A Patient Reports That a Medication No Longer Effectively Alleviates

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient reports that a medication no longer effectively alleviates symptoms. What process informs the provider's response to the patient's concerns?

• A) Endogenous antagonists compete with the drug for receptor sites.
• B) Decreased selectivity for receptors results in a variety of effects.
• C) Desensitization of receptor sites results from continual exposure to the drug.
• D) Additional receptor sites are synthesized in response to the medication.

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Gestation

The period of development from the fertilization of an egg to the birth of an organism.

Progenitor Cells

Cells that have the capacity to differentiate into a specific type of cell but are more limited than stem cells in their ability to divide and replicate.

Stem Cells

undifferentiated cells capable of dividing to produce various other types of cells, offering potentials for tissue repair and regenerative medicine.

Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in many complex brain functions including memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.