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Pharm Terms ch9
Term | Definition |
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Holistic | considers psychosocial, culture, environment, and biologic variables of pt |
Psychosocial | one's psychological development in the context of one's social environment |
Ethnicity | biologic and genetic similarities |
Culture | set of beliefs, values, and traditions |
Cultural competence | ability to provide care to pt with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors |
Genetic polymorphism | two or more versions of the same enzyme |
Pharmacogenetics | study of genetic variations that give rise to differences in drug response |
Polymorphism | relationship between genetic makeup and drug response |