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Comp 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parenteral | Routes of administration are those that bypass the gastrointestinal tract |
| Intravenous (IV) | Medication are introduced into the body through a needle placed directly in a vein. |
| Intramuscular (IM) | Administration involves direct injection of medication into a large muscle mass such as the upper arm, thigh, or buttock. |
| Subcutaneously | Solutions or suspensions injected under the skin. |
| Intradermal (ID) | Route involves injecting a drug into the top layers of the skin. |
| Intra-arterial | Injection involve administering an agent directly into an artery |
| Intra-articular | Routes involves a drug injecting a drug into a joint such as knee or elbow to treat diseases in the joint |
| Intracardiac | Route injection directly into the heart muscle is used in life-threatening eme |
| Intraperitoneal | Injections are given onto the peritoneal or abdominal , cavity |
| Intrapleural | Injection of drugs into the sac surrounding the lungs or the pleural . |
| Intratracheal | Medications are delivered into the windpipe or trachea. |
| Intraventricular | Used to administer drugs into the ventricles, or cavities of the brain to treat infections or cancerous brain tumors. |
| Intravitreal | Medication are administered by direct injection into the vitreous fluid of the eye. |
| Intrachecal | Route by which drugs are injected into the space around the spinal cord |
| Intravesicular | Route delivers drugs directly into the urinary bladder |
| Intrauterine | Into the uterus |
| Transdermal | Route of medication administration drug across pr through the skin. |
| Otic | Route is used to delivery drugs into the ear canal. |
| Ophthalmic | Drugs given via the exterior surface of the eye. |
| Rectal | Inserted through the anus into the rectum. |
| Vaginal | Inserted into the vagina. |
| Subgingival | Administered via the subgingival space between the tooth and gum. |