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Question | Answer |
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what is pharmacology | study of drug action and drug interaction within living organism |
Pharmokinetics | the way the body process drugs. absorbed, metabolized, distributed and eliminated |
absorption | drugs maybe observe by active or passive transport (pinocytosis) |
Hemodyamics | fluid dynamics of blood flow. adequate blood circulation |
pharmacodynamic | study of the effect of drugs on the physiological and biochemical functions of the body |
pharmaceutic phase | sold forms must be broken down and dissolved in the GI tract |
what is the first pass effect | P.O drugs goes into stomach >small intestines >mesenteric vascular system, portal views, liver |
parenteral injections are | intravenous used to deliver drug that cannot be absorbed by GI tract |
intrathecal | occurring within or administered into spinal theca |
C mean | With |
S means | without |
Prn mean | as needed or necessary |
Q mean | every |
LOC mean | level of consciousness |
AMS mean | Altered mental status |
A normal adult temp is | 97.6 to 99 F or 98.6 degrees |
a normal child (5-6 years old ) temperature is | 97.8 to 98.6 F |
A normal infant temperature( 3 month - 3 years ) | 99.9 to 99.7 F |
A normal pulse for a adult is | 60-100 BPM |
A normal pulse for a child is | 70 - 120 BPM |
Normal respiration for an adult is | 12-20 BPM |
normal respiration for a child is | 20 - 30 BPM |
Normal blood pressure systolic is | 120 mm Hg ( 90 - 120 ) |
normal diastolic range is | 80 mm HG (50 - 70 adult) |
Diaphoresis | sweating in an unusual degree |
Febrile | body temp above normal range ( 99.5 F ) |
Afebrile | Normal body temperature |
what is pyrexia | fever a sign of infection or inflammation |
what is Tachycardia | heart rate is to fast .. like 100 BMP |
What is Bradycardia | Heart rate is to slow .. like 60 BMP |
normal child pulse is | 70 - 120 BPM |
Where is a child pulse measured | Brachial Artery ( inside the upper arm) |
What is Dyspnea | Difficult or painful breathing |
what is Orthopnea | difficulty breathing when laying down |
Tachypnea | Rapid breathing ( 20 BPM) |
Hyperpnea | abnormal deep breathing rate |
Bradypnea | Decrease in respiratory rate |
Apnea | absence of breathing |
How long can the brain function without o2 | 4 to 5 minutes |
what is the systolic pressure | the first heartbeat heard |
what is the diastolic | the last heart beat heard |
systolic pressure is measure when | When the left ventricle contracts |
Diastolic pressure is measure when | when the heart rest between beat |
what is a pulse oximeter | it monitors pulse rate and blood oxygen level |
what is a EEG | Device that monitors the electric activity of the brain |
iatrogentic | contamination from a procedure |
what is microbial | hand hygien, disinfection and sterilization . The process of reducing the number of organism. |
How long does C diff survive on a surface | Five months |
How long does E. coli last on a surface | 16 months |
How long does VER last on the surface | Four months |
How long does MRSA last on the surface | Seven months |
What is the prodormal stage | When the disease is highly infectious |
What is the convalescent stage | The disease goes into latent stage |
What is the most common nosocomial infection | UTI introduced by a Foley catheter |
Hepatitis A & E | are transmitted through food water contaminated with feces |
Hepatitis B,C and D | are blood borne |
Hep B primary contact | Is spread through contact with blood, body fluids |
Hep C | Is primarily spread thorough blood or blood products |
What is Syncope | Fainting , when blood pressure falls |
mico- organisms that capable of causing disease are called | Pathogens of pathogenic organism |
Eukaryotic | cells contains a nucleus and other structures within membrane EG: FUNGI, PARASITEs |
prokaryotic | single cell organism that lacks other structures |
viruses | have a membrane and genetic info.. RNA, DNA |
bacteria is | single cell, prokaryotic, has cocci ( spheres) bacilli ( or rods and spirals) |
What is Helminths ( eukaryotic) | Parasites worms |
Reservoir of infection | moisture , nutrients and suitable temperature |
C- Diff | gastrointestinal infection that cause diarrhea |
Microbial dilution | the process of reducing the number of organisms |
Negative pressure rooms | air flows in and prevent airborne particles generated in the from escaping |
positive pressure rooms | Air flows out of the room so that airborne particles are kept away from the patient |
Hemiplagia | half of the body |
Paraplegia | waist down |
Quadraplagia | neck down |
micro organisms that produce disease in humans are | pathogens |
I / O means | input and output |
Cadence mean | walking with a drag (like a stroke patients ) |
three methods of moving a trauma patient | Draw sheet, slider board, sliding mat |
Agonist | A drug that produce a specific action and promotes the desired result |
Antagonist | a drug that attaches itself to a receptor, preventing the against from acting |