Pharmacology

Question 1

Receptor

Answer 1

Special chemical sites in the body in the sale which the drug binds to produce its affect

Question 2

Agonist

Answer 2

Activates or mimics the receptors activity, produce desired response

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

Prevent receptor activation, blocks for usual activity

Question 4

Therapeutic effect

Answer 4

Desired outcome

Question 5

Adverse effects/drug reaction

Answer 5

Secondary/undesirable effects sometimes harmful and can lead to injury

Question 6

Side effect

Answer 6

Unintended secondary effect, predictable, mild, tolerated as part of treatment

Question 7

Allergic/anaphylactic

Answer 7

Immune system response interprets drug as foreign Substance and forms antibodies

Question 8

Toxic

Answer 8

Are specific groups of symptoms related to drug therapy, can Cari rest for permanent damage or death

Question 9

iatrogenic

Answer 9

And undesirable affect induced by a therapeutic intervention, medication or other medical treatment

Question 10

Idiosyncratic/paradoxical

Answer 10

And unusual response to a drug

Question 11

Drug interactions

Answer 11

Can occur whenever a patient takes two or more drugs

Question 12

Contradiction

Answer 12

Refer to conditions that make the dragon unsafe are potentially harmful to administer

Question 13

Three checks

Answer 13

1- when the nurse is getting/retrieving the medicine
2- after retrieval of drug from cart/drawer, comparing to EMAR
3- At the bedside before administration

Question 14

The rights of Administration

Answer 14

Right patient, drug, dose , route, time, reason