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| Radioactive substances known as radiopharmaceuticals are administered for either diagnostic or treatment purposes |
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| When radiopharmaceuticals are used for diagnostic purposes and these images document the structure and function of the organ or organs being examined |
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Radionuclide
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| Each radiopharmaceutical contains this, which is specific to the body being examined |
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| Diagnostic procedure that uses nucmear medicine technology to gather information about the structure and function of organs or body systems that cannot be seen on conventional x-rays |
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| Nuclear scanning test that identifies new areas of bone growtn or breakdown |
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| Radiopharmaceutical containing radioactive iodine is administered |
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Single protein emission computed tomography
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| Type of nuclear imaging test that produces 3D computer-reconstructed images showing perfusion through tissues and organs |
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| Flow of blood through an organ |
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Positron emission tomography
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| Combines tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected body organs or areas |
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| Study of the nature, uses, and effects of drugs for medical purposes |
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| Licensed specialist who formulates and dispences prescribed medications |
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| Medication that can legally be dispensed only by a pharmacist with an order from a lincensed professional such as a physician or dentist |
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| Medication that can be pruchased without a prescription |
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| Drug is usually named for its chemical structure and is not protected by a brand name or trademark |
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| Drug is sold under the name given and by the manufacturer |
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| Compulsive, uncontrollable, dependence on a drug, alcohol, or other substance |
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Adverse drug reaction
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| Undesirable reaction that accompanies the principal response for which the drug was taken |
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| Patient's consistency and accuracy in following the regimen prescribed by a physician or other health care professional |
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| Factor in the patient's condition that makes the use of a medication or specific treatment dangerous or ill advised |
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| Result of drugs reacting with each other, often in ways that are unexpected or potentially harmful |
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| An unexpected reaction to a drug that is peculiar to the individual |
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| Substance that eases the pain or severity of the symptoms of a disease, but does not cure it |
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| Result of medical treatment that yields the exact opposite of normally expected results |
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| Not being normal or the usual kind |
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| An inactive substance, such as a sugar pill or liquid, that is administered only for its suggestive effects |
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| Drug interaction that occurs when the effect of one drug is increased by another drug, herbal remedy, or other treatment |
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| Enhance the effects of a drug |
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| Medication administered to prevent or reduce fever |
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| Relieves inflammation and pain without affecting consciousness |
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| Refers to the class of drugs that relieves pain without affecting consciousness |
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| Such as aspirin, are sold over the counter for mild to moderate pain |
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| Such as morphine, demorol, and codeine are available by prescription only to relieve severe pain |
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| Analgesic that reduces pain and fever, but does not relieve inflammation, and does not have the negative side effects of NSAIDS |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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| Nonnarcotic analgesics administered to control pain by reducing inflammation and swelling |
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| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine that is sold over the conunter, acts as analgesic to relieve pain of arthritis and as as antipyretic |
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| Been found to be effective as part of some chronic pain management programs, traditionally administered to prevent seizures such as those associated with epilepsy |
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| Have been found to be effective as part of some chronic pain management programs, are primarily administered to prevent or relieve depression |
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| Are applied topically to relieve pain due to conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatiod arthritis |
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| Primary active ingredient in these pain-relieving creams and a chemical found in chili peppers |
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Transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation
(TENS) |
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| Method of pain control by wearing a device that delivers small electrical impulses, as needed |
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| Performed through the unbroken skin |
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| Inhalation administration |
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| Describes vapors and gases taken in through the nose or mouth and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs |
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| Refers to medications taken by mouth to be absorbed through the walls of the stomach or small intestine |
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| Medications to be released in the small intestine are covered with this to prevent them from being absorbed in the stomach |
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| Insertion of medication in the rectum either in the form of a suppository or a liquid |
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| Medication in a semisolid form that is introduced into the rectum |
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| Sublingual administration |
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| Placement of medication under the tongue where it is allowed to dissolve slowly |
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| Containing many blood vessels |
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| Liquid or ointment that is rubbed into the skin on the area to be treated, ex cortison ointments to relieve itching and speed healing or antibiotic ointmetns over minor wounds to prevent infection |
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