A nurse is trying to ensure a nursing student's understanding regarding drug interactions with receptor binding. Which statement made by the nursing student indicates a need for further teaching?
a. Drugs can bind to receptors and cause activation.
b. Drugs can bind to receptors and block receptor activation by other agents.
c. Drugs can bind receptor components and enhance receptor activation.
d. Drugs bind to receptors and thereby alter a cell's function.
D
Drugs bind to receptors but do NOT alter a cell's function.
Drugs do bind to receptors and cause activation.
Drugs can bind to receptors and block receptor activation by other agents.
Drugs can also bind receptor components and enhance receptor activation.
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1. Endocarditis does not pose a high risk of damage to affected heart valves. 2. Patients with this disorder can be treated with open heart surgery to clean the heart valves. 3. The condition is unrelated to fever, so patients can be medicated with the prescribed antipyretic and observed. 4. Endocarditis can be prevented in patients at risk by administering antibiotics prior to procedures.
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1. "Your heart does not relax as well or as quickly as it should between beats.". 2. "You have a stiff, noncompliant heart.". 3. "The muscle of your heart does not stretch as well as it needs to.". 4. "Your irregular heartbeat keeps your heart from working as efficiently as it should.". 5. "Your obesity has caused your heart muscle to be infiltrated with fat.".