Abbreviations
NKDA
Trademarked name of a drug, written with an initial capital letter on the label
Brand name
Type of medication used to relieve pain.
analgesic
A localized collection of pus.
Abscess
Tapping the body and using the sounds obtained to assess the underlying body tissue.
Percussion
NSAIDs
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
A factor in a patient's history that makes the use of a medication undesireable or dangerous.
Contraindication
Type of medication that prevents or stops vomiting.
Antiemetic
A tumor attached to a thin stalk. Often benign and often found in the colon.
Define: myonecrosis
death of muscle tissue
KVO
keep vein open
Occurs when chronic use of a drug results in loss of efectiveness, so the dose must be increased for a therapeutic effect.
Tolerance
Type of medication that induces sleep.
Hypnotic
A uniting of two body parts or surfaces that are normally separated.
Adhesion
Define: lithotripsy
crushing of a stone
ETOH
alcohol
Something that interferes with the action of a drug.
antagonist
Type of medication that is used for mental illness. (acts on the mind.)
Psychotropic
An abnormal hard spot or hardening of an area on the body
induration
Term for using herbal medications.
Phytomedicine
APAP
acetaminophen
Increased effects of medications, caused by two or more drugs working together
potentiation or synergy
Type of medication used to treat cancer.
Antineoplastic
An abnormal passage between two organs or from an organ to the surface of the body.
Fistula
What is the action of a parasympathomimetic medication?
It would mimic or simulate the action of the parasympathetic nervous system.