Chp 7

Question 1

What is a noxious undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses?

Answer 1

Adverse effect

Question 2

Severe adverse drug reactions include?

Answer 2

Neutropenia, anaphylaxis, cardiac arrhythmia’s, hemorrhage, respiratory depression. All of which can result in death.

Question 3

A side effect is formally defined as?

Answer 3

an unavoidable secondary effect

Question 4

An uncommon drug response resulting from a genetic predisposition is called?

Answer 4

Idiosyncratic

Question 5

What term is used to denote a disease produced by drugs?

Answer 5

Iatrogenic

Question 6

A state in which the body has adapted to prolonged drug exposure in such a way that an abstinence syndrome will result if the drug is discontinued is known as?

Answer 6

Physical dependence

Question 7

Drug induced birth defects are referred to as?

Answer 7

Tetragenic

Question 8

The patient’s last line of defense against medication errors made by others is the?

Answer 8

Nurse

Question 9

What drug causes the most adverse effects?

Answer 9

Penacillin