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Bonewit #11
Administration of Medication &Intravenous Therapy- Madison W,
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Intradermal injection | Introduction of medication into the dermal layer of the skin, |
| Intramuscular injection | Introduction of medication into the muscular layer of the body |
| Intravenous (IV) therapy | The administration of a liquid agent directly into a patients vein, where it is distributed throughout the body by way of the circulatory system. |
| Oral administration | Administration of medication by mouth. |
| Parenteral | Administration of medication by injection |
| Pharmacology | The study of drugs. |
| Prescription | A Physicians order authorizing the dispensing of a drug by a pharmacists |
| Signatura | The part of a prescription that indicates the information to print on the medication label. |
| Subcutaneous injection | Introduction of medication beneath the skin, into the subcutaneous or fatty layer of the body. |
| Sublingual administration | Administration of medication by placing it under the tongue, where it dissolves and id absorbed through the mucous membrane. |
| Subscription | the part of the prescription that give directions to the pharmacist & usually designates the number of doses to be dispensed |
| superscrption | the part of a prescripion consisting of the symbol Rx (from the Latin word recipe, meaning "take") |
| topical administration | application of a drug to a particular spot, usually for a local action |
| transfusion | the adminstration of whole blood or blood products through the intravenous route |
| vial | a closed glass container with a rubber stopper that holds medication |
| wheal | a small raised area of the skin |
| DEA | a registration number assigned to physicians by the Drug Enforcement Adminstration for prescribing or dispensing controlled drugs |
| adverse reaction | an unintended & undesirable effect produced by a drug |
| allergen | a substance that is capable of causing an allergic reaction |
| allergy | an abnormal hypersensitivity of the body to substances that are ordinarily harmless |
| ampule | a small sealed glass container that holds a single dose of medication |
| anaphylactic reaction | a serious allergic reaction that requires immediate treatment |
| autoimmune disease | a condition in which the body's immune system produces antibodies that attack the body's own cells; the cause is unknown |
| chemotherapy | the use of chemicals to treat disease; most often used to refer to the treatment of cancer using antineoplastic medications |
| controlled drug | a drug that has restrictions placed on it by the federal government because of its potential for abuse |
| converion | changing from one system of measurement to another |
| cubic centimeter | the amount of space occupied by 1 milliliter |
| dose | the quantity of a drug to be adminstered at one time |
| drug | a chemical used for the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of disease |
| enteral nutrition | the delivery of nutrients through a tube inserted into the gastrointestinal tract |
| gauge | the diameter of the lumen of a needle used to adminster medication |
| hemophillia | an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of a clotting factor needed for proper coagulation of the blood |
| Immune globin | a blood product consisting of pooled human plasm containing antibodies |
| induration | an area of hardened tissue |
| infusion | the adminstration of fluids, medications, or nutrients into a vein |
| inhalation administration | the administration of medication by way of air or other vapor being drawn into the lungs |
| inscription | the part of a prescription that indicates the name of the drug & the drug dosage |