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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a drug? | any substance that when taken into the body may modify one or more of its functions |
| What is the most commonly sampled fluid? | Blood |
| What are the factors that affect drug actions | Dug half life, age, sex, weight, diural body rhythms and disease |
| What is an receptor | the specific cell recipient |
| Metabolism | may influence intensity of drug effects |
| What may affect dournal body rhythms? | sedatives |
| What are the factors that may influence onset? | duration, and intensity of drug effects include absorption, metabolism, reabsorbtion, excretion, site of action, and observed response. |
| What is the "rule of thumb"? | start low and go slow |
| What route of administration may male and female respond differently to drugs? Why? | itramuscular, men absorb faster than women, womenhave higher body fat content so it last longer |
| what does an empty stomach mean? | 1 hr. before, 2hr. after |
| What routes protect drugs from chemical decomposition that may occur in the stomach or liver? | sublingual, buccal, rectal |
| what is the first pass effect. | the are immediately exposed to metabolism by liver ezymes before they reach the systemic circulation |
| Most drug metabolism occures in the liver |