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Chapter 14 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Action | The effect the drug has on the body. Therapeutic effect is a positive outcome |
Administration | The route and form which the drug was given |
Contraindications | Situations in which a medication should not be used (nitroglycerin should not be used on patients with low BP |
Dose | The amount of medications that is given to the patient |
Drug | A chemical substance that is used to treat or prevent a disease or a condition |
Form | The size, shape, consistency or appearance of the medication |
Indications | The common reason for using a drug to treat a specific condition |
Medications | A drug or other substance that is used as a remedy for illness |
Meter-dose inhaler | Device consisting of medication so the patient can breathe it |
Pharmacology | Study of drug |
Route | The means by which a medication is given or taken |
Side Effects | The undesired effect of medication |
Small-volume nebulizer | Turns medication into a gas so patient can inhale it |