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P6 Test #2
Muscle Relaxants, Non- Narcotic Analgesics, & Anti- Inflammatories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | pain relieving |
| Antipyretic | fever reducer |
| Assumption Error | error that occurs when an essential piece of information cannot be verified and is guessed or presumed. |
| Gouty Arthritis | disease resulting from improper excretion of uric acid |
| Medical Error | circumstances, action, inaction, or decision related to healthcare that contributes to unintended health risk |
| MEDMARK | interent based program used by hospitals and healthcare systems for documenting, tracking, and trending medication errors |
| MedWatch | FDA reporting system for adverse events resulting from medications and medical devices. |
| Nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs(NSAIDS) | anti- inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic drugs that are not scheduled |
| Osteoarthritis | degenerative joint disease resulting in loss of cartilage, elasticity, and thickness |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own connective tissue |
| Salicylates | class of nonnarcotics analgesics that have both pain relieving and antipyretic properties |
| Selection error | error that occurs when two or more options exist and the wrong option is chosen |
| Somatic pain | dull, throbbing pain from skin, muscle, and bone |
| Tophi | deposits of sodium urate around the joint |
| Visceral pain | sharp stabbing pain from the organs |