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1
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what is the study of medications

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pharmacology

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2
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what are subsets of pharmacology

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pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

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3
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what is when a medication stimulates or increases the effects of a process

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agonist

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4
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what is when a medication inhibits or decreases the effect of a process

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antagonist

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5
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what concept is the idea of an optimal range in which drugs work

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therapeutic window

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6
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what concept is a measure of how safe medications are ,and is determined by taking the toxic dose of a drug and dividing by the effective dose

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therapeutic index

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7
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what is the study of what the body does to medication and consists of what

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Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Pharmacokinetics

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8
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what is the method the body takes medication in to the bloodstream

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absorption

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9
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What is how the body moves the medication through out the body

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distribution

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10
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What is the body’s attempt to make medication more polar so it can be easily excreted

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metabolism

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11
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What is the measure of how much medication is actually getting to the bloodstream

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bioavailability

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12
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what interaction is two drugs working together to produce a stronger effect

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synergistic

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13
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what interaction is two drugs working against each other

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antagonistic

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14
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what interaction is when two drugs are mixed together and make another effect

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drug to drug

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15
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what interaction is a drug being affected by food or drink

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Drug to food

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16
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What interaction is a drug being affected by a medical condicion

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drug to diesese

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17
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what are medications that are inactive when bound ,but are active when displaced

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protein displacement

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18
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what interaction is giving two drugs that are in the same class or similar medications

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duplication

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19
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what is the antidote for APAP

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Acetylcysteine

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20
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What is the antidote for beta blockers

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Glucagon

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21
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what is the antidote for painkillers

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Naloxone

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22
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what is how to body eliminates medication from the body in the liver and kidneys

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Excretion

23
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what results in excitement, stimulation or constriction of organs or tissues

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Stimulation of alpha receptors

24
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What results in relaxation, inhibition, or dilatation of the organ or tissue

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stimulation of beta receptors

25
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What results in mussel constriction

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Stimulation of muscarinic receptors

26
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What results in mussel relaxation

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inhibition of muscarinic receptors

27
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What are found in the arteries

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Alpha receptors

28
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What are found mainly in the heart and lungs

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Beta receptors

29
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What is found in the digestive tract , eyes, lungs, heart ,and bladder

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muscarinic receptors

30
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What are found in the SNS and PSNS pathways

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Nicotinic receptors

31
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What is a condition in which too much water around the retina and optic nerve increases the IOP

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Glaucoma

32
Q

what is the leading cause of death in the US and Europe

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heart disease

33
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what is subjective evidence like a headache

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Symptom

34
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What is objective evidence like a rash

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Sign

35
Q

What is the cause of a disease

A

Etiology

36
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What is a disease without a cause

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Idiopathic

37
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What are factors that have been identified as increasing the chance of developing a specific disease

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Risk factors

38
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A term used to classify a patient’s condition, including the state of the disease and how it is affecting the patient

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stage

39
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undesirable effect of a disease

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complication

40
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therapies like lifestyle changes

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nonpharmacological

41
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Therapy that can be classified like drug name suffix

A

pharmacological

42
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Risk factors of HTN

A

Smoking
Obesity
lack of exercise

43
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Symptoms of HTN

A

Fatigue
Complications (MI,CVA)

44
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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

45
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CVA

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Cerebrovascular attack

46
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Having 2 consecutive BPs >130/>80 is a what of HTN

A

A sign of HTN

47
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CVA would describe what of hypertension

A

Complication of the brain

48
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What type of therapy is change of diet

A

Nonpharmacological

49
Q

Beta blockers are a form of

A

pharmacological theropy

50
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Two what of what would be smoking and HTN

A

Risk factors of hyperlipidemia

51
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A what for a patient having high cholesterol would be MI

A

Complication

52
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Pain nonpharmacological anogram

A

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

53
Q

Mild pain agent that can be a antipyretic and analgesic agent

A

Acetaminophen APAP

54
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A severe headache after taking a oral contractive is what

A

Side effect

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