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Drug Administration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Between the cheek and gum | Buccal |
| A liquid used to dissolve and dilute another substance, such as a drug | Diluent |
| Vaginal irrigation, which can be used to administer vaginal medication in liquid form | Douche |
| a slow drip, as of an intravenous solution into a vein | Infusion |
| Within muscle; an IM injection allows administration of a larger amount of a drug than a Sub-Q injection allows | Intramuscular (IM) |
| Injected directly into a vein | Intravenous (IV) |
| A form of topical drug;also known as a salve | Ointment |
| The way a drug is introduced into the body | Route |
| A homogeneous mixture of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance in a liquid, such as a dissolved drug in liquid form | Solution |
| Under the Skin | Subcutaneous (Sub-Q) |
| Under the tongue | Sublingual |
| A type of topical drug administration that slowly and evenly releases a systemic drug through the skin directly into the bloodstream; a transdermal unit is also called a patch | Transdermal |
| The amount of space an abject, such as a drug, occupies | Volume |
| A technique used when injecting an IM drug that can irritate Sub-Q tissue; involves pulling the skin and Sub-Q tissue to the side before inserting the needle at the site creating a zigzag path the drug from leaking into the Sub-Q tissue causing irritation | Z-track Method |
| Within the upper layers of the skin | Intradermal (ID) |
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