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Week 5 Key terms
TCC Week 5 Key terms
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| drug that blocks conduction within the spinal cord | centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant |
| drugs not suitable for combination or adminstration together | incompatibility |
| inhibits muscle contraction at the nueromuscular junction | peripheral skeletal muscle relaxant |
| produces and action that is greater than either of the components can produce alone | potentiates |
| relaxes muscle, increases blood flow | vasodilator |
| variation in normal rythm of heart | cardiac arrhythmia |
| local anesthetic ino the extradural space | epideral anesthesia |
| relieves pain by depressing the central nervous system, produces loss of consciousness | general anesthetic |
| reduces pain in a specific area of the body according to adminsitration site | local anesthetic |
| local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space | spinal anesthesia |
| placing a drug on the surface of skin or mucous membrane | topical application |
| center of brain; influences mood, motivation, pain perception | hypothalamus |
| reduction of oxygen supply to tissues below normal physiological function levels | hypoxia |
| resulting action from combination of drugs is greater than the sum of individual effects | synergestic |