Lethal dose - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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t.i.d q.i.d b.i.d - three times a day (ter in die) four times a day (quater in die) twice a day (bis in die) Pharmacokinetics - complex series of events involving how the body reacts to the movement of drugs in the body. Occurs after drug administration Pharmacodynamics - study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanism of action in the body. nebulizer - device that creates a mist used to deliver medication for giving respiratory treatment (to kill s...

An antagonist is a drug that prevents receptor activation. A selective drug has only the desired response but may not activate receptors. An agonist is a molecule that activates receptors. A potent drug requires a lower dose to achieve its effect. Answer- The nurse prepares to give a drug that will prevent receptor activation. Which term would describe this drug? A. Potent B. Agonist C. Selective D. Antagonist C. Pharmacodynamics ***Pharmacodynamics is the study of what drugs d...

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therapeutic index - ️️A quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug Comparison of the amount of a therapeutic agent that causes the therapeutic effect to the amount that causes toxicity TI ratio in other words - ️️Efficacy (pharmacology): safety (toxicity) without considering the nature of pharmacological or toxicological endpoints Is a high or low therapeutic index better? - ️️A high Therapeutic Index (TI) is preferable for a drug to have favorable safety and eff...