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| AN UNEXPECTED REACTION TO A DRUG THAT IS NOT RELATED TO DOSE. |
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| A DRUG THAT PRODUCES A RESPONSE IN THE BODY BY BINDING TO THE CELL. |
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| HYPERSENSITIVITY TO A SUBSTANCE, A RESPONSE PRODUCED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. |
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| A DRUG OR CHEMICAL THAT BLOCKS RESPONSE IN THE BODY. |
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| A DRUG THAT INHIBITS THE GROWTH OF OR KILLS BACTERIA IN LIVING TISSUE. |
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| A DRUG THAT PROLONGS BLOOD CLOTTING TIME. |
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| AN OPAQUE CONTRAST MEDIUM USED IN IMAGING STUDIES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. |
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| THE NAME OF A DRUG THAT REFLECTS ITS MOLECULAR STUCTURE. |
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| A MEASURE OF THE QUANTITY OF A SUBSTANCE BY VOLUME OR WEIGHT. |
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| A RADIOPAQUE SOLUTION (I.E., NOT PENETRATED BY X-RAYS) THAT IS INTRODUCED INTO BODY CAVITIES TO OUTLINE THEIR INSIDE SURFACES. |
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| A PROTOCOL, DRUG, OR PROCEDURE THAT IS MEDICALLY INADVISABLE BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY OR HARM. |
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| DRUGS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE. THEY ARE RATED ACCORDING TO THEIR RISK POTENTIAL; THESE RATINGS ARE CALLED SCHEDULES. |
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| THE REGULATED ADMINISTRATION OF PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS OF A DRUG. IT'S EXPRESSED AS A QUANTITY OF DRUG PER UNIT OF TIME. |
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| A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT, WHEN TAKEN INTO THE BODY, CHANGES ONE OR MORE OF THE BODY'S FUNCTIONS. |
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| THE GIVING OF A DRUG TO A PESON BY ANY ROUTE. |
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| THE FORMALULARY NAME OF A DRG THAT IS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. ADAPTED NAMES COUNCIL. |
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| IMMEDIATE DRUG SENSITIVITY |
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| AN ALLERGIC REACTION MEDIATED BY ANTIBODIES WHICH ARE RELEASED AS SHORTLY AFTTER THE DRUG ENTERS THE CIRCULATION. |
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| ALLERGIC IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A SUBSTANCE CAUSING A RANGE OF SYMPTOMS FROM MILD INFLAMMATION TO ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK AND DEATH. |
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IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM
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| A RADIOPAQUE LIQUID INJECTED OR INFUSED INTO A HOLLOW STRUCTURE TO ALLOW RADIOGRPHIC STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE. |
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| REFERS TO ADMINISTRATION OF A DRUG BY INJECTION. |
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| THE STUDY OF DRUGS AND THEIR ACTION IN THE BODY. |
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| AN ORDER FOR A DRUG WRITTEN BY A QUALIFIED MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER. |
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| THE PATENTED NAME GIVEN TO A DRUG BY ITS MANUFACTURER. |
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| THE ATICIPATED EFFECTS OF A DRUG OTHER THAN THOSE INTENDED. THEY MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE PATIENT OR MAY HAVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME. |
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| A SUBSTANCE APPLIED DIRECTLY TO ANATOMICAL SURFACES TO DIFFERENTIATE NORMAL CELLS FROM ABNORMAL ONES. |
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| REFERS TO APPLICATION OF A DRUG TO THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES. |
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| THE NAME GIVEN TO A DRUG BY THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES AND SELLS IT. |
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| REFERS TO ADMINISTRATION OF A DRUG THROUGH A SKIN PATCH IMPREGNATED WITH THE DRUG. |
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| AN ORGANIZATION THAT ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR DRUGS APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) FOR THEIR LABELED USE. ALL APPROVED DRUGS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR CONSUMER SAFETY, AND WRITTEN INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ABOUT THEIR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION, USE, RISKS, AND DOSAGE. |
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| THE QUANTITY OF A DRUG TO BE TAKEN AT ONE TIME OR THE STATED AMOUNT OF DRUG PER UNIT OF DISTRIBUTION (E.G., 0.5MG PER MILILITER OF SOLUTION). |
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| THE EXTENT AND RATE AT CHICH A DRUG OR ITS METABOLITES (PRODUCTS OF BREAKDOWN) ENTER THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION AND REACH THE SITE OF ACTION. |
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| ALLERGIC REACTION TO A DRUG OCCURRING UP TO 12 HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE. THIS TYPE OF REACTION IS MEDIATED BY T LYMPHOCYTES. |
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| INCREASED FORMATION OF URINE BY THE KIDNEYS. |
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| COLORED SUBSTANCE USED TO STAIN TISSUE OR VERIFY THE PATENCY OF A HOLLOW OR TUBULAR STRUCTURE UNDER DIRECT VISUILIZATION. |
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| FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION |
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS; RIGHT DRUG, RIGHT DOSE, RIGHT ROUTE, RIGHT PATIENT, RIGHT TIME |
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| THE TIME REQUIRED FOR ONE HALF OF A DRUG TO BE CLEARED FROM THE BODY. |
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| THE BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND THEIR MECHANISMS OF ACTION IN THE BODY. |
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| THE MOVEMENT OF A DRUG THROUGH THE TISSUES AND CELLS OF THE BODY, INCLUDING THE PROCESS OF ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOCALIZATION IN TISSUES, BIOTRANSFORMATION, AND EXCRETION BY MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL MEANS. |
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