Tolerance

Question 1

What is medication tolerance?

Answer 1

Need for higher dose over time to achieve same effect.

Question 2

What is kindling?

Answer 2

The nervous system remembers past withdrawals; future withdrawals and damage are worse.

Question 3

ETOH withdrawal lowers what threshold?

Answer 3

Seizure threshold

Question 4

What is the difference between tolerance and addiction

Answer 4

Tolerance = physiologic dose escalation;
Addiction = compulsive use despite harm.

Question 5

Which high potency antipsychotic medication requires a low dose to achieve results?

Answer 5

Haldol

Question 6

Which Low potency antipsychotic medication requires a high dose to achieve results

Answer 6

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)