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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment indicates an understanding? 1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." 2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." 3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." 4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." Answer: 1 Explanation: 1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturn...

Key historical influences to pharmacology - -Civilizations: Greece, Egypt, China -Poison: Curare, Ergot -Religion Why was zinc oxide an important compound - currently found in topical creams (i.e. calamine) What did ancient greece, egypt, and china contribute - greece - opium - codeine + morphine egypt - senna, purgatives china - ephedrine (asthma) What is Curare's function as a poison + pharmaceutical - poison = paralysis/death, drug = anesthesia What is Ergot's function as a poison + p...

Key historical influences to pharmacology - -Civilizations: Greece, Egypt, China -Poison: Curare, Ergot -Religion Why was zinc oxide an important compound - currently found in topical creams (i.e. calamine) What did ancient greece, egypt, and china contribute - greece - opium - codeine + morphine egypt - senna, purgatives china - ephedrine (asthma) What is Curare's function as a poison + pharmaceutical - poison = paralysis/death, drug = anesthesia What is Ergot's function as a poison +...

Adams, Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 6/E Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacology 1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment indicates an understanding? 1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." 2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." 3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." 4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in th...

What is the difference in threshold between muscle and nerve fibers? Correct Answer-The nerve fiber has a lower threshold for activation than muscle fibers What is the relationship between the length of a tendon and its compliance? Correct Answer-Longer tendons means it has more compliance Are nerves myelinated? Correct Answer-Yes Are muscles myelinated? Correct Answer-No they aren't What is curare? How does it work? Correct Answer--A drug that if taken can produce paralysis by inte...

WGU D053 Contemporary Topics and the Influence on Healthcare Today Barriers to successful collaborative healthcare teams increase the potential for ________ and decrease quality of care. -Errors A significant outcome of collaborative barriers within healthcare teams is the dangerous risk of errors - in diagnosis, treatment, decision-making or problem-solving. Government organizations that generate economic, legislative/political, technological, and competitive change are part of the __...

Pharmacology for nurses by Adams (5th ed) Unit 1 for Exam Question and answers correctly solved Pharmacology for nurses by Adams (5th ed) Unit 1 for Exam The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. What does the nurse include as key events in the history of pharmacology? Select all that apply. 1. Initial drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin. 2. Early researchers used themselves as test subjects. 3. The initial intention of pharmacology was to relieve human...

Mescaline Effects: hallucinations, well-being, distorted perception Origin: psilocybe mushroom, peyote cactus Physostigmine Effects: treat glaucoma Origin: Calabar bean Curare Small Dose Effect: anaesthesia by relaxing muscles Large Dose Effect: paralysis and death Method: interferes with skeletal muscle receptors for acetylcholine, prevents muscle contraction

The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. What does the nurse include as key events in the history of pharmacology? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Initial drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin. 2. Early researchers used themselves as test subjects. 3. The initial intention of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering. 4. Modern pharmacology began in the ...

CNIM Exam Questions to Re-Study What is the initial event that occurs when the action potential threshold of a neuron is reached? - answer-Voltage gated Sodium channels open What does the sodium potassium pump do? - answer-Pumps K+ into cell and Na out of cell Which of the following has the greatest effect on SSEP Monitoring? -Fentanyl -Diazepam -Pavulon -Sevoflourane - answer--Diazepam Which of the following is a barbituate? -Remifentanil -Methohexital -Curare -Nitrous Oxide - answ...