FREE PHARMACOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EXAM

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FREE PHARMACOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EXAM

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Question 1: Paradoxial

Answer:

Opposite effect from that expected

Question 2: Antifungal

Answer:

Medication used in the treatment of canididal and other specific susceptible fungi

Question 3: Analgesics

Answer:

Medications that alleviate pain

Question 4: Subjective

Answer:

Perceived by the individual not observable by others

Question 5: Anti-Inflammatory

Answer:

Medication used to relieve inflammation

Question 6: Anxiolytics

Answer:

Anti-anxiety medications (tranquilizers) used for the short term treatment of anxiety disorders, neurosis,psychosomatic disorders and insomnia

Question 7: Psychotropic

Answer:

Any substance that acts on the mind

Question 8: Tolerance

Answer:

Decreased response to a drug after repeated dosage; greater amount of the drug are required for the same affect

Question 9: Antidepressants

Answer:

Medication used to treat patients with various types of depression. Also known as mood elevators.

Question 10: Anti-infective

Answer:

Medication used in the treatment of infections. Includes antibiotics, anti fungals and antivirals

Question 11: Dependence

Answer:

Acquired need for a drug after repeated use, may be psychological,with craving and emotional changes or physical with body changes and withdrawl symptoms

Question 12: Antiviral agent

Answer:

Medication used to treat viruses; HIV or Herpes

Question 13: Empiric

Answer:

Best guess therapy based on history and available clinical informatics

Question 14: Sedatives

Answer:

Controlled substances used to promote sedation in smaller doses and some may be used to promote sleep in larger doses

Question 15: Opioid agonist

Answer:

Analgesics, controlled substances whose action is similar to opium in altering the perception of pain.Natural or synthetic

Question 16: Superinfection

Answer:

A new infection with different resistant bacteria or fungi. Usually associated with certain types of antibiotic therapy

Question 17: Tinnitus

Answer:

Ringing in the ears

Question 18: Bipolar Disorder

Answer:

Manic-depressive mental disorders in which the mood fluctuates from mania to depression

Question 19: Addiction

Answer:

Physical and/or psychological dependence on a substance,especially alcohol or drugs, with the use of increasing amounts and withdrawl reactions

Question 20: Coanalgesic

Answer:

Non opioid analgesic drugs that are combined with opioids for more effective analgesic action in relief of acute or chronic pain

Question 21: Opioid antagonist

Answer:

Drugs used in the treatment of opioid overdoses and in the operating room, delivery room and newborn nursery for opiate induced respiratory depressio

Question 22: Placebo Effect

Answer:

Relief from pain as the result of suggestion without active medication

Question 23: Adjuvant

Answer:

A drug added to a prescription to hasten or enhance the action of a principal ingredient

Question 24: Antipyretic

Answer:

Medication used to reduce fever

Question 25: Otitis Media

Answer:

Most common type of otic infection located in the middle region of the ear

Question 26: Hypnotics

Answer:

Drugs that promote sleep