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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OPHTHALMIC | THE EYE |
| OTIC | THE EAR |
| METERED DOSE INHALER | A DEVICE THAT DELIEVERS A SPECIFIC AMOUT OF MEDICATION TO THE AIRWAY AND LUNGS |
| SPACER | AN ADD ON DEVICE USED TO INCREASE THE EASE OF ADMINISTERING AEROSOLIZED MEDICATION FROM A METERED DOSE INHALER |
| PROKINETIC AGENT | SPEEDS UP DIGESTION |
| VISCOUS | STICKY OR THICK CONSISTENCY |
| PARENTERAL ROUTE | DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM |
| IRRITANT | CAUSING IRRITATION |
| EXCRETION | TO SUCRETE OR RELEASE SOMETHING |
| DIAPHORESIS | SWEATING |
| ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOT PART OF A STANDARD OF CARE |
| ENURESIS | BED WETTING |
| ENKEPHALIN | NATURAL PAIN KILLERS |
| MAINTENANCE MEDICATION | DRUGS YOU TAKE REGULARY FOR AN ONGOING CONDITION IE. BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS |
| MANAGED CARE | REDUCES COST |
| RECEPTOR SITE | A PLACE WHERE SOMETHING ATTATCHES, OR THE PART OF A CELL THAT INTERACTS WITH A DRUG |
| SYSTEMIC ACTION | AFFECTING THE WHOLE BODY |
| SOLUBILITY | ABILITY TO DISSOLVE |
| POTENCY | STRENGTH |
| MALPRACTICE | WHEN THE STANDARD OF CARE IS NOT MET |
| AGONIST | STIMULATES RESPONSE |
| IMMUNOGLOBULINS | ANTIBODIES IN THE BLOOD |
| PATENT | OPEN OR UNBLOCKED |
| STANDARD PROTOCOL | STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TREAT A PATIENT |
| SALT | RESULT OF AN ACID AND BASE MIXTURE |
| UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA | OFFICAL PUBLIC STANDARDS SETTING AUTHORITY FOR ALL PRESCRIPTION AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS |
| INEBRIATION | DRUNK, ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| MUTAGENIC | CAUSES A GENETIC MUTATION |
| DRUG STANDARDIZATION | STANDARD |
| DOSAGE | QUANTITY PER UNIT OF TIME |