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25 Cards in this Set
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A noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses
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Adverse reaction
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An immune response to a particular drug
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Allergic reaction
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The ability of certain medications and environmental chemicals to cause cancers.
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Carcinogenic Effect
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A disease produced by a physican.
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Iatrogenic
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An uncommon drug response resulting from a genetic predisposition
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Idiosyncratic effect
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A state in which the body has adapted to prolonged drug exposure in such a way that an abstinence syndrome will result if use of the drug is discontinued
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Physical Dependence
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A nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at therapeutic doses
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Side effect
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Ability of a drug to cause birth defects
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Teratogenic effect
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Decreased response to a drug as a result of repeated drug administration
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Tolerance
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What are some patient related factors that may contribute to an adverse drug reaction?
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Age
Severe illness Multiple Drugs |
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A patient is administered an antipsychotic drugs develops a syndrome whose symptoms resemble those of Parkinson's Disease. This is a________ disease.
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Iatrogenic
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In a particular drug, most patients experience a short period of paralysis. Some patients, due to a lack of a certain enzyme, experience a much longer paralysis. This is an example of a/an _______.
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Idiosyncratic effect
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A woman takes lithium during pregnancy, and her baby is born with cardiac defects. This is an example of a/an _____.
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Teratogenic effect
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A life-threatening allergic response characterized by bronchospasm, laryngeal edema, and a drop in blood pressure.
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Anaphylaxis
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A new drug is administered as a synthetic estrogen. Later, many of the patients develop uterine cancer. This drug likely has ____ effects.
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Carcinogenic
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True or False - The intensity of an allergic reaction is primarily determined by the dosage amount.
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False - it is determined by the degree of sensitization of the immune system.
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The intensity of an allergic drug reaction is determined primarily by _______.
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the degree of sensitization of the immune system (not by dosage amount).
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Respiratory depression and anaphylaxis are examples of ____.
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Adverse reactions
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Whose responsibility is it to reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions?
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Everyone involved in the drug from production to administering
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Jaundice, dark urine, light-colored stool, nausea, and vomiting are signs of drug toxicity to the ____.
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Liver
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Periodic blood cell counts are required to detect drug toxicity to the ____.
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Bone marrow
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Routine urinalysis and measurement of serum creatinine are required to detect drug toxicity in the ____.
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Kidneys
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In every patient who receives Drug A, drowsiness is reported. This is considered a ____.
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side effect
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A patient is given Drug A, and unexpectedly begins losing blood pressure. This is considered a ____.
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adverse reaction
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What are some of the signs of anaphylaxis?
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Bronchospasm
Laryngeal Edema Drop in Blood Pressure |
