Question | Answer |
1. ampules | small, sealed glass bottles containing a single does of medication |
2. artificially aquired active immunity | immunity that is induced by a vaccine |
3. deltoid muscle | small muscle mass located on the outer surface of the upper arm that is ideal for small dosages of medications |
4. diphtheria | acute infectious disease that has symptoms such as headache, fever, and sore throat |
5. dorsogluteal site | upper-outer quadrant of the buttocks; ideal for administration of large-volume intramuscular nedications |
6. hepatitis A | most common type of hepatitis in the United States, a viral disease that affects the liver |
7. hepatitis B | highly contagious form of hepatitis that is transmitted by contaminated serum in blood transfusions or through use of contaminated needles or instruments |
8. Hib disease | lesser known disease caused by a bacterium that is spread through the air and enters the lungs or bloodstream of children |
9. immunity | resistance to a disease |
10. immunizations | substance that decreases susceptibility to a disease; also known as vaccines |
11. immunoglobulin | blood product that contains anitbodies |
12. inactivated polio vaccine(IPV) | polio vaccine that is injectable |
13. inhalation medications | route of medication administration that delivers medication directly to the respiratory tract |
14. Intradermal (ID) injection | given directly under the first layer of the skin |
15. intramuscular (IM) injections | injections into the muscle tissue given at a 90-degree angle |
16. liquid medications | medications that are taken orally |
17. measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine | protects children from developing measles, mumps, and rubella |
18. oral medication | medication that is absorbed through the gastrointestinal system and then rapidly absorbed by the body |
19. oral polio vaccine(OPV) | live, early form of the polio vaccine that was given to children but was shown to cause polio in some cases and is no longer recommened |
20. parenteral medication administration | medications that are given through injection |
21. pertussis | respiratory disease that is most common in children under the age of 4 years; also knows as whooping cough |
22. pneumococcal vaccine | vaccine that is given to guard against contracting the Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria |
23. prefilled cartridge injection systems | single-dose cartridges that fit into a special cartridge holder which results in medications not having to be drawn up prior to injections |
24. subcutaneous injection | injection given just under the skin in the fat tissue |
25. tetanus | a disease of the nervous system that is caused by a bacterium that enters the body through a break in the skin |
26. vaccines | substance that contains the antigen and stimulates a primary response against the antigen without causing symptoms of the disease |
27. varicella | chicken pox |
28. vastus lateralis muscle | part of the outer portion of the upper thigh that is also part of the quadriceps and is considered the safest site for IM injections |
29. ventrogluteal site | muscle considered safer than the dorsogluteal muscle for IM injections because it has no major nerves or blood vessels |
30. viscosity | thickness of a substance |
31. Z-track method | a method of injection that is used when a medication is irritating to the subcutaneous tissues or when the medication may discolor the skin |