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CPT Med Terms
Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dependents | Spouse and Children of the insured |
| Physiochemical | physiology & Chemistry |
| Conjunctivitis | pink eye |
| gran stain | prcedure for identification of organisms; gram- positive, gram negative types |
| Incontinence | can't hold urine or bowls |
| Appendectomy | Surgical excision of the appendex |
| Inscription | meds perscribed |
| Subscription | dispense directions to pharmacist |
| signa | directions to patients |
| superscription | RX symbol |
| professionalism | person who conforms the rules & standards of his chosen profession |
| medicaid | government funded healthcare program. |
| deductable | money that needs paid before policy begins benefits |
| medicare | government funded program that pays for healthcare for ppl over 65 |
| Urea | the chief nitrogenous constituent of urine |
| polypharmacy | taking multiple medications |
| chemical name | drug name from the composition of the drug |
| inventory | medications on hand |
| Buccal | inside of the cheek |
| Cream | A semisolid emulsion ordinarily intended for tropical use |
| Plaster | A solid preparation that can spread when heated but becomes adhesive @ body temp |
| Placebo | A medication that is thought to be a drug but contains glass for measuring liquids |
| Half-Life | The time it takes for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce by 50% |
| Ratio | A mathematical expression that compares two numbers by division |
| Denominator | The number the whole is divided into |
| Common Fraction | Equal parts of a whole |
| menopause | The ceasing of menstruation |
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of the body |
| Antibiotics | has the ability to destroy or interfere with the development of a living organism |
| Auxilliary Labels | added instructions and warnings to patient about the prescription |
| Antihistamines | Drugs that counteract the action of histamine |
| Antitussives | A drug that reduces coughing, also called a cough suppressant |
| Corticosteriods | The most potent and consistently effective anti-inflammatory agents that are currently available for relief of respiratory conditions |
| Hyperlipidemia | The presence of raised or abnormal levels of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure equal to or greater than 140/90 |
| Benzodiazepines | Drugs that help relieve nervousness, tension and other symptoms by slowing down the central Nervous System |
| Sedative | Substances that suppress the central nervous system and induce calmness, relaxation, drowsiness or sleep |
| Gingivitis | A very common and mild form of gum disease that causes irritation, redness and swelling of your gums |
| Edema | Swelling of any tissue with the interstitial fluid surrounds the cells |
| Renal Failure | inability of the kidney to excrete waste and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
| Antidepressant | Adrug used to prevent or treat clinical depression |
| Opiates | Analgesic pain killing drugs such as heroin and morphine that depress the central nervous system |
| Adverse Reaction | Characterized as more severe symptoms or problems that develop due to the adminisration of a drug |
| Contraindication | A condition that increases the chance of a serious adverse reaction |
| Epitaxis | An oriented overgrowth of crystaline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure |
| Potentiation | One drug prolongs the effects of another drug |
| Synergism | The cooperative effect of two or more drugs given together to produce a stonger effect than that of either drug given alone |
| Antagonism | When two drugs act to decrease the effect of each other |
| Edema | Swelling of any tissue with the interstitial fluid surrounds the cells |
| Renial Failure (Kidney Failure) | Inabiliy of the kidney to excrete waste and to help maintain the electroyte balance |
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