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VET-216-Chap-3-Terms
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
02/01/2013

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Term
Pharm-
Definition
Drugs
Term
Kinetics-
Definition
Study of movement.
Term
Absorption-
Definition
Movement of drug molecules from site of administration into sytemic circulation.
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Distribution-
Definition
Movement of drug from the sytemic circulation into tissues.
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Pharmacodynamics-
Definition
Effects drugs have while in the body.
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Therapeutic Range-
Definition
Ideal range of drug concentrations within the body.
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Loading Dose-
Definition
A dose designed to raise the drugs concentration to therapeutic range in a short amount of time.
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Maintenance dose-
Definition
Amount of drug given to equal the amount lost via elimination.
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Passive Diffusion-
Definition
Random movement of drug molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration or down the concentration gradient.
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Facilitated Diffusion-
Definition

Passive transport across cell membranes that involves a carrier molecule within membrane.

 

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Active Transport-
Definition
Carrier molecules within the membrane move the drug, and require energy in order to reset the carrier after transport.
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Polar molecule-
Definition
A molecule having a permanent electric dipole moment.
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Carrier Molecule-
Definition
Protein within cell membrane that changes when drug mole combines with it.   "AKA" Carrier Protein.
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Concentration Gradient-
Definition
Graduated difference in concentration of solute per unit distance through a solution.
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T-Max-
Definition

The max speed at which a transport molecule can work.

 

Term
ADME-
Definition
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolize, Elimination.
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Bioavailability-
Definition

The proportion of a drug dose that enters the systemic circulation.

(i.e. IV drugs have 100% bioavailability)

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Lag Phase-
Definition
The time from administration till absorption is complete.
Term
pKa-
Definition
The pH at which a drugs molecules will be in equilibrium between the ionized and non-ionized forms.
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Perfusion-
Definition
Injection of fluid into blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues.
Term
Fenestrations-
Definition
Tiny holes between cells of most capillaries.
Term
Tight Junctions-
Definition
Capillaries in some tissues have no holes.  These are called tight junction.
Term
Redistribution-
Definition
Process of drug movement from one tissue→back into the blood→and then to the second tissue.
Term
Protein-bound drugs-
Definition
Drugs having a substantial concentration still within the circulation, and act as a reservoir.
Term
Albumin-
Definition
Principle protein within plasma-made by the liver.
Term
Barbiturates-
Definition
Class of compounds used for hypnotic or sedative effects.
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Volume of Distribution-
Definition
The value used to describe how much of body a drug is distributed to.
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Biotransformation-
Definition
How the body changes drugs.  Liver is the main organ for this.
Term
Drug Clearance-
Definition
Rate at which a volume of blood is cleared of drug. Eliminated.
Term
Receptor-
Definition
A protein within the cell membrane that combines with the drug.
Term
Agonist-
Definition
Produces an effect in a cell.
Term
Antagonist-
Definition
Will block the receptor- the agonist can't attach, so the agonist has no effect.
Term
Partial Agonist-
Definition
Compare to a dimmer switch-may be somewhere in between.
Term
Chelators-
Definition
Compounds used as drugs that physically combine with ion or other compounds in the environment to produce their effects.
Term
Autonomic Nervous System-
Definition

Sympathetic N.S.

Parasympathetic N.S.

Term
Sympathetic N.S.-
Definition
"Fight or Flight"
Term
Parasympathetic N.S.-
Definition

"Rest and Restore"

 

Term
Beta-1 Receptors-
Definition
Are in the heart-Increase rate-Increase strength of contraction.
Term
Beta-2 Receptors-
Definition
Are in the smooth muscle surrounding vessels in muscles/terminal bronchioles in the lungs.
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Alpha-1 Receptors-
Definition
In smooth muscle surrounding vessels in skin and GI tract.
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