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PTCB Study 2024/2025 Exam Questions & Answers 100% CORRECT absorption - ANSWERSthe movement of a drug from a delivery medium into the bloodstream agonist - ANSWERSa substance that stimulates action (causes an action) angina - ANSWERSsevere chest pain because of insufficient blood flow to...

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PTCB Study 2024/2025 Exam Questions & Answers 100% CORRECT
absorption - ANSWERSthe movement of a drug from a delivery medium into the bloodstream
agonist - ANSWERSa substance that stimulates action (causes an action)
angina - ANSWERSsevere chest pain because of insufficient blood flow to the heart
antagonist - ANSWERSsubstance that opposes action
ante area - ANSWERSspace adjacent to a clean room; must be ISO class 8 or better
antitussive - ANSWERScough suppressant
arteries - ANSWERSblood vessel: FROM heart TO organs
Atrial fibrillation, AF, A-Fib - ANSWERSmost common type of cardiac arrhythmia; fast heart rate may cause stroke
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - ANSWERSnon-cancerous prostate-gland enlargement that presses against urethra, blocking urine flow
MAURY BALLS FROM ZOOLANDER
blood glucose - ANSWERSconcentration of glucose/sugar in blood
bradycardia - ANSWERSabnormally slow heart rate at rest (normal: 60-90 bpm) Cardiac Arrhythmia - ANSWERSirregular heart beat
ceiling effect - ANSWERStherapeutic effect increases only to a certain point; higher doses have no effect and SE outweigh benefits
clean room - ANSWERSroom designed for sterile compounding; "buffer area"; at least ISO class 7
Clostridium difficile/C. diff. - ANSWERSheavy use of antibiotics wipe out good bacteria that fights off C.diff., causing severe diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain --> dehydration
coronary artery disease - ANSWERSnarrowing of blood vessels caused by fat deposits/hardening of the arteries
diruesis - ANSWERSincreased urine production (through diruetic drugs)
edema - ANSWERSswelling caused by fluid build up
DRAINS IN KEYHOLE SURGERY
electrolytes - ANSWERSelectrically-charged minerals essential for normal body functions
elimination - ANSWERSexcretion of waster from the body
embolism - ANSWERSobstruction of a blood vessel by an object (air bubble, blood clot)
emesis - ANSWERSvomitting
epistaxis - ANSWERSnosebleed
expectorant/"mucolytic agent" - ANSWERSagent used to think mucus, making it easier to cough up; outpatient: guaifenesin (Mucinex, Robitussin), inpatient: acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

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