PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK newest
2025!!! With ACTUAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
half life - ANSWERthe time for the plasma level of a drug to fall by 50%
immunotherapy - ANSWERthe use of drug antibodies to prevent drugs of abuse from
entering the central nervous system. used as overdose treatment and relapse
prevention
drugs of abuse - ANSWERsmall molecules that can readily cross the blood brain barrier
drug antibodies - ANSWERlarger molecules that cannot get into the brain
drug bound to an antibody - ANSWERcannot cross the blood brain barrier and cannot
enter the brain
ion channels - ANSWERmembrane proteins that form a pore to allow the passage of
specific___s and the opening and closing are controlled in part by voltage
monotherapy - ANSWERuse of one medication in treatment
polytherapy - ANSWERthe use of multiple medications in treatment
neuron - ANSWERa cell that is the basic component of the central nervous system
neurotransmitter - ANSWERchemicals released by nerve cells at synapses that
influence the activity of other cells. they may excite inhibit or otherwise influence the
activity of cells
nicotinic - ANSWERa type of cholinergic receptor activiated by the drug in cigrettes
NMDA - ANSWERAntagonists to this type of receptor include the drugs of abuse
ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP) and inhibit the action of ____
Norepinephrine (ADR) - ANSWERneurtransmitter
Opioid (OP) - ANSWERany agent that binds to ____ receptors. natural and synthetic
narcotics as well as endogenous ____ peptides.