Deck 2: Basic Neurobiology

Question 1

Therapeutic index refers to:

A) The difference between half-life and therapeutic ranges.
B) The difference between side effects levels and toxicity.
C) The difference between a drug's desired concentration and toxicity.
D) The difference between effectiveness of two like medications.

Answer 1

The difference between a drug's desired concentration and toxicity.

Question 2

Placebo effects are actually:

A) not noticed with most medications
B) The mind playing tricks on the patient
C) Real physiologic changes to the brain and body.
D) None of the above

Answer 2

Real physiologic changes to the brain and body.

Question 3

There were eight routes of administration discussed in this chapter.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Routes of drug administration include all of the following except:

A) oral
B) Intravenous
C) intranasal
D) intercerebal

Question 5

t.i.d. stands for "twice a day."

Question 6

Half-life refers to:

A) The average time required to eliminate one half of the drug's concentration.
B) The amount of time needed to eliminate the entire drug from the body.
C) The amount of time needed to notice the drug's effectiveness.
D) None of the above.

Question 7

Some medications like Haldol and Risperdol Consta are available as an IM preparation.

Question 8

Geriatric patients and others with decreased liver enzyme activity may require lower doses of medications to avoid toxicity.

Question 9

Synergism refers to the effect that happens when one drug cancels the other drug out.

Question 10

When one drug significantly enhances the action of another, this is known as:

A) potentiation
B) maximization
C) synergism
D) interaction

Question 11

P.R.N. is a Latin abbreviation for "as needed."

Question 12

Intranasal was one of the mentioned routes of administration.

Question 13

Some gastrointestinal diseases and treatments interfere with drug absorption.

Question 14

Tolerance usually leads a client to:

A) decrease the amount of a drug that is used/abused.
B) stop using/abusing the drug.
C) increase the amount of a drug used/abused.
D) change to a different drug.

Question 15

Drug protein binding may hinder a drug's metabolism and cause the drug to remain longer in the circulatory system.

Question 16

Introducing a higher level of a medication to obtain a desired response is known as:

A) depot binding
B) loading dose
C) vital dose
D) titrating dose

Question 17

Zyprexa is available as an orally dissolving tablet.

Question 18

All of the following are symptoms of drug withdrawal except:

A) euphoria
B) insomnia
C) tremors
D) seizures

Question 19

Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs affect receptor sites, send signals, and cause neurochemical changes.

Question 20

Absorption of most oral medication takes place in the small intestine.

Question 21

Discontinuing most psychotropic medications, like antidepressants, may result in:

A) death
B) seizures
C) blood disorders
D) flu like symptoms