6 Questions
Which effect of morphine develops tolerance at the slowest rate?
Respiration
What happens to the dose-response curve for euphoria as tolerance develops?
It shifts to the right
Why is a higher margin of safety more desirable when tolerance develops?
It reduces the risk of overdose
Which of the following statements about the dose-response curve is true?
At low doses, the effect increases until a certain point, where it plateaus.
What is the main reason why the body's ability to make use of a drug becomes saturated at the plateau point?
The body cannot metabolize the drug beyond a certain point.
Which of the following statements about morphine is true?
Morphine has different dose-response curves for different effects.
Test your knowledge on dose-response curves and understand how the relationship between drug dosage and effect is graphically represented. Explore the concept of plateau points and learn about the body's response to increasing doses.
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