The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Absorption | Passage of a substance through a body surface into body fluids or tissues
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| Beers list drugs | The most inappropriate drugs for ambulatory nursing home residents and adults 65 years or older
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| Cumulative effect | Increased effect of a drug that accumulates in the body
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| Distribution | Circulation of drugs, after absorption, to the organs of the body
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| Excretion | Elimination of by-products of drug metabolism from the body, essentially through the kidneys, some from the intestines and lungs
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| Medication-related problems (MRPs) | Serious complications resulting from adverse drug reactions
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| Mental impairment | Decreased mental function in older adults frequently caused or worsened by
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| Metabolism | Physical and chemical alterations that a substance undergoes in the body
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| Motor impairment | A loss or limitation of function in muscle control or movement
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| Polypharmacy | Excessive use of drugs or prescription of many drugs given at one time
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| Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) | Medications listed under "Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults."
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