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Pharm Ch 4 - HCCRT
Pharm Ch 4 - Drug Doses - HCCRT
Question | Answer |
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Weight Units of Measure for Drug Doses | kg, gm, mg |
Volume Units of Measure for Drug Doses | L, ml |
Drops Units of Measure for Drug Doses | 16 gtts = 1 ml |
Solution | A mixture of an intert liquid with an active ingredient. |
Solute | The active ingredient or substance that is dissolved in a solution. |
Solvent | The intert liquid or vehicle in a solution. |
Most Respiratory Care drugs are __________ solutions? | Clear |
What does the active ingredient in RC drugs start out as? | White Crystalline Powder |
What part of the solution is the white crystalline powder in RC Drugs? | Solvent |
Strength | The percentage of a solute to solvent in a solution. % = solute/total amount |
Pre-Mixed | Drug that is ready for patient use and does not require any additional mixing by the RT. |
Dose | The amount of medicene or radiation to be administered at ONE time. |
Dose | The amount of drug that produces a therapeutic response. |
Effective Dose | The amount of a drug that produces a response in 50% of the people taking it. |
Dosage | The determination of the amount, frequency adn number of doses of a medicene or radiation for a certain patient over a period of time. |
What are concentrated drugs mixed with before being dispenses? | Diluent |