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Exam, Oct. 24th
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Question | Answer |
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OD | RIGHT EYE |
ABSORPTION | HOW THE DRUG GETS ABSORPED INTO THE BODY ( USUALLY THE SMALL INTESTINE) |
DISTRIBUTION | DISTRIBUTES THE DRUG TO WHERE IT IS NEEDED IN THE BODY |
METABOLISM | BREAKS DOWN THE DRUG |
EXCRETION | HOW THE DRUG LEAVES THE BODY (KIDNEYS) |
AGONIST | MAY ACTIVATE RECEPTIORS AND MAY EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE NORMAL CELLULER PROCESSES (EXAMPLE: LEVOTHYROXINE) |
ANTAGONIST | BINDS TO RECEPTORS BUT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THEM (EXAMPLE: PROZAC) |
HYPER | HIGH |
HYPO | LOW |
DYS | DIFFICULTY |
A OR AN | WITHOUT |
-ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
-OMA | TUMOR |
-EMIA | PERTAINING TO THE BLOOD |
-OSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION |
-IAL OR IA | CONDITION OF (ROOT WORD TELLS YOU) |
-ALGIA | PAIN |
-ECTOMY | REMOVAL OF |
-PATHY | DISEASE |
CARDIA | HEART |
MYO | MUSCLE |
THROMB | CLOT |
PHLEB | VEIN |
LIPID | FAT |
NEPHR | KIDNEYS |
SOMAT | BODY |
GLYC | SUGAR |
GAST | STOMACH |
HEPAT | LIVER |
HEMO | BLOOD |
DERMA | SKIN |
CYT | CELL |
ADEN | GLANDS |
ENCEPHAL | BRAIN |
NEUR | NERVE |
PNEUM | LUNG |
PULMON | ALSO LUNG |
CYST | BLADDER |
1ML | 1CC |
5 MLS | 1 TSP |
15 ML | 1 TABLESPOON |
30 ML | 1 OUNCE (OZ) |
1 KG | 2.2 LBS |
480 ML | 1 PINT |
1 PT | 16 OUNCES |
2 PTS | 1 QUART |
4 QUARTS | 1 GALLON |
YOUNG'S RULE | CHILDS AGE X ADULT DOSE DIVIDED BY CHILDS AGE + 12 |
CLARK'S RULE | CHILDS WEIGHT(LBS) X ADULT DOSE DIVIDED BY 150 |
TOPROL XL | METOPROLOL- ANGINA ( B1- BLOCKER) |
XANAX | ALPRAZOLAM- ANXIETY |
PROVENTIL/ VENTOLIN | ALBUTEROL- BROCHOSPASM |
ZOLOFT | SERTRALINE- DEPRESSION, OCD, PANIC DISORDER |
ZOCOR | SIMVASTATIN- STATIN, HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
NORVASC | AMLODIPINE- HYPERTENSION |
GLUCOPHAGE | METFORMIN- ANTIDIABETIC |
MOTRIN | IBUPROFEN- ANTIINFLAMMATORY |
DYAZIDE/ MAXIDE | TRIAMTERENE/HCTZ- HYPERTENSION |
AMBIEN | ZOLPIDEM- INSOMNIA |
KEFLEX | CEPHALEXIN- INFECTION |
NEXIUM | ESOMEPRAZOLE- GERD |
PREVACID | LANSOPRAZOLE- GERD |
LEXAPRO | ESCITALOPRAM- DEPRESSION |
DELTASONE | PREDNISONE- ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, MS ACUTE EXACERBATIONS |
ZYRTEC | CETIRAZINE- ALLERGIES |
SINGULAR | MONTELUKAST- ASTHMA |
CELEBREX | CELECOXIB- OSTEOARTHRITIS, R.A., DYSMENHORRHEA |
PROZAC | FLUOXETINE- DEPRESSION, OCD, BULIMIA NERVOSA |
FOSAMAX | ALENDRONATE- OSTEOARTHRITIS |
LOPRESSER | MNETOPROLOL TARTRATE- HYPERTENSION, ACUTE MI |
LEVOXYL | LEVOTHYROXINE- HYPOTHYRODISM |
ATIVAN | LORAZEPAM- ANXIETY |
PROTONIX | PANTOPRAZOLE- GERD |
ELAVIL | AMITRIPTYLINE- DEPRESSION |
PREMARIN | CONJUGATED ESTROGENS- MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS |
ALLEGRA | FEXOFENADINE- ALLERGIES |
PLAVIX | CLOPIDOGREL- ADP- INHIBITOR |
EFFEXOR | VENLAFAXINE- DEPRESSION, GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER |
K-DUR | POTASSIUM |
DARVOCET N | PROPOXYPHENE/APAP- PAIN |
ADVAIR | SALMETEROL/ FLUTICASONE- ASTHMA, COPD |
COUMADIN | WARFARIN- ANTICOAGULATION (BLOOD THINNER) |
TYLENOL # 3 | APAP WITH CODEINE- PAIN |
KLONOPIN | CLONAZEPAM- BENZODIAZEPINE |
NEURONTIN | GABAPENTIN- SEIZURES |
FLONASE | FLUTICASONE- SEASONAL ALLERGIES |
AUGMENTIN | AMOX/CLAV- INFECTION |
ZANTAC | RANITIDINE- GERD |
VASOTEC | ENALAPRIL- HYPERTENSION |
PAXIL | PAROXATINE- DEPRESSION, OCD,PANIC DISORDER |
PRAVACHOL | PRAVASTATIN- HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
VIAGRA | SILDENAFIL- ED |
FLEXERIL | CYCLOBENZOPRINE- MUSCLE RELAXENT |
ALTACE | RAMIPRIL- HTN |
DIOVAN | VALSARTIN- HTN |
LOTREL | AMLODIPINE/ BENAZEPRIL- HTN |
PERCOCET | OXYCODONE/APAP- PAIN |
VALIUM | DIAZEPAM- ANXIETY |
ULTRAM | TRAMADOL- PAIN |
CALAN, ISOPTIN | VERAPAMIL- HTN, ANGINA |
DIOVAN HCT | VALSARTIN/HCTZ- HTN |
ZESTORETIC | LISINOPRIL/HCTZ- HTN |
ORTHO EVRA | BC |
CELEXA | CITALOPRAM- DEPRESSION |
ACCUPRIL | QUINAPRIL- HTN, HEART FAILURE |
SOMA | CARISOPRODOL- MUSCLE RELAXANT |
ACTOS | PIOGLITAZONE- TYPE 2 DM |
PHENERGAN | PROMETHAZINE- NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
ACTONEL | RISEDRONATE- OSTEOARTHRITIS |
COZAAR | LOSARTIAN- HTN |
IMDUR | ISOSORBIDE MN- ANGINA |
ZYLOPRIM | ALLOPURINOL- GOUT |
CATAPRES | CLONIDINE- HTN |