What type of drug would mimic the sympathetic nervous system and give an example of what it might do
100
anti, contra, counter
What is a prefixe that tells you a drug acts against something?
100
What a phytomedication would originally look like before being processed.
What is a plant?
100
The build up of this would result from continued use of a drug or substance such as alcohol.
What is tolerance?
100
This system tends to slow some of the systems in the body down.
What is parasympathetic?
200
asprin
An NSAID example
200
Being a tractor trailer driver would be a _____________ for taking a narcotic medication
What is a contraindication?
200
The symbol for 4 times daily.
What is QID?
200
A book you would consult if you needed to look up a medication's ability to become addictive.
What isPDR, pharmacopia?
200
Hyper and hypo.
What are two root words for higher than and lower than?
300
Two drugs working together to produce greater efficacy than either alone are.
Synergistics or potentiation
300
A category of drug would that might come in handy if you swallowed something toxic.
What is an antiemetic?
300
This is the acronym for the agency that regulates pharmaceutical but not herbal medications.
What is the FDA?
300
This root word indicates a white color.
What is leuko?
300
This is a red blood cell.
What is an erythrocyte?
400
medical device that would be inserted into a blood vessel, a body cavity, or an organ.
What is a catheter?
400
Taking a certain medication for glaucoma (high eye pressure) results in extra thick eyelashes is an example of this unintended consequence.
What is a side effect?
400
The abbreviation PO would indicate a patient should take a medication where or how?
What is by mouth?
400
Where you would place a sublingual medication.
What is the tongue?
400
This body cavity houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other digestive organs.
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
500
This condition results in symptoms such as a swollen throat, extreme itchiness, circulation problems in an emergency situation
What is anphylaxis?
500
The reason you would not put UNG on your tounge.
What is an acronym for ointment?
500
A blood vessel that becomes narrow.
What is vasoconstriction?
500
This root word indicates a stupor.
What is narco
500
The main character of the book you are reading is a substance abuser and now takes a medication that interferes with the action of the drugs she actually needs to take.