Pharmacodynamics
A drug dose may need to be adjusted because older adults have this.
What is organ deterioration?
These are the four processes of pharmacokinetics
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
This is the biggest effect a drug can produce
What is maximal efficacy?
This stage of disease is the interval between exposure and showing the first signs of disease.
What is the Incubation period?
This is described as "cheesy, white" and associated with TB.
What is caseous necrosis?
The sugar pill is an example of what?
What is the placebo effect?
What is the amount of absorption?
This kind of drug binds irreversibly to receptors.
What are non-competitive antagonists?
COPD, coronary artery disease are examples of this (last for more than 6 months).
What are chronic conditions?
Acromegaly is an example of what?
What is hyperplasia?
Ozempic is an example of this kind of drug name
What is a brand/trade name?
These are three parenteral routes of medication administration.
IV, IM, and SubQ?
This type of therapeutic index requires plasma monitoring and indicates a higher safety risk for a drug.
What is a narrow therapeutic index?
A person with asthma takes a pump of an inhaler when having an episode. This is an example of what kind of prevention.
What is tertiary prevention?
When the heart has overload for an extended period of time, this occurs.
What is cardiac hypertrophy?
What is an agonist?
This plasma protein influences how much of the drug stays within the bloodstream.
What is albumin?
Hepatotoxicity, anaphylaxis, and hair loss are examples of this.
What are adverse drug reactions?
This occurs to astronauts when in outer space for a significant amount of time (decrease in cell size).
What is muscular atrophy?
This type of necrosis is caused by Clostridium and can produce gas bubbles.
What is gas gangrenous necrosis?
This is the strength of the attraction between the drug and its receptor
What is affinity?
This organ is the most important for excretion of medications.
What are the kidneys?
These people are the last defense against medication errors.
This is disorderly growth that is irreversible.
What is dysplasia?
This kind of programmed cell death does not trigger inflammation.
What is apoptosis?