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Ch. 34 Kinn's Book Administering Medications

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asymptomatic   Without symptoms of a disease process  
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bevel   Angled tip of a needle  
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bronchoconstriction   Narrowing of the bronchiole tubes  
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enteric-coated   Referring to an oral medication to which a coating has been added that resists the effects of stomach juices; designed so that medicine is absorbed in the small intestine  
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hermetically sealed   Sealed so that no air can enter  
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hypostension   Low blood pressure  
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immunosuppresant   Administering repeated injections of diluted extracts of a substance that causes an allergy; also called desensitization.  
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induration   An abnormally hard, inflamed area.  
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loading dose   A double dose administered as the first does of a medication; usually used with antibiotic therapy so that therapeutic blood levels are reached quickly  
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meniscus   The curved surface of liquids in a container  
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phlebitis   Inflammation of a vein, with the possible complication of clot formation at the site (thromophlebitis)  
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polyuria   Excretion of an unusually large amount of urine  
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scored   Slashed; for example, describes a tablet that is manufactured with an indentation for division through the center.  
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sterile   Free of all living microorganisms  
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vasodilation   Increase in the diameter of a blood vessel  
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viscosity   The quality of being thick and lacking the capability of easy movement  
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wheal   Localized area of edema or a raised lesion  
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7 Rights of Proper Drug Administration   The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time, the right technique, the right documentation  
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solid dosage oral forms   tablets, caplets, capsules and lozenges (troches)  
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liquid oral dosage forms   syrups, emulsions, gels and magmas, fluid extracts, tinctures, extracts and elixers  
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syrup   a solution of sugar and water, usually containing flavoring and medicinal substances. Cough syrups such as Robitussin are the most common  
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emulsions   a mixture of oil and water that improves the taste of otherwise distasteful products, such as cod liver oil.  
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gels and magmas   minerals suspended in water.  
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fluid extracts   combinations of alcohol and vegetable products that are more potent that tinctures. For example a belladona fluid extract has a higher % of the powdered belladonna leaf than tincture of belladonna.  
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tinctures   an alcoholic preparation of a soluable drug or chemical substance, usually from plant sources.  
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extracts   very concentrated combinations of vegetable products and alcohol or ether that are evaporated until a syrupy liquid, solid mass, or powder is formed. Extracts are many times stronger than the crude itself.  
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elixirs   an aromatic, alcholic,  
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