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Increasing the stretch of the heart
Positive Inotrope
Two medications with similar effect combined to produce an effect greater than the sum of the medications effects
Synergism
How a drug reaches systemic circulation.
Absorption
Binding of a receptor site to prevent the desired response
Antagonist
Dilated pupils, increased heart rate, and increased respiratory rate are all effects of what?
sympathetic nervous system
Two medications with similar effect combine to produce an effect equal to the sum of the individual effect
Addition or Summation
How the drug is removed from the body, mostly by the kidneys.
Elimination
Movement of a solution from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration
Osmosis
EMT basic medication that can be classified as a parasympatholytic
Ipatropium Bromide (Atrovent)
State at which repeated administration of a medication may produce a response that is greater than the first dose
Cumulative
How a drug travels in the blood stream to reach its target receptor or site
Distribution
LD50/ED50=
Therapeutic Index
Heart rate x stroke volume=
Cardiac Output
Response from a medication that is undesirable but expected
Side effect
How a drug is altered in the body, usually by the liver
Metabolism or Biotransformation
IV, IM, IO, SC, ET are all __________ routes of administration
Parenteral
A medication that acts similarly to a sympathetic response
sympathomimetic
Drug response that is unique to an individual and unpredictable
Idiosyncracy