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101 Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auxiliary label | colorful labels providing instructions on how to self- administer |
| CPOE | computerized physical order entry database entry for prescription records |
| enema | procedure where liquid or gas is inserted into rectum |
| buccal | between cheeks and gums |
| histamine | chemical produced by body evoking symptoms of an allergic reaction; block by antihistamines |
| hypoxia | oxygen reduction in blood |
| hypercapnia | carbon dioxide increase in blood |
| inhalation | administration of meds through respiratory system |
| instillation | administration of meds drop by drop |
| incontinence | inability to retain urine |
| medication error | preventable event causing or leading to inappropriate med use or patient harm |
| medication reconciliation | process of obtaining complete and accurate drug profile for patient at each transition of care |
| medication use process | steps taken to provide meds to patient, manufacturing, prescribing, procurement, filling, dispensing, administering, monitoring meds |
| medical order | prescription issued in a institutional setting |
| NKA | no know allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| oral | administration of meds by mouth as a solid (tablet or capsule) or liquid form (solution or spray) |
| nasal route | administration of med through nostril |
| prescription | written or oral direction for meds to be dispensed to patient when requested in hospital setting |
| peoral | Latin per os meaning by opening, oral route |
| parenteral | administration via injection bypassing first pass effect |
| polypharmacy | concurrent use of multiple meds |
| REMS | risk evaluation and mitigation strategy; FDA mandated programs for prescribing, dispensing, taking certain drugs to manage certain risks |
| rectal route | administration of med via rectum |
| suppository | soft, rounded pieces of coca butter, glycerin, synthetic base containing medication via rectum |
| sublingual | underneath the tongue |
| topical | route of administration which meds are applied to the surface of skin or mucous membrane |
| verbal order | who may accept and transcribe an order |
| vaginal route | administration via vagina |
| urinary retention | inability to partially or completely empty bladder, resulting from prostate, hypertrophy, malignancies, kidney stones, anticholinergic drug intake, urinary tract infection |
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