Pharmacology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Cretinine | a metabolite of muscle metabolism that is excreted in the urine in proportion to renal function |
Creatinine clearance | a measure of renal creatinine excretion that is used to evaluate renal function |
drug compliance | following drug prescription directions exactly as written |
enterohepatic recycling | the process whereby drug is eliminated from the liver/bilary tract into the GI tract and then reabsorbed from the GI tract back to the liver |
geriatrics | medical specialty that deals with individuals over 65 years of age |
mixed-function oxidase systems | drug microsomal metabolizing enzymes (DMMS) that decrease with age and slow the rate of drug oxidation and metabolism |
polypharmacy | the situation in patients whose treatment involves multiple drug prescriptions |
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