Question | Answer |
Contraindication | An aspect of a patient's condition that does not agree with the treatment. |
Diagnosis | Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, or technitions) determine the patients condition or disease, following tests and exams. |
Distribution | Drug is passes to the cells of various organs following absorption. |
Electrolytes | Salts that the body requires in its fluids that are essential in nerve, muscle, and heart functions. |
Excretion | Body eliminates waste after metabolism and distribution. |
Half-Life | Amount of time it takes for half of a substance to be broken down in the body and excreted. |
Immunity | The ability to fight off infections from bacteria and viruses. |
Indication | Use of a drug for treating a particular disease. |
Local | Small area or single part of the body. |
Metabolism | The physical and chemical processes of the body that convert comsumed food into energy for use by the tissues and organs. |
Pathogen | A microorganism (bacteria or virus) that causes disease. |
Pharmacology | Study of drugs and their effects on the body. |
Side Effects | Unwanted reactions to a substance or combination of substances. |
Systemic | Refers to the whole body. |
Tolerance | Body has become unresponsive to a substance after prolonged exposure. |
Absorption | Time it takes for a drug to work after the drug has been administered; the rate at which the drug passes from the intesrines into the bloodstream. |
Acute | A disease or illness with a sudden onset and a short duration. |
Adverse Reaction | Unwanted or unexpected side effect to a medication. |
Allergy | Sensitivity of the immune system to a chemical or drug. |
Antibody | Protein produced by the immune system to respond to foreign substances in the body |
Chronic | Disease or illness that has a long duration. |
Clinical Trials | Scientific experiments that test the effect of a drug in human test patients. |
Antibody | Protein produced by the immune system to respond to foreign substances in the body. |