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PHR 209
Ch. 34 Kinn's Book Administering Medications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asymptomatic | Without symptoms of a disease process |
| bevel | Angled tip of a needle |
| bronchoconstriction | Narrowing of the bronchiole tubes |
| enteric-coated | Referring to an oral medication to which a coating has been added that resists the effects of stomach juices; designed so that medicine is absorbed in the small intestine |
| hermetically sealed | Sealed so that no air can enter |
| hypostension | Low blood pressure |
| immunosuppresant | Administering repeated injections of diluted extracts of a substance that causes an allergy; also called desensitization. |
| induration | An abnormally hard, inflamed area. |
| loading dose | A double dose administered as the first does of a medication; usually used with antibiotic therapy so that therapeutic blood levels are reached quickly |
| meniscus | The curved surface of liquids in a container |
| phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein, with the possible complication of clot formation at the site (thromophlebitis) |
| polyuria | Excretion of an unusually large amount of urine |
| scored | Slashed; for example, describes a tablet that is manufactured with an indentation for division through the center. |
| sterile | Free of all living microorganisms |
| vasodilation | Increase in the diameter of a blood vessel |
| viscosity | The quality of being thick and lacking the capability of easy movement |
| wheal | Localized area of edema or a raised lesion |
| 7 Rights of Proper Drug Administration | The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time, the right technique, the right documentation |
| solid dosage oral forms | tablets, caplets, capsules and lozenges (troches) |
| liquid oral dosage forms | syrups, emulsions, gels and magmas, fluid extracts, tinctures, extracts and elixers |
| syrup | a solution of sugar and water, usually containing flavoring and medicinal substances. Cough syrups such as Robitussin are the most common |
| emulsions | a mixture of oil and water that improves the taste of otherwise distasteful products, such as cod liver oil. |
| gels and magmas | minerals suspended in water. |
| fluid extracts | combinations of alcohol and vegetable products that are more potent that tinctures. For example a belladona fluid extract has a higher % of the powdered belladonna leaf than tincture of belladonna. |
| tinctures | an alcoholic preparation of a soluable drug or chemical substance, usually from plant sources. |
| extracts | very concentrated combinations of vegetable products and alcohol or ether that are evaporated until a syrupy liquid, solid mass, or powder is formed. Extracts are many times stronger than the crude itself. |
| elixirs | an aromatic, alcholic, |
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