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SGallaher96

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on: Jul 3, 2018
If a drug exceeds its therapeutic index, the drug will:
 
  a. Cause the desired response
  b. Be toxic to the patient
  c. Not have any effect on the patient
  d. Be present in the minimal level and may not cause the desired response

Question 2

_____ prevent blood in the heart from flowing backward from the ventricles into the atria.
 
  a. Valves
  b. Veins
  c. Arteries
  d. Coronary sulcus


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b
Rationale: a. For a drug to cause a desired response, it must remain within the therapeutic index.
b. The difference between the minimum effective concentration and the toxic level is the therapeutic index.
c. If a drug exceeds the therapeutic index, it will be toxic to the patient.
d. The minimal dose required is known as the minimum effective concentration.

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SGallaher96

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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