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CHAPTER TWO: BASIC CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES Flashcards

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What are some “jobs” for cells and their components

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Manufacture products and deliver them, differ tissues from each other, obtain energy, reproduce taking in materials and nutrients.

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How do drugs affect cellular function

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By first interacting with the cellular membrane

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Define lipidphillic and lipidphobic

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Lipidphillic: works with the lipid membrane
Lipidphobic: does not interact with the membrane

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Where does systemic effect occur

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The cellular level

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What is pharmodynamics

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Effect a drug has on the body

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List the four ways drugs work

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Substitute for missing chemicals, stimulate cellular functions, slow cellular functions, cell death

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What do drugs chemically bind with

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Receptor cells

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What actions do receptor cells cause

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Activation, inactivation or alteration of enzymes, change cell membranes, modification of the synthesis, release or activation of neurohormones

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What are receptors made out of and where are they located

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They are proteins that are on cell membranes

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What defines how a drug works in terms of receptors

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Level of attraction to the receptor and concentration of drug

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Define agonists and antagonists

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Agonists activate a response and antagonists stop a response

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Give examples of drugs that do not act on receptor sights

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Antacids, osmotic diuretics, anticancer drugs, metal chelating agents (excretion of toxic metals)

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What is a nonspecific drug effect

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Works on specific receptor type, but those receptors are found in multiple organs/tissues

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What is a Nonselective drug effect

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Acts on different types or receptors
Example: epinephrine

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What is pharmokinetics

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Movement of drugs through the body

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What are the processes of pharmokinetics

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Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

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Where does metabolism occur in the body

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The liver

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The process that occurs from the time the drug enters the body to the when it goes into the bloodstream

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Absorption

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Difference between active and passive transport

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Active: moving from lower to higher concentration with energy
Passive: moving across the membrane without energy

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What is the onset of the drug action determined by

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Rate of absorption

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What can effect absorption

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Dosage, from of med, and administration, food and other meds

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What are enteral medications

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PO meds and meds that go through GI tubes

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What can effect enteral absorption

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GI movement, pH of the stomach, surface area of bowl (also pain and stress, by diverting blood flow)

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What is parenteral medications

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Does not go through GI
Examples: IV, IM, Sub Q

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What effects rate of absorption in parenteral meds

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The blood flow to area
- circulation and tissue type (fat is slower than muscle)

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26
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When would IV absorption be an issue

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Vascular issues

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27
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Define distribution

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Transport of drug molecules within the body, movement to tissues

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28
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What effects distribution

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Blood circulation and volume, protein binding

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29
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What protein do drugs bind to in blood

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Albumin

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30
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Difference between unbound and protein bound drugs

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Protein bound drugs are inactive, only unbound drugs move through capillaries. The benefit is control of storage and distribution.

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What does low protein binding mean

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Short duration of action

32
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Are drugs stored in muscle and fat

33
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Hypoalbinemia

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Monitor for excessive free drugs, can cause toxicity

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How are ionized cells absorbed

35
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How do drugs pass the blood brain barrier

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Highly lipid soluble

36
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What is metabolism

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Inactivation by the body

37
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Ways of metabolism

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Changed into new chemicals, made inactive

38
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Inactive prodrugs

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Drugs that become active when metabolized

39
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Where are drug metabolizing enzymes located

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Kidneys, liver, RBC, plasma, lungs, GI mucus

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What to do when metabolizing organs are damaged

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Carefully medicate and decrease dose

41
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What is the most common liver enzyme

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P450 cytochrome

42
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What is induction in terms of metabolism

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Caused by chronic usage, metabolism is increase and a higher does needs given

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Inhibition in terms of metabolism

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Two meds that are metabolized by the same enzyme, meaning that toxicity is possible

44
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Define excretion

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Elimination of medication

45
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Where are meds primarily excreted

46
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What other ways to excrete medications

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Skin, saliva, lungs, bile, feces

47
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Ways excretion can be effected

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  • GFR (more than 60 is normal)
  • urine acidity (4.5-8)
  • BUN (10-20mg)
    Creatine (0.7-1.4)
48
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Variables influencing drug therapy

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Clinical factors (age, etc.)
Pharmokinetics (absorption, etc.)
Administration (route)
Pharmodynamics (therapeutic window, side effects)

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Variables influencing drug therapy

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Clinical factors (age, etc.)
Pharmokinetics (absorption, etc.)
Administration (route)
Pharmodynamics (therapeutic window, side effects)

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Onset

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Time it takes to produce a response

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Peak

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Time to reach effective concentration

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Trough

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Lowest level of concentration before next dose

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Duration

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Length of time the concentration can produce a response

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Plateau

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Maintained level for fixed doses

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First pass effect

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When a high amount of the drug is gone before reaching the liver to be metabolized

56
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Most common people in drug trials

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White males 18-54

57
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Polymorphism

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Metabolism of medication is effected by genetics

58
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Cross tolerance

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Tolerant to another drug in its class so tolerant to the new drug as well

59
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Do African Americans respond better to beta blockers or calcium channel blockers

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Calcium channel blockers

60
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Serum level

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Lab measurement of amount of drug in bloodstream

61
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Therapeutic index

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Margin between effectiveness and toxicity, some drugs have a very narrow margin

62
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Dosages, route of administration, drug-diet interactions, drug-drug interactions

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Dosages, route of administration, drug-diet interactions, drug-drug interactions

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Additive effects

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Using two meds when one would work

65
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Additive effects

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Using two meds when one would work

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Synergism

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Combining drugs for a stronger effect

67
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Synergism

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Combining drugs for a stronger effect

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Interference

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When one drug effects another, normally metabolism

69
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Displacement

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Receptor has a stronger attraction to one drug so the other has a higher concentration in the bloodstream

70
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When are adverse effects more severe

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With a higher dose of

71
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When are adverse effects more severe

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With a higher dose

72
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Common and serious adverse effects

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  • CNS (agitation, confusion, depression)
  • GI (bleeding)
    -hematologic (risk for bleeding)
    -nephrotoxicity (damage)
    -hyper sensitivity (allergic reaction)
  • serum glucose (raise blood sugar)
73
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Teratogenicity

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Dangerous for pregnant women

74
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Black box warning

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For meds that can cause life threatening effects

75
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Pregnancy categories in terms of med safety

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A- no damage
B- no studies on humans, but safe
C- no studies in animals OR humans
D- shown to have risks, only given in certain situations
X- not given

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Important facts about toxicology

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  • fast treatment
    -stable vitals
    -prevent further damage through reducing absorption and increases elimination
    -give antidotes

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