Chapter 8

Question 1

anaphylaxis

Answer 1

extreme allergic reaction that can lead to respiratory distress, circulatory collapse and death

Question 2

antagonist

Answer 2

a substance that interferes/opposes the action of a drug

Question 3

brand name

Answer 3

trade/proprietary name of drug, registered trademark of the manufacturer

Question 4

contraindication

Answer 4

a factor that makes the use of a drug undesirable or dangerous

Question 5

drug

Answer 5

a substance that alters body function

Question 6

efficacy

Answer 6

the power to produce a specific result

Question 7

generic name

Answer 7

nonproprietary name of drug, not privately owned or trademarked

Question 8

phytomedicine

Answer 8

herbal medicine

Question 9

potentiation

Answer 9

increased potency by two drugs acting together

Question 10

prescription

Answer 10

written and signed order for a drug with directions

Question 11

side effect

Answer 11

a result of drug therapy (usually undesirable) that is an unintended effect

Question 12

substance dependence

Answer 12

a condition resulting from chronic use of a drug in which a person has a compulsive need for a drug regardless of it’s adverse affects

Question 13

synergy

Answer 13

combined actions of two or more drugs acting together to produce an effect greater than what they could produce alone

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

a condition in which chronic use of a drug results in loss of effectiveness and the dose must be increased to produce the original response

Question 15

withdrawal

Answer 15

a condition that results from abrupt cessation or reduction of a drug that has been used regularly

Question 16

Suffix: lytic

adj. of lysis

Answer 16

dissolving, reducing, loosening

ex. thrombolytic - agent that dissolves a blood clot

Question 17

Suffix: mimetic

Answer 17

mimicking, stimulating

Question 18

Suffix: tropic

Answer 18

acting on

ex. psychotropic - acting on the mind

Question 19

Prefix: anti

Answer 19

against

Question 20

Prefix: contra

Answer 20

against, opposite, opposed

Question 21

Prefix: counter

Answer 21

against, opposed

Question 22

alg/o

Answer 22

pain

ex. algesia - sense of pain

Question 23

algi/o

Answer 23

pain

ex. algesia - sense of pain

Question 24

algesi/o

Answer 24

pain

ex. algesia - sense of pain

Question 25

chem/o

Answer 25

chemical

Question 26

narc/o

Answer 26

stupor

ex. narcotic - agent that induces a state of stupor and desensitization

Question 27

hypn/o

Answer 27

sleep

ex. hypnosis - induced state of sleep

Question 28

pharm, pharmac/o

Answer 28

drug, medicine

Question 29

pyr/o, pyret/o

Answer 29

fever

Question 30

vas/o

Answer 30

vessel

Question 31

Read abbreviations

Answer 31

Pg. 153

Question 32

ampule

Answer 32

small sealed container used for sterile intravenous solutions

Question 33

bolus

Answer 33

concentrated amount of drug given rapidly intravenously

Question 34

syringe

Answer 34

injects fluid

Question 35

vial

Answer 35

small glass/plastic container