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| small sealed glass container that holds a single dose of parenteral solution in a sterile condition |
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| condition of shock caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or other substance that results in life-threatening respiratory distress and vascular collapse |
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| severe constricting pain in the chest, often radiating to the shoulder and down the arm, caused by ischemia (obstruction of blood supply) of the heart muscle, usually a result of coronary disease |
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| variations from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat |
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| condition in which thickening of the wall of a blood vessel occurs because of the deposition of plaque (atheroma) |
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| concentrated mass of pharmaceutical preparation |
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| process of clot formation |
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| conditions that render the administration of some drug or some drug or particular line of treatment improper or undesirable. |
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| primarily a disorder of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism secondary to insufficient secretion of insulin or insulin resistance |
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| form of nerve damage that affects the stomach; food does not move through the stomach in a normal way, resulting in vomiting, nausea, or bloating |
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| presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues of the body |
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| discharge or escape of fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissue that can cause localized vasoconstriction, resulting in sloughing of tissue and tissue necrosis if not reversed with an antidote |
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| Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GERD) |
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| inflammation of the lower esophagus from regurgitation of acid gastric contents; symptoms include heartburn |
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| localized collection of blood in the tissue resulting from a break in the wall of the blood vessel |
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| elevations of plasma lipid concentration |
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| persistently high arterial blood pressure, usually exceeding 140 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic |
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| unusual response to a drug that is peculiar to the individual |
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| diffusion of fluid into a tissue; often used interchangeably with extravasation |
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| condition resulting from accumulation of acid or depletion of alkaline reserves (bicarbonate in the blood and body tissues) |
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| microscopic organisms such as bacteria or viruses that are too small to be seen without a microscope |
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| not through the gastrointestinal tract but by injection through some other route |
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| waves of contraction that propel contents through the gastrointestinal tract |
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| study of the metabolism and action of drugs with particular emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution in the body, and method od excretion |
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| study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms |
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| Physical (physiologic) Dependence |
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| state of adaptation exhibited by a withdrawal syndrome specific to a class of drugs and that may be produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction, or administration of an antagonist |
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| chronic mental disorder characterized by periods of withdrawn or bizarre behavior |
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| consequence other than the one for which a drug is used |
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| pertaining to the art of healing |
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| conditions involving the partial or complete obstruction of a blood vessel |
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| state of adaptation in response to drug exposure that results in a decrease of one or more of the drug’s effects over time |
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| applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied |
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| entering through the skin |
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| small glass bottle containing multiple doses of a drug |
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| resembling an immune system response to foreign material (antigen) |
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| the number of protons in the nuclei of the different elements |
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| involuntary constriction of the bronchial tubes usually resulting from an immune system reaction to a foreign particle or molecule |
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| factors of a patient's history or present status that indicate that a medical procedure should not be performed or that a medication should not be given |
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| nitrogen containing waste products of metabolism excreted by the kidneys filtration system; high blood plasma levels indicate poor filtration by the kidneys |
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| leakage from a vessel into the tissue |
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| formation of flaky masses or coming out of a suspension |
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| atom or molecule having a negative charge (anion) or positive charge (cation) |
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| stable group of bonded atoms having specific chemical properties |
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| measurement of the number of particles (molecules, ions, or cations) that can crowd out water molecules in a measured mass (kilogram) of water. Osmolality controls the distribution and movement of water between body compartments. |
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| movement of water from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane such as blood vessel walls and cell membranes |
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| inadequate blood flow within the body with resulting loss of oxygen |
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| uniform mixture of two or more substances composed of molecule-sized particles that do not react together chemically |
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| nonuniform mixture of two or more substances, one of which is composed of larger than molecule-sized particles that have a tendency to cluster together |
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