Chapter 11 Vocab

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

Process where meds move from administration cite to vascular system

Question 2

Adrenergic

Answer 2

pertaining to nerves that release neurotransmitter norepinephrine and receptor sites that it acts upon

Question 3

Affinity

Answer 3

measure of attraction between drug and receptor site

Question 4

Agonists

Answer 4

drugs that bind to receptor and cause response in parasympathetic NS

Question 5

Analgesics

Answer 5

a pain reliever

Question 6

Antagonists

Answer 6

drugs that bind to receptor sites and prevent a normal response by cell

Question 7

Anticholinergics

Answer 7

drugs that block acetylcholine receptors, preventing transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses

Question 8

Anticoagulant

Answer 8

med that prevents blood clotting

Question 9

Antiplatelet

Answer 9

med that interferes with platelet aggregation

Question 10

Barbiturates

Answer 10

sedative that increases affinity between receptor sites and neurotransmitter GABA

Question 11

Bioavailability

Answer 11

degree to which drug becomes available at physiological site of administration

Question 12

Biotransformation

Answer 12

chemical alterations that a substance (drug), undergoes in the body

Question 13

Cholinergics

Answer 13

meds that stimulate cellular acetylcholine receptors

Question 14

Contraindications

Answer 14

condition under which a medication would harm the patient

Question 15

Cross-tolerance

Answer 15

decreases of effectiveness of several related drugs

Question 16

Diuretic

Answer 16

substance that promotes excretion of water through kidneys

Question 17

Fibrinolytic

Answer 17

substance that breaks down blood clots by initiating body’s normal mechanism for dissolving blood clots

Question 18

Habituation

Answer 18

tolerance to drug after repeated doses

Question 19

Half-life

Answer 19

time it takes for the level of a drug to decrease by 50%

Question 20

Hypersensitivity

Answer 20

allergy

Question 21

Iatrogenic

Answer 21

adverse condition from provided medical treatment

Question 22

Idiosyncratic reaction

Answer 22

unusual, unexpected reaction to med

Question 23

Indications

Answer 23

conditions that must be present from proper administration of drug

Question 24

Mechanism of action

Answer 24

the way that a drug has its therapeutic effect on body

Question 25

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

Answer 25

meds with pain-relieving and fever-reducing properties that decrease inflammatory response

Question 26

Over-the-counter medication

Answer 26

any drug that can be purchase without perscription

Question 27

Parasympatholytics

Answer 27

med that reduces action of parasympathetic nervous system

Question 28

Parasympathomimetics

Answer 28

type of meds that are agonists to parasympathetic nervous system

Question 29

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 29

actions that drugs have on the body

Question 30

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 30

branch of pharmacology the deals with the way drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated from body

Question 31

Pharmacology

Answer 31

study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects

Question 32

Potentiation

Answer 32

enhancement of a drug from being combined with another

Question 33

Sympatholytics

Answer 33

Sympathomimetics

Question 34

Synergism

Answer 34

combination action of two drugs together, where the effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects of the two drugs

Question 35

Teratogenic

Answer 35

med that when taken by pregnant woman, may deform, injure, or kill the fetus

Question 36

Therapeutic index

Answer 36

ration that compares a meds lethal does in 50% of the population, to an safe, effective dose in 50% of the population. The closer the ratio to 1:1, the less difference between lethal and correct dosages

Question 37

Therapeutic threshold

Answer 37

amount of medication that must be in blood stream to begin to have an effect

Question 38

Tolerance

Answer 38

decrease in effectiveness of drug due to prolonged use

Question 39

Sympathomimetics

Answer 39

classification of meds that mimic affects pf sympathetic NS