Why Is It Necessary to Take Special Safety Precautions When

question 33

Multiple Choice

Why is it necessary to take special safety precautions when using radioactivity?

• A)Radioactive substances will ionize cells.
• B)Radioactive substances have the potential to cause damage to living cells.
• C)Radioactive substances decay.
• D)Radioactive substances will perforate plasma membranes.

Understand the basic mechanisms of drug action and the central nervous system's role in drug effects.

Recognize the concepts of therapeutic windows, effective dose (ED), and lethal dose (LD), and how they relate to drug safety and toxicity.

Define and distinguish between prime and secondary effects of drugs.

Grasp the importance of pharmacokinetics, including absorption, distribution, metabolism (biotransformation), and elimination processes.

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