Test 1 Flashcards
What is antabuse?
Competes with acetylaldehyde for AD
What is alcohol dehydrogenase?
Catalyzes the oxidation of secondary and primary alcohols.
The more AD present, the higher tolerance
What is Kidney Nephrons?
Bowmans capsule —>
Glomerulus —>
Urinary bladder
What is the pH of a solution?
A measure of the hydrogen ions
Define patency
The amount of drug you need to get the desired effect
What is antagonism?
When one drugs diminishes the effect of another
Speed effectiveness of 4 parental drugs
I.V. > I.P. > I.M. > S.C.
What is the super additive effect?
Combing drug effectiveness
What does a low ED50 mean?
The drug is more potent
What is an example of a conditioned response in the paw-lick test?
Tolerance
Define latency
Delay
What does MED50 mean
Median effective dose (when 50% of the drug users are effected)
What are 4 way of drug administration?
Parental, Oral, Transdermal, and Inhilation
What does an MLD50 mean?
Median Lethal Dose (the dose at which 50% of drug participants died)
What are the 4 types of parenteral administration?
Intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and interperitionel