Ch. 38 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
ac | before meals |
AM | morning; before noon |
- c | with |
h | hour |
pc | after meals |
pm | afternoon |
PRN | as needed |
s | without |
stat | at once |
bid | twice a day |
q | every |
qid | 4 times per day |
tid | 3 times per day |
x | times |
cap | capsule |
gtt | drop |
po | by mouth |
sl | sub-lingual |
tab | tablet |
top | topical |
ung | ointment |
g | gram |
mg | milligram |
mcg | microgram |
mL | milliliter |
oz | ounce |
od | right eye |
os | left eye |
ou | both eyes |
ad | right ear |
as | left ear |
au | both ears |
SOB | shortness of breath |
c/o | complains of |
a; an | without |
algia | pain |
angin; angina | chest pain |
ant; anti | against |
bio; biotic | life |
broncho | bronchi to lungs |
cardio | heart |
coag; coagulate | clot |
constrict | narrow |
convulsion | seizure |
de; dis | away or free from |
dilate; dilator | enlarge or widen |
diur; diuret | removing fluid |
entero | intestines |
emeto; emetic | vomiting |
emia | in the blood |
expecto | cough up |
gastro | stomach |
glyco | sugar; blood sugar |
hyper | high |
hypo | low |
lip; lipid | fat |
neoplasm; neoplastic | new growth |
psycho | mind |
rhythm; rhythmic | refers to regularity of the heart beat |
tension; tensive | refers to blood pressure |
tussis; tussive | refers to cough |
vaso | blood vessel |
list the purposes of medication | prevent illness, treat or relieve symptoms, to diagnose, replacement therapy, toxic drugs, and to cure |
give an example of a medication that prevents illness | HepB vaccine |
give an example of a medication that treats or relieves symptoms | blood pressure medication |
give an example of a medication that diagnoses | contrast dye |
give an example of replacement therapy | insulin |
give an example of a toxic drug | antineoplastic drugs |
give an example of a drug that cures a disease | antibiotic |
absorption | passage of a drug into the body's bloodstream through the digestive system, mucous membranes, or kin |
action | ability of a drug to act on body processes at the cellular level |
administer | to give a medication to a pt as directed by a physician |
adverse effect | result of taking a drug that is not therapeutic and may be unpleasant or harmful |
allergy | immune response to a medication that results in inflammation and organ dysfunction |
anaphylaxis | severe allergic reaction |
contraindication | condition under which a drug should never be used |
cumulative medication action | action of repeated doses of a medication that are not immediately eliminated from the body |
dispense | to prepare or deliver medications |
distribution | transport of a drug to body fluids, tissues, and cells |
dosage | physician's indication of how much and how often a pt should take a drug |
dose | amount of a drug a pt takes each time |
drug | any substance that when taken into a living organism may modify one or more of its functions |
drug class | grouping of drugs by their therapeutic effect, the body system effected or their action |
efficacy | ability of a medication to produce a desired effect |
excretion | elimination of waste products from the body |
indication | approved use of a drug as approved by the food and drug administration |
interaction | effect in the body as a result of a combination of a drug with food or another drug |
local effect | impact of a medication that is specific only to a certain part of the body |
metabolism | change to a medication by the body which converts it to an inactive water soluble compound for excretion |
opiate | class of analgesic drugs that depress the central nervous system aka narcotic |
over the counter | type of drug that can be obtained w/o a prescription |
pharmacodynamics | study of the body's biochemical and physiological response to drugs |
pharnacokinetics | study of the action of drugs as they move throught he body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
pharmacology | study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living animals |
pharmacotherapeutics | study of the use and effect of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease |
polypharmacy | high-risk situation in which a pt is taking multiple medications, thud increasing the risk of adverse effects |
prescribe | to indicate a drug to be administered |
systemic effect | impact of a medication throughout the body |
teratogenic effect | adverse effect of a drug on a developing embryo or fetus |
therapeutic effect | desired response in the body from a prescribed drug |
tolerance | need for increased dose of a drug to produce the same effect |
toxic | poisonous or harmful |
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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