Pharmacology - Intro

Question 1

__________is the study of how drugs affect living organisms.

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

What can drugs be used for?

Answer 2

treat, prevent or diagnose disease

Question 3

All drugs in general use rely on three terms:

Answer 3

Brand, Generic, Chemical

Question 4

_________pertains to a chemical formed in a laboratory or factory rather than in a living system.

Answer 4

Synthetic Drugs

Question 5

What is Prophylaxis?

Answer 5

The prevention of a disease

Question 6

_________Is the study of the interaction of drugs with their sites of action

Answer 6

Pharmacodynamics

Question 7

_______describes how the body moves and affects a specific chemical (or drug) so that the drug can have a pharmacodynamic response

Answer 7

Pharmacokinetics

Question 8

Pharmacokinetics consists of four components:

Answer 8

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

Question 9

What is a destructive agent?

Answer 9

Destroys bacteria etc…. example: Antiseptic killing bacteria

Question 10

__________are the diseases, symptoms, and conditions in which the drug will not be beneficial and may indeed do harm.

Answer 10

contradictions

Question 11

_________are the diseases, symptoms, and conditions for which the drug is known to be beneficial.

Answer 11

indications

Question 12

What is addition?

Answer 12

This is the combined effect of two drugs…. 1 + 1 = 2

Question 13

What is antagonism?

Answer 13

The action of one drug negates the action of the second drug… 1 +1 = 0

Question 14

What is potentiate?

Answer 14

An effect that occurs when a drug increase or prolongs the action of another drug, and the total effect is greater than the sum of each drug used alone….. a + b = B

Question 15

What is synergism?

Answer 15

The joint action of drugs in which their combined effect is more intense or longer in duration then the sum of their individual effects. ….. 1 + 1 = 5

Question 16

What are the three main routes of administration?

Answer 16

oral
parenteral
topical

Question 17

What are the different ways parenteral drugs can be given?

Answer 17

Intramuscular (IM)
Intrarterial (IA)
Intracardiac (IC)
Intrathecal (IT)
Intrasynovial (IS)
Subcutaneous (SC)
Intravenous (IV)

Question 18

What are the different topical routes?

Answer 18

Transdermal
Conjunctival
Intraoccular
Intranasal
Aural
Rectal
Vaginally
Inhaled

Question 19

What are the last two factors to affect the decision for the route of administration?

Answer 19

Toxicity

Metabolism by the liver

Question 20

The degree to which a drug is chemically altered as it circulates through the liver for the first time is called the _________

Answer 20

First Pass Effect

Question 21

What is RFA?

Answer 21

Reason for Assessment

Question 22

What is HPI?

Answer 22

History of Present Illness

Question 23

What does SCHOLAR-E stand for?

Answer 23

Symptoms
Characteristics
History
Onset
Location
Aggravating Factors
Remitting Factors
Explanatory Model

Question 24

What is PMH?

Answer 24

Past Medical History

Question 25

What is Med Hx

Answer 25

Medication History

Question 26

Top 10 Therapeutics Classifications:

Answer 26

Cardiovasculars 
Psychotherapeutics
Gastrointestinal
Antihyperlipidemic agents 
Diabetes therapy 
Neurological disorders 
Hormones 
Analgesics 
Anti-infectives 
Thyroid Therapy