intro to pharmacology
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| ac | before meals
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| AM | morning; before noon
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| - c | with
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| h | hour
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| pc | after meals
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| pm | afternoon
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| PRN | as needed
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| s | without
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| stat | at once
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| bid | twice a day
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| q | every
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| qid | 4 times per day
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| tid | 3 times per day
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| x | times
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| cap | capsule
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| gtt | drop
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| po | by mouth
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| sl | sub-lingual
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| tab | tablet
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| top | topical
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| ung | ointment
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| g | gram
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| mg | milligram
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| mcg | microgram
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| mL | milliliter
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| oz | ounce
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| od | right eye
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| os | left eye
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| ou | both eyes
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| ad | right ear
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| as | left ear
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| au | both ears
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| c/o | complains of
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| a; an | without
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| algia | pain
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| angin; angina | chest pain
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| ant; anti | against
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| bio; biotic | life
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| broncho | bronchi to lungs
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| cardio | heart
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| coag; coagulate | clot
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| constrict | narrow
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| convulsion | seizure
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| de; dis | away or free from
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| dilate; dilator | enlarge or widen
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| diur; diuret | removing fluid
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| entero | intestines
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| emeto; emetic | vomiting
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| emia | in the blood
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| expecto | cough up
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| gastro | stomach
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| glyco | sugar; blood sugar
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| hyper | high
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| hypo | low
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| lip; lipid | fat
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| neoplasm; neoplastic | new growth
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| psycho | mind
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| rhythm; rhythmic | refers to regularity of the heart beat
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| tension; tensive | refers to blood pressure
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| tussis; tussive | refers to cough
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| vaso | blood vessel
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| list the purposes of medication | prevent illness, treat or relieve symptoms, to diagnose, replacement therapy, toxic drugs, and to cure
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| give an example of a medication that prevents illness | HepB vaccine
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| give an example of a medication that treats or relieves symptoms | blood pressure medication
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| give an example of a medication that diagnoses | contrast dye
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| give an example of replacement therapy | insulin
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| give an example of a toxic drug | antineoplastic drugs
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| give an example of a drug that cures a disease | antibiotic
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| absorption | passage of a drug into the body's bloodstream through the digestive system, mucous membranes, or kin
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| action | ability of a drug to act on body processes at the cellular level
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| administer | to give a medication to a pt as directed by a physician
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| adverse effect | result of taking a drug that is not therapeutic and may be unpleasant or harmful
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| allergy | immune response to a medication that results in inflammation and organ dysfunction
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| anaphylaxis | severe allergic reaction
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| contraindication | condition under which a drug should never be used
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| cumulative medication action | action of repeated doses of a medication that are not immediately eliminated from the body
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| dispense | to prepare or deliver medications
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| distribution | transport of a drug to body fluids, tissues, and cells
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| dosage | physician's indication of how much and how often a pt should take a drug
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| dose | amount of a drug a pt takes each time
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| drug | any substance that when taken into a living organism may modify one or more of its functions
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| drug class | grouping of drugs by their therapeutic effect, the body system effected or their action
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| efficacy | ability of a medication to produce a desired effect
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| excretion | elimination of waste products from the body
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| indication | approved use of a drug as approved by the food and drug administration
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| interaction | effect in the body as a result of a combination of a drug with food or another drug
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| local effect | impact of a medication that is specific only to a certain part of the body
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| metabolism | change to a medication by the body which converts it to an inactive water soluble compound for excretion
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| opiate | class of analgesic drugs that depress the central nervous system aka narcotic
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| over the counter | type of drug that can be obtained w/o a prescription
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| pharmacodynamics | study of the body's biochemical and physiological response to drugs
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| pharnacokinetics | study of the action of drugs as they move throught he body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
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| pharmacology | study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living animals
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| pharmacotherapeutics | study of the use and effect of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease
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| polypharmacy | high-risk situation in which a pt is taking multiple medications, thud increasing the risk of adverse effects
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| prescribe | to indicate a drug to be administered
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| systemic effect | impact of a medication throughout the body
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| teratogenic effect | adverse effect of a drug on a developing embryo or fetus
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| therapeutic effect | desired response in the body from a prescribed drug
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| tolerance | need for increased dose of a drug to produce the same effect
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| toxic | poisonous or harmful
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| what are the factors that affect drug action | age, weight, sex, pregnancy, environment, food, fluids,pathological states, genetic factors, psychological factors
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