Pharmacology vocab
Medications that treat or reduce a fever
antipyretics
Enters the body through the digestive system.
Enteral medications
Conditions that make a particular medication or treatment inappropriate because it would not help, or may actually harm, a patient.
Contraindications.
The ---- is the amount of the of the medication that is given.
dose
Is the process by which a medication works on the body.
Pharmacodynamics
A medication that impairs the ability of blood to clot
Anticoagulant
In the intranasal route of medication administration, a liquid medication is pushed through a specialized device called a
mucosal atomizer device (MAD)
Low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
Time from medication administration until clinical effects occur.
Onset of action
The ----- is the intended ------ ----- that a medication is expected to have on the body.
action, therapeutic effect
Actions that can be harmful to the patient
untoward effects
Is the process by which medications travel through body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.
Absorption
Is the main hormone that controls the body's fight-or-flight response and is the primary medication that you will be administering intramuscularly.
Epinephrine
are the reasons or conditions for which a particular medication is given.
Indications
When administering a medication or treating an overdose, you should also consider how the body absorbs, distributes, changes, or eliminates a particular substance. These actions refer to the...
Pharmacokinetics
Many substances do not dissolve well in liquid. Some of these can be ground into fine particles and evenly distributed throughout a liquid by shaking or stirring. This type of mixture is called?
Suspension
Medications that are given by this route reach the bloodstream through the bone marrow.
Intraosseous Injection IO
Typically the only medication you would assist in administering sublingualy
Nitroglycerin
The point or period when the maximum clinical effects is achieved.
Peak
A medication that causes stimulation of receptors is called an?
Agonist
Is a liquid mixture of one or more substances that cannot be separated by filtering or allowing the mixture to stand.
Solution
are often in a liquid form and are generally administered using syringes and needles
Parental medications
Name the "Rights" of medications
Patient, medication and indication, dose, route, time, education, to refuse, response and evaluation, documentation
How medications or chemicals are removed from the body
Elimination
Are any actions of a medication other than the desired ones.
Adverse Affects