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week 5
pharmacy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absence seizure | seizure in which the person experiences unconsciousness and stares blankly into space |
| anoxia | lack of oxygen to the brain |
| aura | visual disturbance just before a seizure |
| complex focal seizures | disorder producing a blank stare, memory loss |
| convulsions | contraction of the muscles that is caused by seizures |
| eclampsia | life threatening con. that developed in pregnant women HBP & seizures |
| epilepsy | redcurrant seizure with sudden discharge of cerebral neurons |
| febrile seizure | seizure asso. w/ sudden spike in body temp |
| generalized seizure | spreads across both cerebral hemispheres includes tonic clonic myoclonic and absence seizures |
| generalized tonic-colonic seizure | causes stiffening limbs. difficulty breathing, and jerking movements followed by distortion and limbs going limp |
| gingival hyperplasia | excesses growth of gum tissue |
| hitsutism | excess growth of body hair |
| myocolonic seizure | seizure char. by jerking muscle move. caused by contraction of major muscle groups |
| seizure threshold | a person susceptibility to seizures |
| simple focal seizure | a seizure that only affects one part of the brain |
| status ellipticus | emergency char. by repeated seizures that can deprive the brain of oxygen |
| the terminology associated with seizures | there is more than one type of seizure. partial, generalized, unilateral, unclassified |
| elpilepsy is | one of the oldest known brain disorders |
| seizure risk increases with | age |
| half of seizure are of unknown | origin |
| stroke & heart attack can cause seizures why | lack of oxygen to brain |
| mono-drug is? | one drug to reduce risk of drug interactions |
| the goal of medicine | suppress seizure activity |
| blood tests are dont to check | For protein. 90% of seizure medicines are protein bound |
| GABA is | inhibitory neurotransmitter |
| first drug to treat seizures | phenobarbital |
| valproates have | 100% bio-availability |
| goal 1 of heartburn/dyspepsia | provide complete relief of symptoms |
| goal 2 heartburn/dyspepsia | reduce recurrence of symptoms |
| goal 3 heartburn.dyspepsia | prevent and manage effects of medications |
| PPIs | proton pump inhibitors |
| nausea | feeling like you need to vomit |
| retching | dry heeves |
| vommiting | expostulation of the GI tract contents |
| goals of treatment of N/V | 1. provide relief 2. identify the cause 3. prevent and corrects complications 4. prevent future occurrences |
| GERD | gastro esophageal reflex disease |
| BSS | bismuth subsalicylate |
| ORS | oral re hydration salt |
| top 4 reasons for Vomiting | 1. motion sickness 2. pregnancy 3. viral gastroenteritis 4. over eating/indigestion |
| motion sickness | women more susceptible. children >2 donot getas much. inner ear |
| pregnancyc Vommiting | more prevalent in beginning then tapers off |
| viral gastroenteritis | inf. of stomach. most commonly cause by the roto virus. also called food poisoning |
| over eating/indigestion | can treat with heartburn med. eat smaller meals. do not eat 3 hours before bed |
| BSS can cause | can cause black stool and tongue |
| cream | semi-solid, stable mixture of water and oil that is applied to the skin |
| gel | thickened liquid |
| liposome | a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances that can be used as a vehicle for adm. of nutrient and medicine |
| occlusiveq | preventing the penetration of water or air |
| ointment | semi-solid material that is applied externally to the skin or mucus membrane |
| phospholipid | a liquid component of cell membranes |
| systematic absorbtion | an effect that takes place at a location beyond the initial point of contact, affecting the entire body not just locally |
| trans dermal | across or through the skin |
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