Intro to pharm
What does the body do to the drug
This is characterized by tiredness, weight gain, cold senstivity, and edema
Hypothyroidism
This assessment for pain is done on a 0-6 month old and what does it stand for?
CRIES scale crying, requires oxygen, increased vital signs, expression, sleepless
Fevers less than what should not be treated except for comfort in children
102.2F
This is a change in cognition that dvelops over a short period of time
delirium
What does the drug do to the body
Pharmacodynamics
This is characterized by weight loss, increased appetite, rapid heart beat and insomnia
hyperthyroidism
This pain assessment scale is used for kids 2 months to 7 years if non verbal and cant self report and what does it stand for
FLACC, face, legs, activity, cry, consolability
This type of inflammation causes swelling, redness, heat, pain and loss of function
acute inflammation
You should always assume what when taking care of patient in a coma
they can hear you
This is the acryonym for the process of pharmacokinetics
ADME
This is the number one cause of death in the US
heart disease
whatever the patient says it is
helper T cells
This is the lowest number you can score on the GLASCOW coma scale and indicates severe brain injury (whats the full range also)
a 3 (3-15)
This is the amount of time for a medication to be reduced to 50%
half life
This is most common in children
type 1 diabetes
This is how much sleep schoolage kids need
10-12 hours
This is what a differential means with a WBC
breaks down into neutrophils, basophils, monocytes, eosinphils, and lymphocytes to see how many of each
This type of cogntive impairment develops slowly
dementia
This is lethal dose/effective dose
Theraputic index
This is how many months an A1c looks back and what the value is for a prediabetic diagnosis
3 months and 5.7%-6.4%
This scale assesses skin breakdown risk
Braden scale
This group should never get a live vaccine
pregnant people
This concept is involved in sweating that leads to loss of heat
fluid and electrolytes