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pharmacologic agents
unit 2-e
Question | Answer |
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1. Beneath the skin | 1. Hypodermic or subcutaneous. |
2. Within the skin | 2. Intradermal |
3. Limited to or pertaining to one part or place | 3.Local |
4 To draw in breath; to inspire | 4.Inhale |
5. Counteracts the action of something else | 5. Antagonist |
6. Within a muscle | 6. Intramusclar |
7. Body's defense response of living tissue to injury; symptoms include pain, heat, swelling, and impaired function of affected area | 7. Inflammation |
8.Any chemical substance taken into the body for the purpose of affecting body function | 8. Drug |
9. Designating any route other than the alimentary canal | 9. Parenteral |
10. Liquid drug prepatation which contains droplets of oil and fat in water | 10. Emulsion |
11. Plant fiber that has been combined with oxygen and made to resemble cotton or gauze; used to arrest bleeding by direct application to site of hemorrhage | 11. Oxidized cellulose |
12.Amount of medicime to be administered to a patient at one time | 12. Dosage |
13. Abnormal sensation such as burning, prickling, "crawling," or feeling of insects crawling over the skin | 13. Paresthesia |
14.Pertaining to a particular area; local application, never injected | 14. Topical |
15. Person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs | 15. Pharmacist |
16. Easily vaporized or evaporated | 16. Volatile |
17. Liquid containing a dissolved substance | 17. Solution |
18. Book containing a selected list of midicinal preparations and their dosage forms; provides a description and the standards for purity and strength for each drug listed | 18. Pharmacopeia |
19. Generalized or affecting the intire body | 19. Systemic |
20.Physician's medication order | 20. Prescription |
21. Narrowing of blood vessels | 21. Vasoconstriction |
22. Liquid form of medication that must be shaken well before using because the drug particles are not evenly dissolved in the liquid | 22. Suspension |
23. To ward off or to prevent infection and disease | 23. Prophylactic |
24. Beneath the tongue | 24. Sublingual |
25. Semi-Solid substance which serves as a vehicle for medicines to be adsorbed by the rectum, vagina, or urethra | 25. Suppositories |
26. Solution which contains alcohol as the primary solvent | 26. Tincture |
27. Acts directly on the heart | 27. Cardiogenic |
28. Slows flow of blood | 28. Hemostatic |
29. Destroys bacteria and other pathogenic microorganisms | 29. Antibiotic/anti-infective |
30. Dilated blood vessels | 30.Vasodilator |
31. Suppresses mental tension and anxiety | 31. Tranquilizer |
32. Increases the output of urine | 32. Diuretic |
33. Relieves pain | 33. Analgesic |
34. Reduces a body function or nerve activity | 34. Depressant |
35. Reduces the passing of impulses of autonomic nervous systems; stops flow of secretions and gastric and bladder contractions | 35. Antispasmodic |
36. Constricts blood vessels | 36. Vasoconstrictor |
37. Stimulates uterine contractions | 37. Oxytocic |
38. Quiets and relaxes, but does not produce sleep | 38. Sedative |
39. Substance originating in an organ or gland which is carried by the bloodstream to its target organ; stimulates organ by chemical action to increase activity or to secrete another hormone | 39.Hormome |
40. Neutralizes the action of histamine in the body; frequently used in the treatment of allergies or allergic reactions | 40. Antihistamine |
41. Counteracts or diminishes inflammation or its effects | 41. Anti-inflammatory |
42. Stimulates nerve fibers to release epinephrine | 42. Adrenergic |
43. Induces sleep; causes insensibility to pain | 43. Hypnotic |
44. Regulates or patticipates in normal metabolism, growth, and development of the body | 43. Vitamin |
45. Prevents or counteracts the action of a poison | 45. Antidote |
46. Produces sleep; relieves pain; stronger than a hypnotic | 46. Narcotic |
47. Produces loss of feeling | 47. Anesthetic |
48. Inhibits the parasympathetic responses; manifested by drying up of body secretions | 48. Anticnolinergic |
49. Reduces fever | 49.Antipyretic |
50. Relieves muscular tension | 50. Muscle relaxant |
51.Prevents or delays blood coagulation | 51. Anticoagulant |
52.Gelatin-type container that encloses a single dose of a drug | 52. Capsule |
53.Skin patch containing the drug which is absorbed through the skin, this promoting a consistent blood level between application times | 53. Dermal Patch |
54. Medication; chemical or other substance intended to have a therapeutic effect | 54.Drug |
55. Federal agency that enforces regulations concerning the manufacture and distributions of food, drugs and cosmetics | 55. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] |
56. tablet containing flavoring; indicated for a local effect of the throat or mouth | 56. Lozenge |
57. Potentially fatal complication of anesthesia characterized by a rapid rise in temperature and muscle rigidity, especially of the jaw | 57. Malignant Hyperthermia |
58. Book containing a selected list of midicinal preparations and their dosage forms; provides a description and the standards for purith and strength for each drug listed | 58. Pharmacopoeia |
59. Profession or place of preparing and dispensing drugs | 59. Pharmacy |
60. Person licensed to practice pharmacy | 60. Pharmacist |
61. Beneath the tongue | 61. Sublingual |
62. Compressed mixture of a pure drug into a solid form; may be in a variety of shapes and colors | 62. Tablet |