This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Explain what is meant by a placebo effect. What will be an ideal ... (Read 27 times)

drink

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 554
on: Jun 22, 2018
Explain what is meant by a placebo effect.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain what is meant by a therapeutic index (TI).
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

smrtceo

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 344
Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The term placebo refers to an innocuous substance that has no specific effect. A placebo effect is when a placebo induces a change in the body owing to a person's belief in the effectiveness of the placebo. An example would be a change in pain perception after given a fake injection of morphine.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The TI represents the difference in dose response curves for a therapeutic effect (e.g., reduction of appetite) versus a toxic effect (e.g., a dose required to induce seizures). A drug with a low TI value requires caution when prescribing.


drink

  • Member
  • Posts: 554
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

tandmlomax84

  • Member
  • Posts: 323
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.

Did you know?

Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.

Did you know?

Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.

Alzheimer’s Drugs Work by Intensifying the Effect of Acetylcholine at the Receptor Alzheimer’s Drugs Work by Intensifying the Effect of Acetylcholine at the Receptor
A person with a defective "P" gene might only have it effect the Hair A person with a defective "P" gene might only have it effect the Hair
The Greenhouse Effect The Greenhouse Effect
Effect of the activation energy barrier. Effect of the activation energy barrier.
The graph shows the effect of sonic tuning of the intake manifold runners. The longer runners ... The graph shows the effect of sonic tuning of the intake manifold runners. The longer runners ...
Under ideal conditions, a single cell of the bacterium E. coli would divide every 20 minutes to ... Under ideal conditions, a single cell of the bacterium E. coli would divide every 20 minutes to ...
Video: Protein Secondary and Tertiary Structures - Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library