HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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Author: Fox
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Chapter 18, Problem 38RA
Summary Introduction
To review:
The following:
1. The different mechanisms that are responsible for the insufficient amount of drug reaching into general circulation.
2. The reason behind more efficiency of a drug delivered through skin patch or nasal spary than oral administration.
Introduction:
D rug is a substance that is used in the treatment of diseases. The drugs can be employed in diagnosis, treatment as well as prevention from a disease. The drugs can be administered orally, through skin patch or intravenously. These different methods cause varying effects in the body as the efficiency of the drug depends upon the method of administration.
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1) Vd of a drug will be high when it is distributed in the following tissues except-a) Adipose tissueb) Brain and spinal cordc) Skeletal muscle tissued) Visceral fate) Mesentery tissuef) fats covering kidney and spleen
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3) The likely molecular wt. of a drug for oral absorption is-a) no more than 400b) no more than 350c) no more than 550d) no more than 700e) no more than 650f) no more than 500
a.) Name some common symptoms that over-the-counter medicines can reduce.
b.) What information is needed to accompany the medication?
C.) What do you mean by side effects? Give examples.
Your doctor is determining which drug would best treat your ailment - a drug with a low dissociation constant and a few significant side effects or a drug with a high dissociation constant and many mild side effects. There's no perfect choice, so they go with the first choice. What does this mean for you?
A) You'll need a relatively low dose of the drug to be effective and chances of side effects are low
B) You'll need a relatively high dose of the drug but the chances of side effects are low.
C) You'll need a relatively high dose of the drug but the side effects are not expected to be harmful
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Chapter 18 Solutions
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY CONNECT ACCESS CARD
Ch. 18 - Prob. 1aCPCh. 18 - Describe the structure and function of the mucosa,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2bCPCh. 18 - Describe the structure and function of the lower...Ch. 18 - Prob. 3bCPCh. 18 - Prob. 4aCPCh. 18 - Explain how peptic ulcers are produced and why...Ch. 18 - Explain how gastrin and vagus nerve stimulation...Ch. 18 - Describe the adaptations of the small intestine...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6CP
Ch. 18 - Prob. 7CPCh. 18 - Prob. 8aCPCh. 18 - Prob. 8bCPCh. 18 - Prob. 9CPCh. 18 - Prob. 10aCPCh. 18 - Prob. 10bCPCh. 18 - Prob. 10cCPCh. 18 - Prob. 11aCPCh. 18 - Prob. 11bCPCh. 18 - Prob. 12CPCh. 18 - Prob. 13aCPCh. 18 - Describe the mechanisms involved in the intestinal...Ch. 18 - Prob. 14CPCh. 18 - Prob. 15CPCh. 18 - Prob. 16aCPCh. 18 - List each enzyme involved in protein digestion....Ch. 18 - Describe how bile aids both the digestion and...Ch. 18 - Trace the pathway and fate of a molecule of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 17cCPCh. 18 - Which of these statements about intrinsic factor...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2RACh. 18 - Which of these statements about gastric secretion...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4RACh. 18 - Which of these statements about trypsin is...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6RACh. 18 - Prob. 7RACh. 18 - The first organ to receive the blood-borne...Ch. 18 - Prob. 9RACh. 18 - Prob. 10RACh. 18 - Prob. 11RACh. 18 - Which of these statements about vitamin is...Ch. 18 - Which of these statements about starch digestion...Ch. 18 - Prob. 14RACh. 18 - Which of these statements about contraction of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 16RACh. 18 - Prob. 17RACh. 18 - Which of the following statements about the liver...Ch. 18 - Prob. 19RACh. 18 - Prob. 20RACh. 18 - Prob. 21RACh. 18 - Describe the mechanisms that are believed to...Ch. 18 - Prob. 23RACh. 18 - Explain how jaundice is produced when (a) the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 25RACh. 18 - Distinguish between chylomicrons, very-low-density...Ch. 18 - Prob. 27RACh. 18 - Trace the course of blood flow through the liver...Ch. 18 - Prob. 29RACh. 18 - Describe the reflexes controlling the stomach,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 31RACh. 18 - Prob. 32RACh. 18 - Prob. 33RACh. 18 - Prob. 34RACh. 18 - Prob. 35RACh. 18 - Prob. 36RACh. 18 - Prob. 37RACh. 18 - Prob. 38RACh. 18 - Prob. 39RACh. 18 - Prob. 40RACh. 18 - Refer to figure 18. I 4 to answer the following...Ch. 18 - Prob. 42RACh. 18 - Prob. 43RA
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