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3 checks of drug administration Correct Answer-1. As you take the drug from storage 2. As you prepare the drug 3. Bedside just before administering the drug -->Compare the medication label to the mAR What can a drug NOT do to the body? Correct Answer-Cause a cell or tissue to perform a function not part of its natural physiology. Epinephrine is an example of an Correct Answer-Agonist What happens if you activate Alpha 1 Adrenoreceptors? Correct Answer-fight or flight response wil...

NSC 4356 Exam IIfreebasing - correct answer smoking cocaine that has had hydrochloric salt removed from it -via dissolving cocaine HCl in ammonia and extracting via organic solvent crack - correct answer chunks of dried and hardened mixture of cocaine HCl and baking soda -crack = popping sounds when heated absorption speeds of cocaine - correct answer iv and smoking route - fasted oral admin and snorting - slower and lower cocaine levels cocaine removal - correct answer rapid elimina...

PCOL824 Exam 5 Vaillancourt with Complete Solutions What are sympathomimetic drugs? - Answer-drugs that mimic the actions of the sympathetic nervous system What are direct sympathomimetic drugs? - Answer-drugs that interact with and activate adrenoreceptors What are indirect sympathomimetic drugs? - Answer-the activity depends on endogenous catecholamines What are examples of indirect sympathomimetic drugs? - Answer--displacement of stored catecholamines from adrenergic nerve endings...

Catecholaminergic Signalling Exam Questions and Answers First step in catecholamine synthesis - Answer-Tyrosine -> L-DOPA Second step in catecholamine synthesis - Answer-L-DOPA -> Dopamine Third step in catecholamine synthesis - Answer-Dopamine -> Noradrenaline Fourth step in catecholamine synthesis - Answer-Noradrenaline -> Adrenaline Enzyme for the first step in catecholamine synthesis - Answer-Tyrosine hydroxylase Enzyme for the second step in catecholamine synt...

ANP, Prostaglandins, ADHWhat are the 3 forms of natriuretic peptides? - correct answer ANP BNP CNP What is the levels of potentcy of the natriuretic peptides? - correct answer ANP>BNP>CNP ANP - correct answer Synthesized in cardiac atrial cells and ventricular myocardium. Released when atrial are stretched (mechanosensitive ion channels), laying down, volume expansion, exercise. Release can also be increased by sympathetic stimulation via alpha-1A adrenoreceptors, endothelin vi...

Histone acetylase Correct Answer adds acetyl group onto lysine to remove charge to loosen DNA packaging Changes histones into open conformation and allows for DNA folding and transcription Concentrations influenced by hormones Hepcidin Correct Answer a hormone produced by the liver that negatively regulates iron balance in the gastrointestinal tract Brefeldin A Correct Answer Inhibits Golgi function and secretion of hormones Used to study hormone build-up Coat associated protei...

Timeframe for GAD diagnosis 6 months # of symptoms needed for GAD diagnosis 3 GAD symptoms restlessness fatigue poor concentration irritability muscle tension sleep disturbance These rating scales for GAD are self-rated GAD-7, Beck Anxiety Inventory, PSWQ, Zung SAS Rating scale for GAD that is clinician-rated HAM-A Cut-offs for GAD-7 0-5 = mild 6-10 = moderate 11-15 = severe Cut-offs for HAM-A 0-17 = mild 18-24 = moderate 25-30 = severe 70% reduction or score < 7 =...

AACN Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers GI flora changes from antibiotics - Ans:-1. Decreased GI flora which produce Vit. K - warfarin pts prone to bleeding 2. Decreased production of estrogen metabolites by gut flora - estrogen based contraceptives less effective 3. MACROLIDES decrease amount of gut flora which metabolize Digoxin, therefore the active concentration increases Chelation of oral drugs - Ans:-1. Cipro with antacids 2. Cholecystyramine (prevalite) with almost any other ...

Medication AB is an indirect-acting agonist of the adrenergic nervous system. It can block the uptake of norepinephrine into the presynaptic neuron. This describes which of the following agents? A. Cocaine B. Epinephrine C. Isoproterenol D. Norepinephrine E. Phenylephrine - ANS A. Cocaine An asthma patient was given a nonselective beta agonists to relieve bronchoconstriction. Which of the following adverse effects would you expect to see in the patient? A. Bradycardia B. Tachy...

KROK 1 – PHYSIOLOGY TEST QUESTION $ ANSWERS A man took a quiet expiration. Name an air volume that is meanwhile contained in his lungs: 1. Functional residual capacity 2. Vital lung capacity 3. Respiratory volume 4. Expiratory reserve volume 5. Residual volume - CORRECT ANSWERS-Functional residual capacity (FRC), is the volume remaining in the lungs after a normal, passive exhalation. A human body cools in water much faster that in the air. What way of heat emission in water is ...