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Study for route of administration for Health Science 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A route of administration in which the medication is absorbed directly through the skin. Typically a patch. | Transdermal |
| Type of injection in which the medication is administered through the skin directly into the muscle. | Intramuscular |
| Type of effect which is desired or intended, reflects the purpose of prescribing. | Therapeutic |
| Undesired effects which may be harmful. | Adverse |
| Effects which can be extremely harmful. | Toxic |
| Taking more of a drug than prescirbed or advised. | Overdose |
| Patient's reactivity is altered due to previous contact with drug acting as antigen or allergen. | Allergies |
| Two organs that are affected by toxic buildup are the kidneys and the __________. | Liver |
| The type of name for a drug which differs from all other drugs, reflects its chemical structure. | Chemical |
| An injection directly into a vein. | Intravenous |
| Route of administration in which a tablet is placed under the tongue to dissolve. | Sublingual |
| The most convenient and commonly used route of administration. | Oral |
| Any route other than oral. | Parenteral |
| A injection given to the fatty layer of tissue just below the skin. | Subcutaneous |
| A medical _______ is used to look up medical terms and definitions. | dictionary |
| used to find out information about a particular drug. contains pictures of pills, trade names, and symptom listings. | PDR |
| An injection that only enters the top layers of skin. | Intradermal |
| A written order by a doctor that allows a patient to obtain non- over-the-counter medications. | Prescription |
| during medical drug testing, not only sick patients need to be tested, but ______ patients as well. | healthy |
| Not the brand name for a drug, sometimes it's just the chemical name of the drug. the ________ name. | Generic |