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These develop after prolonged intake of a medication or after a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.
What are toxic effects?
Twice a day
What is BID?
A slippery coating, I go down with ease
What is a capsule?
Mr. Baduk requires acetaminophen for a headache. Ordered dose is 650mg: medication supplied in 325mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
What is two tablets?
The 11th right to medication administration?
What is allergies?
The expected or predictable physiological response that a medication causes.
What are the therapeutic effects?
Whenever there is a need
What is PRN?
A disc or patch from which medication is absorbed through the skin (full name)
What is a transdermal patch?
Your patient is prescribed aripiprazole 15mg PO daily for schizophrenia. Supplied in 15mg tablets. How many will he need for a 30 day supply?
What is 30 tablets?
An unpredictable responses to a medication that triggers the release of the body's antibodies
What is an allergic reaction?
The unintended, secondary effects that a medication predictably will cause.
What are side effects?
I was prescribed a new medication to be taken at bedtime, but the doctor wrote it as...
What is QHS?
Shaped like a pellet, it is inserted into body cavities
What is a suppository?
Physician's order: Give 100mg of Colace PO BID. Supplied as 100mL bottle - 20mg/5mL. How many mLs would you give for one dose?
What is 25mL?
Explain in simple terms the proper actions to instill ear drops for a patient.
What is up, out and back?
Medications sometimes cause unpredictable effects.
What are idiosyncratic reactions?
The MAR (medication administration record) has scheduled times of administration of 0800h, 1400h, 2000h, and 0200h. What is the abbreviation for the frequency?
What is Q6H?
I will move past the stomach before I dissolve
What is enteric-coated tablet?
Physician's order: Prednisone 35mg PO qdaily. Supplied in scored 50mg and 5mg tablets. How would you administer one dose?
What is:
a. 1/2 - 50mg + 2 x 5mg tablets
b. 7 x 5mg tablets
A life-threatening reaction characterized by sudden constriction of bronchial muscles, edema of pharynx/larynx, severe wheezing, shortness of breath and circulatory collapse.
What is an anaphylactic reaction?
Severe, negative responses to a medication.
What are adverse effects?
My patient is to receive medications 'PC'.
What is after meals?
A liquid suspension you don't want to drink
What is a lotion?
Physician's order: Synthroid 125mcg PO daily. Available dose is 0.25mg tablets. In tablets, how would you administer one dose?
What is 1/2 tablet of 0.25mg tablet?
These are the 10 rights we need to review before the administration of ANY medication.
What are the right medication, dose, patient, route, time, reason, education, to refuse, evaluation and documentation?