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Pharmacology

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antidote   a drug that counters the harmful effects of a poison  
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Code Blue   a system to communicate that a patient is in life-threatening situation  
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electrolyte   a substance that dissociates into ions in solution and is thus capable of conducting electricity  
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herbs   plants or plant oarts extracted and valued for their savory, aromatic, or medicinal qualities  
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hypertonic solution   a solution with a higher concentration of particles than body fluids contain  
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hypotonic solution   a solution with lower concentration of particles than body fluids contain  
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isotonic solution   a solution with the same level of particles, and thus the same tonicity, as body fluids  
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parental nutrition   feeding a patient by supplying a nutrient solution through a vein  
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probiotic   a product to restore or promote the growth of normal bacterial flora in the body  
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tocopherol   one of the alcohols that constitute vitamin E  
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tonicity   the relationship of a solution to the body's own fluids  
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total nutrient admixture (TNA)   an amino acid-dextrose-lipid formulation used for parenteral nutrition  
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total parental nutrition (TPN)   feeding a patient through the veins only  
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vitamin   an organic substance that is necessary for normal metabolic functioning of the body but that the body does not synthesize, so it must be obtained from food  
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water-soluble vitamins   vitamins that are excreted in the urine and are not stored in the body  
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malnutrition   any disorder of nutrition  
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propagate   reproduce  
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enteral nutrition   feeding a patient liquid food through a tube that leads to gastrointestinal system  
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cracking   separation of liquid from a parenteral nutrition solution  
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enteral   by way of, or pertaining to, the intestine  
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