Principles of Pharmacology
Number of Major Concepts?
4
Duty to provide care to patient.
Duty to act.
As-needed orders are often referred to as
PRN orders
Intracellular and extracellular
Occurs when a drug molecule moves down a concentration gradient.
Passive Transport
legally approved skills that may be performed and the medications authorized to administer
Scope of practice
First rule of providing emergency care in the field.
Personal Safety.
Movement of water across membrane to a higher concentration of particles
Osmosis
To control and integrate many major body functions.
Automatic nervous system
Drugs that are the most dangerous and have the highest abuse potential.
Schedule 1 drugs
Two types of enteral medication admin
Oral, Buccal, Sublingual, Rectal
After a period of blood loss, the body responds by attempting to what?
Autoresuscitate.
Amount of time a single dose produces the desired effect.
Duration of action
Acronym P.C.R
Patient Care Report
Muscle of the thigh injection site.
Vastus Lateralis
Fluids that have equal osmotic pressure as the body under normal circumstances.
Isotonic Fluids
Occurs when a drug lacking an effect of its own increases the effect of a 2nd drug.
Potentiation
Prehospital hospital professionals need to ensure that their patients give what?
Consent
Topical
Prominent portion of the tibia
Tibial tuberosity