of Pharmacology in the US in 1890
Twentieth Century Pharmacology - answer- - Pharmacologists could synthesize drugs
- a better understanding of the mechanism of action for drugs
Current Pharmacology - answer- - the central focus is on the quality of life
- health professionals should remember the roots of pharmacology and the use of
herbal remedies to relieve human pain
Pharmacology - answer- - Derived from two Greek words:
1. Pharmakon = medicine
2. Logos = study
- defined as the study of medicine
Therapeutics - answer- focuses on disease prevention as well as treatment and pain
Pharmacotherapy - answer- the application of drugs for treating disease and alleviating
pain
Therapeutic Agents: 3 Categories - answer- - Drugs or medications
- Biologics and biosimilar drugs
- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies
, Drug - answer- - A chemical agent capable of producing biological responses within the
body
- responses may be desirable (therapeutic) or undesirable (adverse)
Medication - answer- Drug after it is administered
Drugs and Medications - answer- - Mary be considered part of the body's normal
activities
- Essential gases we breathe
- Foods we eat
Biologics - answer- - Agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or
by the body itself
- Large complex molecules or mixtures of molecules
- Examples:
- Hormones
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Natural blood products
- Interferons
- Vaccines
Biosimilar Drugs - answer- - Chemically synthesized
- closely related to biologic medications
Complementary and Alternative Therapies - answer- - aka CAM therapies
- involve natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements
- body-based practices:
- physical therapy
- massage
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- biofeedback
Classification of Drugs - answer- - Therapeutic classification = organized based on
therapeutic usefulness
- pharmacologic classification = organization based on the way the drug works at a
molecular, tissue, or body system level, often represents mechanism of action
Anticoagulant - answer- - therapeutic classification
- influence blood clotting
Antihyperlipidemic - answer- - therapeutic classification
- lower blood cholesterol
Antihypertensive - answer- - therapeutic classification
