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Surgical Technology - Chapter 9 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100%

Pharmacology - Answers Study of medications and their actions

Drug - Answers Substance used as a medicine for diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of
disease or a condition

5 Main Drug Sources - Answers 1. Plants

2. Animals - Hormones

3. Minerals

4. Laboratory Synthesis

5. Biotechnology

1. Pharmacodynamics - Answers Study of the interaction of the drug molecules that target cells of living
tissue

Agonists - Answers A drug enhances the effect of another substance

Example of Agonist - Answers In treating Parkinsons Disease, the drug Levodopa can cause Dyskinesias
that inhibits a persons ability to function.

Synergist - Answers Agonists that when combined with another drug produces a stronger or more
powerful effect

Example of Synergist - Answers - Lidocaine is an anesthetic agent that has the advantage of a rapid onset
of action



- Epinephrine (Adrenaline) vasocontricts arteries and delays the resorption of Lidocaine, almost doubling
the duration of anesthesia

Additive - Answers Agonists that alter some aspect of the action of the original agent

Excipients - Answers - Pharmaceutical additive



- Inactive ingredients used to make up a medication



- Dyes, flavors, binders, fillers, lactose, sucrose, etc

, What do excipients help? - Answers A drug to disintegrate into particles small enough to reach the
bloodstream more quickly

What do excipients prevent? - Answers A drug from dissolving too early - protecting against stomach
ache

Antagonists - Answers Prevents an agonists from causing its effects



- Interact selectively with receptors but do not lead to an observed effect

Indications - Answers Listing of the medical conditions that the medication is known to treat

Contraindications - Answers List of circumstances/medical conditions under which the medication
should NOT be used

Onset - Answers Time required from administration of a drug until its action becomes evident

Duration - Answers Overall time the medication presents its effects

Therapeutic Effect - Answers Dose of medication used to produce the desired result without producing
harmful effects

Adverse EEffect - Answers An undesirable and potentially harmful effect that can lead to organ damage
or failure, or death

2. Pharmacokinetics - Answers Entire process of the drug within body



1. Absorption

2. Distribution

3. Biotransformation

4. Excretion

1. Absorption - Answers Process where the substance is taken into the bloodstream

Passive Transport - Answers Process of drug absorption into the bloodstream by capillaries

What is Absorption influenced by? - Answers 1. Type of drug

2. Dosage

3. Route of administration

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