What is that medication?
What is the purpose of an anti-migraine agent?
relieve migraines or headaches
What percentage of water is in a typical human body?
50% - 80%
What does melatonin do to you and your body?
drowsiness and headache
What type of medication by route is a medical assistant NOT allowed to administer?
intravenous, epidural, intrathecal
Amino acids from proteins are used for what in our body?
repair and build tissue
What medication is used to reduce inflammation?
Anti-inflamitories
What 5 nutrients should be on your plate?
Fruits, Grains, Vegetables, Proteins, Dairy
Which of the following vitamins improves night vision?
Vitamin A
What is the most common form of medication?
Oral
Fats or lipids can be used as a what for available glucose
backup
Hormone replacements do what for us?
stabilize our hormone deficiencies
Milk and milk products, meat, eggs, cereals, beans, fruits, vegetables
What is St. John's Wort?
treatment for depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders
What are the two most common general route categories?
enteral and parenteral
Carbohydrates combine what 3 things into sugar molecules?
carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
What are some Antibiotics
Amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole
What 3 things contain water?
Regular water, Fruits, Vegetables
Where is the main natural ingredient of aspirin found?
Willow bark (type of tree bark)
Skin of the upper chest, forearms, and upper back are examples of which route of injectable medication?
Intradermal
heart disease and obesity
What are some anti-inflammatories
ibupofen, celecoxib, naproxen
Seafood, iodized salt, and dairy products are examples of which type of nutrient ?
Iodine
What is Gingko Biloba
a herb suppliment
What 3 things should you do when checking medications with similar names or labels?
Check the medication against the prescription
Check the medication and prescription when preparing the dose
Recheck medication before restocking
The body cannot make or make enough of which vitamins
vitamin D, A, and B3