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Best approach to learn drugs   By their class  
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Define Efficacy   measures how effective a medication is at fixing a condition  
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Define Potency   the amount of a medication it takes to be effective  
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Bioavailability   the degree to which a drug becomes available to the target tissue after administration  
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Half life   the time it takes the body to clear one half of the drug  
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Pharmacokinetics   the study of how drugs move through the body  
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Major site of drug metabolism   Liver  
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Sympathetic system   works when you are excited  
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Bethanechol   treats urinary retention  
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Anemia   iron deficiency  
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Ranolazine   treats angina  
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Therapuetic index   higher is safer  
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Purpose of loading dose   to achieve steady state more quickly  
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Ipratropium   treats Asthma and COPD  
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Epinephrine increases heart rate and treats?   Allergic reactions and cardiac emergencies  
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An Antagonist drug blocks   a receptor site  
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CNS   Central Nervous system  
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Botox   relaxes muscle  
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CHF occurs due to   hypertension, chronic heart disease  
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CHF is treated with   diuretics, Milrinone  
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Nitrates cause   headaches  
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For patient safety know   side effects, interactions, allergies  
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Angina occurs when   The oxygen supply to the heart doesn't match the demand  
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Two classes of receptors foe acetylcholine are   muscarinic and nicotinic  
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Propranolol is purely a beta blocker   true  
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Beta blocker receptors...   relax smooth muscle and decrease heart rate  
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Diuretics   increase urine flow  
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Beta blockers treat   angina, hypertension, cardiac arrythmias and migraine prophylaxis  
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Three types of diuretics   loop, potassium sparring and thiazide  
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Agonist   a compound that binds to a receptor and produces a biological response  
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Two parts of nervous system   Central and peripheral  
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Stop smoking meds   Welbutrin and Nicotine patch  
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Tamsulosin   Flomax used to treat BPH  
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