Unit 1-4

Question 1

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 1

The study of medication during absorption, distribution, and excretion. How they get in the body.

Question 2

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 2

The chemical changes that the medications cause in the body cells and they alter bod functions.

Question 3

Objective Data

Answer 3

Things you can see, hear, feel, or smell. (Signs you can see)

Question 4

Subjective Data

Answer 4

Things you can’t see or notice. Residents tell you what they are feeling. Opinions are subjective data.

Question 5

Hand Washing

Answer 5

Most important way to preventing the spread of infection. Adequate time to wash hands correctly 15-30 seconds

Question 6

Medication

Answer 6

Treatment with remedies. (Drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements)

Question 7

Drugs

Answer 7

Substances manufactured by the food and drug admin. (Physiological effect)

Question 8

Absorption

Answer 8

Passage of meds from site of administration into bloodstream.

Question 9

Distribution

Answer 9

Movement from bloodstream into spaces between cells, to site of action.

Question 10

Biotransformation

Answer 10

Chemical alteration which a substance undergoes in the body. Chemical breakdown, metabolism, and detoxification of meds. Mostly done in the liver.

Question 11

Excretion

Answer 11

Body’s way of removing waste products.

Question 12

Things that affect drugs?

Answer 12

Age, size, diet, time and day, gender, environment, medical history, emotional state

Question 13

Local Effects

Answer 13

It affects the body where meds were administered.

Question 14

Systemic Effect

Answer 14

Travels through the bloodstream and effects tissues or cells in various parts of body.

Question 15

Therapeutic Effect

Answer 15

Meds usually pres. on basis of primary effect. This is the desired effect.

Question 16

Adverse Consequence

Answer 16

Unpleasant symptoms due to medication. It can cause impairment or decline in physical or mental state.

Question 17

Adverse Drug Reaction

Answer 17

Form of adverse consequence. It is undesirable

Question 18

Side Effects

Answer 18

Expected, well known reaction that occur. It may or may not constitute an adverse consequence. Sometimes it could be good

Question 19

Allergic Reaction

Answer 19

Foreign substance entering the body. There are various responses due to body’s immunity mechanism reacting to presence of meds. (Abnormal)

Question 20

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 20

Strong or unique response to certain medication due to genetics. (Unusual)

Question 21

Tolerance

Answer 21

Resistance to effect of meds. Might need to up the dosage for someone who has built a tolerance.

Question 22

Cumulation

Answer 22

Addictive or synergistic effect. Body can’t boo transform and excrete meds before next dosage. This would make the Effects of meds stronger and stronger when taking more.

Question 23

Overdose

Answer 23

Dose that is too large for a persons age, size, or physical condition. Meds become a poison in body.

Question 24

Toxicity

Answer 24

The ability of medication turning in to a poison in the body.

Question 25

Medication Interaction

Answer 25

When one medication modifies actions of another medication.

Question 26

Synergistic

Answer 26

(Potentation)effect. Increases the effect of medication when taking similar meds

Question 27

Antagonistic

Answer 27

(Diminished) effect. Can be good or bad.

Question 28

Antagonist

Answer 28

Medications works against or cancel the effects of each other.

Question 29

Habituation

Answer 29

A strong desire or craving for the drug, with no physical symptoms if the drug is taken away.

Question 30

Synergistic Effects

Answer 30

When medication given together helps each other to produce the desired effect.

Question 31

Drug Dependence

Answer 31

The psychological or physical need to take a certain drug.

Question 32

Drug Abuse

Answer 32

Refers to taking drugs, not for medical reasons, but for the psychological or emotional effects it produces. Other then for what they are intended or prescribed.