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CHAPTER 13
VOCABULARY
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE | THE PROCEDURES USED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A DRUG BECOMING CONTAMINATED WITH MICROBES OR PARTICLES |
| GAUGE | THE SIZE OF THE NEEDLE OPENING |
| HORIZONTAL FLOW HOOD | ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF STERILE PRODUCTS THAT USES AIR ORIGINATING FROM THE BACK OF THE HOOD MOVING FORWARD ACROSS THE HOOD OUT INTO THE ROOM |
| HYPERALIMENTATION | PARENTERSL NUTRITION FOR PERSONS UNABLE TO EAT |
| LAMINAR FLOW HOOD | ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF STERILE PRODUCTS |
| PARENTERALS | MEDICATIONS ADMINISTERED BY INJECTION, SUCH AS INTRAVENOUSLY OR INTRAMUSCULARY |
| PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL | INJECTION OF A MEDICATION INTO THE VEINS LOCATED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE BODY SYSTEM INSTEAD OF A CENTRAL VEIN OR ARTERY |
| TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION | LARGE-VOLUME IV NUTRITION ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE CENTRAL VEIN (SUBCLAVIAN VEIN), WHICH ALLOWS FOR A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS |
| UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS | A SET OF STANDARDS THAT LOWERS THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTAMINATION; USED TO PREPARE MEDICATIONS |
| VERTICAL FLOW HOOD | ENVIROMENT FOR PREPARATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS THAT USES AIR ORIGINATING FROM THE ROOF OF THE HOOD MOVING DOWNWARD THAT IS CAPTURED IN A VENT LOCATED ON TE FLOOR OF THE HOOD |