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Pharm Ch. 10 Terms
Pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antiemetic | a drug that inhibits impulses that cause vomiting from going to the stomach |
| diverticular disease | formation and inflammation of an outpcketing from the colon wall. |
| emesis | vomiting |
| gastritis | irritation and superficial erosion of the stomach lining |
| GERD | a GI disease characterized by radiating burning or pain in the chest and an acid taste, caused by backflow of acidic stomach contents across an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter; also referred to as heartburn |
| hemorrhoids | engargements of the vascular cushions situated within sphincter muscles; ruslts from pressure exerted on anal veins while straining to pass a stool |
| hepatitis | a disea of the liver that causes inflammation, can be acute or chronic, and has several forms fromA through G |
| hepatitis A | a viral form of hepatitis that is usually mild and transient and can be spread from one person to another |
| hepatitis B | the most dangerous form of hepatitis, accoumpanied by jaundice and easily spread from one person to another |
| hepatitis C | an infection of the liver that cannot be spread from one person to another by contact; most commonly transmitted by blood transfusions or illicit drug use |
| host | the animal on which parasite feeds |
| IBS | a funtional disorder in which the lower GI tract does not have appropriate tone or spasticity to regulate bowel activity |
| IVIG | the notation for the immune globulin that is given intravenously |
| malaria | an infectious febrile disease caused by protozoan Plasmadium and trasmitted by the Anopheles mosquito |
| morbid obesity | a state in which an individual's weight is two or more times the ideal body weight |
| obesity | a state in which an individual's total body weight includes greater quantites of fat than considered normal |
| protozoan | a single-celled animal |
| reflux | backflow; specifically in GERD, the backflow of acidic stomach contents across an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter |
| stress ulcer | a peptic ulcer, usually gastric, that occurs in clinical setting; caused by a breakdown of natural mucosal resistance |
| traveler's diarrhea | diarrhea caused by ingesting contaminated foor or water; so called because it is often contracted by traveler's in countries where the water supply is contaminated |
| vertigo | the sensation of the room spinning when one gets up or changes positions; can be treated with anticholinergic agents |
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