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| The process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream |
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| More severe side effects that may justify the discontinuation of a drug |
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| A drug that interacts with a receptor to produce a response |
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| A glass container usually designed to hold a single dose of a drug |
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| A severe allergic reaction that usually occurs immediately after the administration of a drug |
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| A drug that inhibits cell function by occupying the drugs receptor sites |
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| The slanted part at the tip of a needle |
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| Process by which a drug is converted to a less active form; also called detoxification |
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| Name of the drug given by the drug manufacturer; also called the trade name |
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| A medication (E. G., A tablet) that is held in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until the drug dissolves |
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| A tube with a lumen (Channel) that is inserted into a cavity or duct and is often fitted with a trocar during insertion for abdominal paracentesis; the part of the needle that is attached to the hub; also called a shaft |
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| The name by which a chemist knows the drug; describes the constituents of the drug precisely |
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| The increasing response to repeated doses of a drug that occurs when the rate of administration exceeds the rate of metabolism or excretion |
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| The transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action |
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| A chemical compound taken for disease prevention, diagnosis, Cure, or relief or to affect the structure or function of the body |
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| Excessive intake of a substance either continually or periodically |
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| An immunologic reaction to a drug |
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| Inability to keep the intake of a drug or substance under control |
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| A mild form of psychological dependence on a drug |
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| The time required for the elimination process to reduce the concentration of a drug to one half what it was at initial administration |
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| The beneficial or harmful interaction of one drug with another drug |
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| A condition in which successive increases in the dosage of a drug are required to maintain a given therapeutic effect |
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| The quality of a drug that exerts a deleterious effect on an organism or tissue |
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| The injection of an anesthetic agent into the epidural or intrathecal (subarachnoid) space |
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| Study of the affects of ethnicity on responses to prescribed medicines |
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| Elimination of a waste product produced by the body cells from the body |
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| A tube that is surgically placed directly into the clients stomach and provides another route for administering nutrition and medications |
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| The diameter of the shaft of a needle; the larger the gauge number, the smaller the diameter of the shaft |
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| Given before a drug officially becomes an approved medication; generally used throughout the drugs lifetime |
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| The part of the needle that fits onto the syringe |
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| A type of syringe that comes in two, 2.5, and 3ML sizes; the syringe usually has two scales mark on it: the mnim and the milliliter |
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| Diseases caused unintentionally by medical therapy |
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| A different, unexpected, or individual effect from the normal one usually expected from a medication; the occurrence of unpredictable and unexplainable symptoms |
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| Drugs that are sold illegally; street drugs |
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| The decreased effect of one or both drugs |
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| Syringe that has a scale specially designed for insulin and is the only syringe that should be used to administer insulin |
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| Under the epidermis (into the dermis) |
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| Intradermal (ID) injection |
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| The administration of a drug into the dermal layer of the skin just beneath the epidermis |
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| Intramuscular (IM) injection |
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| The administration of a drug into the muscle tissue |
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| A flashing or washing out with a specified solution; administration of a solution to watch out the conjunctival sac to remove secretions or foreign bodies or to remove chemicals that may injure the eye |
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| an irrigation or washing of a body organ, such as the stomach |
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| a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief of a symptom, or prevention of disease |
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| Medication Reconciliation |
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| process of creating the most accurate list possible of all medications a patient is taking |
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| the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or graduated cup |
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| the sum of all the physical and chemical processes by which living substance is formed and maintained and by which energy is made available for use by the organism |
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| Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) |
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| a handheld nebulizer, which is a pressurized container of medication that can be used by the client to release the medication through a mouthpiece |
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| the basic unit of measure in the apothecary system, equal to 0.0616 mL |
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| Latin word nil per os "nothing by mouth" |
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| a tube is inserted by way of the nasopharynx and is placed into the client's stomach for the purpose of feeding the client or to remove gastric secretions |
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| the name under which a drug is listed in one of the official publications (e.g., the United States Pharmacopeia) |
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| the time after administration when the body initially responds to the drug |
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| drug administration occurring outside the alimentary tract; injected into the body through some route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intramuscularly) |
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| the concentration of a drug in the blood plasma that occurs when the elimination rate equals the rate of absorption |
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| the route of absorption of topical medications through the skin |
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| a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and prescriptions |
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| the process by which a drug alters cell physiology |
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| genetic variations such as gender, size, and body composition that influences a client's response to a drug |
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| the study of the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs |
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| the scientific study of the actions of drugs on living animals and humans |
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| a book containing a list of drug products used in medicine, including their descriptions and formulas |
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| the art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs; also refers to the place where drugs are prepared and dispensed |
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| biochemical changes occurring in the body as a result of excessive use of a drug |
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| second set connects the second container at the lower, secondary port; used soley for intermittent drug administration |
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| a maintained concentration of a drug in the plasma during a series of scheduled doses |
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| the increased effect of one or both drugs |
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| Prefilled unit-dose system |
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| injectable medications that are disposable and are available as (a) prefilled syringes ready for use or (b) prefilled sterile cartridges and needles that require the attachment of a reusable holder (injection system) before use |
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| the written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug |
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| as needed order, permits the nurse to give a medication when, in the nurse's judgment, the client requires it |
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| a state of emotional reliance on a drug to maintain one's well-being; a feeling of need or craving for a drug |
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| the drug's specific target, usually a protein located on the surface of a cell membrane or within the cell |
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| the technique of adding a solvent to a powdered drug to prepare it for injection |
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| the part of the needle, which is attached to the hub |
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| the secondary effect of a drug that is unintended; usually predictable and may be either harmless or potentially harmful |
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| common medication order which "one-time order" is for medication to be given once at a specified time |
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| drugs that have no special pharmacologic action of their own but that inhibit or prevent the action of an agonist |
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| may or may not have a termination date; may be carried out indefinitely until an order is written to cancel it or for a specified number of days |
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| common medication order which indicates that the medication is to be given immediately and only once |
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| beneath the layers of the skin, hypodermic |
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| secondary IV setup in which a second container is attached to the first container at the lower seondary port; permits meds to be administered intermittently or simultaneously with the primary solution |
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| the primary effect intended of a drug; reason the drug is prescribed |
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| applied externally (e.g., to the skin or mucous membranes) |
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| a particular type of topical or dermatologic medication delivery system |
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| originally designed to administer tuberculin; a narrow syringe, calibrated in tenths and hundredths of a milliliter (up to 1 mL) on one scale and in sixteenths of a minim (up to 1 minim) on the other scale |
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| a glass medication container with a sealed rubber cap, for single or multiple doses |
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| Volume control infusion set |
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| small fluid containers (100 to 150 mL in size) attached below the primary infusion container so that the medication is administered through the client's IV line |
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