Edition Test Bank by Susan Ford Chapters 1-54|
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What is the term for when a drug is moved from the site of administration to body fluids? -
Correct Answer-✔✔absorption
True or False. Absorption is the ___ process of pharmacokinetics. - Correct Answer-✔✔first
What is the term for an undesirable drug effect? - Correct Answer-✔✔adverse reaction
What is the term for an immediate hypersensitivity reaction by the immune system that
presents with itching, hives, swelling, and difficulty breathing? - Correct Answer-✔✔allergic
reaction
What is the term for a sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress
rapidly and may result in death if not treated? - Correct Answer-✔✔anaphylactic shock
What are two other terms for anaphylactic shock? - Correct Answer-✔✔(1) anaphylactic
reaction
(2) anaphylactoid reaction
What are two other terms for anaphylactic reaction? - Correct Answer-✔✔(1) anaphylactic
shock
(2) anaphylactoid reaction
What are two other terms for anaphylactoid reaction - Correct Answer-✔✔(1) anaphylactic
shock
(2) anaphylactic reaction
,What is the term for localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissues or mucous
membranes, which may be due to an allergic response? - Correct Answer-✔✔angioedema
What is another term for angioedema? - Correct Answer-✔✔angioneurotic edema
What is the term for drugs that have potential for abuse and dependency, both physical and
psychological? - Correct Answer-✔✔controlled substances
What is the term for when the body is unable to metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug
before the next is given? - Correct Answer-✔✔cumulative drug effect
What is the term for when a drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site? -
Correct Answer-✔✔distribution
What is the term for any unusual or abnormal response that differs from the response normally
expected to a specific drug and dosage? - Correct Answer-✔✔drug idiosyncrasy
What is the term for decreased response to a drug, requiring an increase in dosage to achieve
the desired effect? - Correct Answer-✔✔drug tolerance
What is the term for the elimination of a drug from the body? - Correct Answer-✔✔excretion
What is the term for the action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried directly to the
liver, where it is inactivated by enzymes before it enters the general bloodstream? - Correct
Answer-✔✔first-pass effect
, What is the term for the time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug? - Correct
Answer-✔✔half-life
What is the term for the type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants or herbs to
treat various disorders? - Correct Answer-✔✔herbal medicine
What is another term for herbal medicine? - Correct Answer-✔✔herbalism
What is the term for the undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system? - Correct
Answer-✔✔hypersensitivity
What is the term for when a drug is changed to a form that can be excreted? - Correct Answer-
✔✔metabolism
What is the term for the inactive form of the original drug? - Correct Answer-✔✔metabolite
What is the term for drugs that are designated by the FDA to be safe, if taken as directed, and
obtainable without a prescription? - Correct Answer-✔✔nonprescription drugs
What does FDA stand for? - Correct Answer-✔✔U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What is another term for nonprescription drugs? - Correct Answer-✔✔over-the-counter (OTC)
drugs
What does OTC stand for? - Correct Answer-✔✔over-the-counter (OTC) drugs