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| Small sealed glass container that holds a single dose of parenteral solution in a sterile condition |
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| Drug that relieves pain without causing a loss of consciousness |
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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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| Drug that produces a loss of feeling or sensation |
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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 caused by coronary disease |
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| Drug that blocks the passage of impulses through the parasympathetic nerves |
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| Any variation from teh normal rhythm of the hearbeat |
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| Condition in which thickening of the wall of a blood vessel occurs caused by the doposit of plaque (atheroma) |
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| Concetnrated mass of pharmaceutical perparation |
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| Drug that causes expansion of the lumina of the air passages of the lungs |
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| Process of clot formation |
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| Any condition that renders the administartion of some drug or some 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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| From 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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| Drug that promotes the excretion of urine |
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| Any substance that, when taken into a living organism, may modify one or more of its functions |
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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 |
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| Inflammation of the lower esophagus from regurgitation of acid gastric contents; symptoms include heartburn |
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Drug name that is usally descriptive of its chemical structure but is not protected as is a trademark |
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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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| Eleveations 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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| Agent that promotes evacuation of the bowel |
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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 organism such as a bacterium or a virus that is too small to be seen without a microscope |
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| Any drug, natrual or synthetic, that has activity similar to those of morphine |
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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 of excretion |
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| Person who is licensed to prepare and dispense drugs |
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| Study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms |
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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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| Condition characterized by profound hypotension and reduced tissue perfusion |
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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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| Drug that causes constriction of the blood vessels |
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| Drug that causes dilation of the blood vessels |
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| Drug that causes dilation of the blood vessels |
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| Small glass bottle containing multiple doses of a drug |
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