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HOSA pharmacology review Exam questions with Answers
HOSA pharmacology review Exam questions with Answers
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HOSA pharmacology review Examquestions with Answers
Absorption - -A drug is moved from site of administration to body fluids; first
process during pharmacokinetics.
-solubility - -Ability of particles to be dissolved.
-Agonist - -Medication that binds to the receptor site and stimulates the
function of that site; drug that mimics a function of the body
-Alkaloid - -Organic compound that is alkaline in nature and is combined
with acids to make salts
-Distribution - -a branch of pharmacokinetics which describes the reversible
transfer of a drug from one location to another within the body.
-Anaphylaxis - -Severe allergic reaction to a drug that may be life
threatening. Happens a short time after administering dose.
-Antagonist - -Medication that binds to a receptor and blocks other
medications
-allergic reaction - -Hypersensitivity to a drug that may occur after only 1
dose is taken
-Antidote - -Drug or substance given to stop a toxic effect
-antiinflammatory - -a drug that reduces inflammation
-Antimetabolite - -Agent that disrupts essential cell metabolic processes
and is used to treat malignancies by opposing the actions or replacing a
metabolite necissary for cell growth by interfering with DNA metabolism
-antipyretic - -a drug that relieves fever
-Biotransformation - -Chemical changes that a substance undergoes in the
body such as by the action of enzymes.
-Chelator - -Agent used to treat metal poisonings
-Cumulation - -Increased storage of a medication in the body caused by the
bodies inability to metabolize or excrete the medication before another dose
is taken
, -Curative - -Medication prescribed to kill or remove the causative agent of a
disease
-Demulcent - -Drug used to soothe a body part or to relieve symptoms of
irritation
-Depressant - -Drug that acts to lower or lessen the activity of a body part
-desired effect - -intended response to a medication
-Destructive agent - -Substance that destroys cells and tissues, from
bactericidals to chemotherapy
-Dispersion - -Scattering of medication particles throughout the body or
throughout a liquid
-Pharmacodynamics - -the branch of pharmacology concerned with the
effects of drugs and the mechanism of their action.
-Pharmacology - -the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects,
and modes of action of drugs.
-Pharmacokinetics - -the branch of pharmacology concerned with the
movement of drugs within the body.
-Pharmacotherapeutics - -a branch of Pharmacology, which is defined by
Merriam-Webster as "the study of the therapeutic uses and effects of drugs"
this is a study of beneficial and adverse effects of drugs.
-Denominator - -Part of a fraction representing the total number of parts
-Dosage strength - -Amount of drug in the given form, such as tablet or
capsule
-Gram - -Mass metric measure equivalent to one thousandth of a kilogram
-Liter - -Metric measure of volume, roughly equivalent to quart in household
measure
-Adverse reaction - -Undesirable drug effect.
-Dimensional analysis - -Newer method of calculating drug dosages based
on fractions
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