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| Occurs when the active ingredient of the drug enters the body fluids |
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| A harmful, unintended reaction to a drug administered at a normal dose (allergic reaction) |
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| A drug that will block the action of another drug |
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| The transport of a drug by the blood stream to its site of action (Not defined in Foundations) |
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| A single administration of a drug, given at one time |
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| Amount of a medication prescribed for the client by the physician in a given amount of time or frequency |
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| Process by which drugs are eliminated from the body, primarily through the kidneys |
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| An individual's unique hypersensitivity to a particular drug. An unexpected response to a medication |
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| When some drugs do not combine chemically or physically (or both) with other drugs. Signs: color, haziness, precipitate |
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| Amount of a drug that will cause death |
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| The largest amount of a drug that can be given safely |
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| Medication (Drug) Interactions |
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| When one medication modifies/alters the action of another medication; may produce a totally different effect than the expected effect of either drug; may be beneficial or harmful |
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| Metabolism (Biotransformation) |
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| Process by which a drug is broken down by the liver to inactive compounds (metabolites) through a series of chemical reactions |
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| The smallest amount of a drug that produces a therapeutic effect |
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| Study of drugs and their action on the living body |
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| From manufacture of the drug until administration and absorption of the body |
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| Involves the movement of the drug's active ingredients from the body fluids into the entire system and to the site of intended action |
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| When one drug increases the action or the effect of another drug; also called potentiation. |
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| Beneficial, expected or predictable physiological response that a medication causes |
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| The amount of drug that produces signs and symptoms of poisoning |
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| May develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medicaition accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion; also called cumulative effect |
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| Substance used in the treatment and prevention of disease |
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| Different Names for Drugs |
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| Generic Name (Nonproprietary) |
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| Assigned by the manufacturer that first develops the drug before it becomes official (Name is not capitalized, e.g acetaminophen) |
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| Drug's registered trademark, given by manufacturer (e.g Tylenol) |
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| Administered along any portion of the G.I tract, absorbed more slowly than any other route, available in solid and liquid |
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| PO, Tubal, Suppository, Enema |
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| Caplets, Scored Tablet, Enteric Coated Tablet |
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| A tablet that has an elongated shape like a capsule and is coated for ease of swallowing |
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| Indentaion or making that allows tablet to be broken in half or quarters |
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| What is an enteric Coated Tablet? |
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| A tablet with a special coating to prevent absorption in stomach |
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| Powders or pellets enclosed in a gelatin-like, elongated form |
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| Types of liquid medication? |
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| One or more drugs finely divided into a liquid such as water |
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| Percutaneous forms of medications? |
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| Lotions, Ointments, Creams, Powders, Transdermal Patches, Eyedrops, Eye Ointments |
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| Percutaneous Medications are administered how? |
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| Through the skin or mucous membranes |
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| Percutaneous Administration Routes |
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| Topical, Installation, Inhalation |
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| Parenteral medications are administered how? |
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| Methods other than digestive route, commonly needle |
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| Needle no less than 1 inch and no more than 1 1/2 inch, 20 - 22 gauge common, more than 1 ml-inject in buttocks, normally 90 degree angle |
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| Over 5 cc IM, medication should be divided into…? |
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| Preferred site for children under 3, may give up to 3 ml in adults, needle length between 1" - 1.5" |
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| Three fingers below shoulder joint, needle length of 1 inch, no more than 1 ml |
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| Slower than IM, 1/2" to 5/8", 23 - 25 gauge, no more than 1 ml, 45 degree angle |
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| 26 gauge, 1/4" to 1/2", 15 degree angle |
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| Six Rights in Medication Administration |
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| Medication, Dose, Time, Route, Patient, Documentation |
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