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Mid Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Side effects/ adverse reactions | undesirable effects of a drug |
| Potentiation | when two drugs increase each other's effects |
| Grapefruit juice | increases the effects of statins by altering drug absorption |
| Rebound effect | symptoms return stronger after a drug wears off |
| Placebo | inactive substance, may psychologically improve symptoms |
| Morphine | derived from the poppy plant |
| Epsom salts | mineral-based and used in drug therapy |
| Fluidextracts, tinctures, elixirs, and spirits | contains alcohol and should not be used by alcoholics or diabetics |
| St. John's Wort | causes dangerous interactions with theophylline, digoxin, and warfarin |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | requires drugs meet official standards and be listed in the USP/Nf |
| Prescriber's Digital Reference | provides info on drug products by pharmaceutical companies |
| Sustained-release tablets | release medication over time via coatings that dissolve at different rates |
| Preparations | drug and other ingredients for easier ingestion or administration |
| Subcutaneous injection | Example: insulin |
| Parenteral Documentation | note route, location, and patient reaction |
| mL | unit for liquid volume |
| m2 | body surface area |
| kg | weight |
| drop factor | measured in gtt/mL |
| Normal temperature range | 36-38 degrees Celsius |
| Nosocomial infection | acquired in hospitals or care facilities |
| Blood | main carrier for pathogens |
| mycosis | fungal infections |
| tetracyclines | higher risk for superinfection |
| broad-spectrum antibiotics | may increase drug resistance |
| other adults risk factors | thin skin, weakened immune system, poor nutrition |
| eye meds | -apply pressure to inner canthus to prevent systemic absorption -after eye ointment, close eye and rub in circular motion |
| ear meds | massage the tragus after instillation |
| presbyopia | age related farsightedness |
| conductive hearing loss | altered perception of sound |
| signs of hearing loss | asking for repetition, inappropriate responses |
| diaper rash treatments | desitin, vaseline, zinc oxide |
| skin functions | senses environment, regulates temp via perspiration |
| keratolytics | remove outer skin layers |
| occlussive dressings | trap drug, heat, and moisture |
| partial-thickness burns | blisters, red, painful |
| miticides | kill parasites on skin |
| Congestive heart failure symptoms | fatigue, dyspnea, edema, trachycardia |
| coumadin | prevents blood clots |
| digoxin | used for arrhythmia -take apical pulse before administering |
| goal of oxygen therapy | relieve hypoxia |
| alveoli | gas exchange units of lungs |
| orthopnea | trouble breathing when lying down |
| respiration | medical term for breathing |
| influenza | major respiratory illness |
| lung cancer | may start with persistent cough |
| upper respiratory cancer | often starts with hoarseness |
| assess for side affects | 30 minutes after drug administration |
| a.c. | before meals |
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Perlahm