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Four Pharmacokinetic Processes |
1) Absorption 2) Distribution 3) Metabolism 4) Excretion |
A D M E |
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ADR |
Adverse Drug Reactions
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Idiosyncratic |
Drug response due to generic predisposition |
"I" |
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Latrogenic |
Drug-induced disease or disease produced by physician |
Later doc |
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Teragenic |
Agent that effects development of embryo |
The tera (terror) |
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QT Drugs |
Drugs that prolong the QT interval on ECG |
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6 DRUG RIGHTS |
1) RIGHT Patient 2) RIGHT Time 3) RIGHT Drug 4) RIGHT Dose 5) RIGHT Route 6) RIGHT Documentation |
P T D D R D
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Sentinel Event |
Unexpected occurrence involving death or injury |
Unexpected |
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Antidote drug for paracetamol toxicity |
N-Acetylcysteine |
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T or F Pharmacodynamics is basically concerned with what drugs do to the body and how they do it |
True |
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The term to describe the movement of a drug through the body is known as ______________. |
Pharmacokinetics |
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In acute inflammation, swelling is due to increase in ____________. |
Capillary permeability |
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The _____________nervous system contracts bronchial smooth muscles. |
Parasympathetic |
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Activation in blood vessels on alpha 1 receptors produces _____________. |
Vasoconstriction |
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The most prominent action of angiotensin II are _____________ and ____________ of aldosterone release. |
Vasoconstriction Stimulation |
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T or F Angiotensin II may cause pathological structural changes in the heart and blood vessel |
True |
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T or F The existence of receptor subtypes for a particular neurotransmitter prevents selective drug action |
False - Receptor subtypes means we can produce drugs that are selective |
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What does Aetiology mean? |
How a disease develops, what are the pathophysiological mechanisms |
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Dx |
Diagnosis |
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Rx |
Treatment options (medications) |
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