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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is pharmacology | study of drug action and drug interaction within living organism |
| Pharmokinetics | the way the body process drugs. absorbed, metabolized, distributed and eliminated |
| absorption | drugs maybe observe by active or passive transport (pinocytosis) |
| Hemodyamics | fluid dynamics of blood flow. adequate blood circulation |
| pharmacodynamic | study of the effect of drugs on the physiological and biochemical functions of the body |
| pharmaceutic phase | sold forms must be broken down and dissolved in the GI tract |
| what is the first pass effect | P.O drugs goes into stomach >small intestines >mesenteric vascular system, portal views, liver |
| parenteral injections are | intravenous used to deliver drug that cannot be absorbed by GI tract |
| intrathecal | occurring within or administered into spinal theca |
| C mean | With |
| S means | without |
| Prn mean | as needed or necessary |
| Q mean | every |
| LOC mean | level of consciousness |
| AMS mean | Altered mental status |
| A normal adult temp is | 97.6 to 99 F or 98.6 degrees |
| a normal child (5-6 years old ) temperature is | 97.8 to 98.6 F |
| A normal infant temperature( 3 month - 3 years ) | 99.9 to 99.7 F |
| A normal pulse for a adult is | 60-100 BPM |
| A normal pulse for a child is | 70 - 120 BPM |
| Normal respiration for an adult is | 12-20 BPM |
| normal respiration for a child is | 20 - 30 BPM |
| Normal blood pressure systolic is | 120 mm Hg ( 90 - 120 ) |
| normal diastolic range is | 80 mm HG (50 - 70 adult) |
| Diaphoresis | sweating in an unusual degree |
| Febrile | body temp above normal range ( 99.5 F ) |
| Afebrile | Normal body temperature |
| what is pyrexia | fever a sign of infection or inflammation |
| what is Tachycardia | heart rate is to fast .. like 100 BMP |
| What is Bradycardia | Heart rate is to slow .. like 60 BMP |
| normal child pulse is | 70 - 120 BPM |
| Where is a child pulse measured | Brachial Artery ( inside the upper arm) |
| What is Dyspnea | Difficult or painful breathing |
| what is Orthopnea | difficulty breathing when laying down |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing ( 20 BPM) |
| Hyperpnea | abnormal deep breathing rate |
| Bradypnea | Decrease in respiratory rate |
| Apnea | absence of breathing |
| How long can the brain function without o2 | 4 to 5 minutes |
| what is the systolic pressure | the first heartbeat heard |
| what is the diastolic | the last heart beat heard |
| systolic pressure is measure when | When the left ventricle contracts |
| Diastolic pressure is measure when | when the heart rest between beat |
| what is a pulse oximeter | it monitors pulse rate and blood oxygen level |
| what is a EEG | Device that monitors the electric activity of the brain |
| iatrogentic | contamination from a procedure |
| what is microbial | hand hygien, disinfection and sterilization . The process of reducing the number of organism. |
| How long does C diff survive on a surface | Five months |
| How long does E. coli last on a surface | 16 months |
| How long does VER last on the surface | Four months |
| How long does MRSA last on the surface | Seven months |
| What is the prodormal stage | When the disease is highly infectious |
| What is the convalescent stage | The disease goes into latent stage |
| What is the most common nosocomial infection | UTI introduced by a Foley catheter |
| Hepatitis A & E | are transmitted through food water contaminated with feces |
| Hepatitis B,C and D | are blood borne |
| Hep B primary contact | Is spread through contact with blood, body fluids |
| Hep C | Is primarily spread thorough blood or blood products |
| What is Syncope | Fainting , when blood pressure falls |
| mico- organisms that capable of causing disease are called | Pathogens of pathogenic organism |
| Eukaryotic | cells contains a nucleus and other structures within membrane EG: FUNGI, PARASITEs |
| prokaryotic | single cell organism that lacks other structures |
| viruses | have a membrane and genetic info.. RNA, DNA |
| bacteria is | single cell, prokaryotic, has cocci ( spheres) bacilli ( or rods and spirals) |
| What is Helminths ( eukaryotic) | Parasites worms |
| Reservoir of infection | moisture , nutrients and suitable temperature |
| C- Diff | gastrointestinal infection that cause diarrhea |
| Microbial dilution | the process of reducing the number of organisms |
| Negative pressure rooms | air flows in and prevent airborne particles generated in the from escaping |
| positive pressure rooms | Air flows out of the room so that airborne particles are kept away from the patient |
| Hemiplagia | half of the body |
| Paraplegia | waist down |
| Quadraplagia | neck down |
| micro organisms that produce disease in humans are | pathogens |
| I / O means | input and output |
| Cadence mean | walking with a drag (like a stroke patients ) |
| three methods of moving a trauma patient | Draw sheet, slider board, sliding mat |
| Agonist | A drug that produce a specific action and promotes the desired result |
| Antagonist | a drug that attaches itself to a receptor, preventing the against from acting |