Exam 2: Basic Neurobiology

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

Some gastrointestinal diseases and treatments interfere with drug absorption.

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

Intranasal was one of the mentioned routes of administration.

Therapeutic index refers to:

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

Zyprexa is available as an orally dissolving tablet.

Half-life refers to:

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

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

Routes of drug administration include all of the following except:

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

All of the following are symptoms of drug withdrawal except:

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

Placebo effects are actually:

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

There were eight routes of administration discussed in this chapter.

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

Tolerance usually leads a client to:

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