Pharmacology Exam 1- Rasmussen 2025
Questions and Answers
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - --Answer --agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - --Answer --antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - --Answer --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? - --Answer --half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - --Answer --
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 - --Answer --tolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - --Answer --
classification or class
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,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 - --Answer --adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - --Answer --
asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - --Answer --hypertension
antagononist suffix - --Answer --LOL
antagonist S/S - --Answer --decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S - --Answer --increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check - --Answer --Heart rate
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,Blood Pressure
Cholinergic - --Answer --salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic - --Answer --Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
what type of drug is Reglan? - --Answer --Cholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis - --Answer --atropine
cholinergic crisis S/S - --Answer --flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
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, 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? - --Answer --16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin - --Answer ---irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
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Questions and Answers
Drugs that PRODUCE a response - --Answer --agonist
Drug that PREVENT or block a response - --Answer --antagonist
Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - --Answer --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? - --Answer --half life
what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - --Answer --
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 - --Answer --tolerance
what is it called for drugs to share many common features - --Answer --
classification or class
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,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 - --Answer --adrenergic blocker
who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - --Answer --
asthma client
Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - --Answer --hypertension
antagononist suffix - --Answer --LOL
antagonist S/S - --Answer --decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
agonist S/S - --Answer --increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
Before administering antagonist what do you check - --Answer --Heart rate
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,Blood Pressure
Cholinergic - --Answer --salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
Anticholinergic - --Answer --Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
what type of drug is Reglan? - --Answer --Cholinergic
how do you treat cholinergic crisis - --Answer --atropine
cholinergic crisis S/S - --Answer --flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
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, 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? - --Answer --16X greater for stroke
Most common side effects of Ritalin - --Answer ---irratability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
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