A Client Is Scheduled for Surgery, and an Antihistamine and Narcotic

question 6

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled for surgery, and an antihistamine and narcotic have been prescribed as preoperative drugs. The antihistamine increases the effect of the narcotic. This is an example of which drug effect?

• A) Additive
• B) Potentiation
• C) Opposing
• D) Antagonistic

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Definitions:

Pyrimidine

A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic compound, similar to benzene and pyridine, but with two nitrogen atoms in the ring.

Aromatic

Refers to organic compounds containing one or more benzene rings or similar ring structures, characterized by their stability and unique chemical properties.

Antiaromatic

Compounds that have conjugated pi systems but do not obey Huckel's rule, leading to instability.

Nonaromatic

A term describing organic compounds that do not contain a conjugated system of pi electrons in a ring, thus not meeting the criteria for aromaticity.