1st Flashcards
What is the veterinarian-client relationship?
The veterinarian is responsible for making clinical judgments about the health of the animals and the need for treatment.
What are indications?
Reasons for giving a drug to a patient.
What are contraindications?
Reasons for not giving a drug to a patient.
What is a regimen in the context of medication?
Plan for administering drugs, placed on medication label.
What information is typically found on a medication label regarding the kind of drug?
The type or classification of the drug.
What does route of administration refer to?
The way in which the drug will be administered.
What does dosage indicate in a medication regimen?
The amount of drug to be given.
What does frequency refer to in a medication regimen?
How often the drug should be given.
What does duration mean in the context of medication?
How long the drug is to be given.
What are the five factors of a regimen?
Kind of drug, route of administration, dosage, frequency, duration.
What does t.i.d stand for?
Three times a day.
What does q.i.d stand for?
Four times a day.
What does b.i.d stand for?
Two times a day.
What is pharmacokinetics?
The complex series of events influenced by the manner in which the drug is given.
What is oral (PO) administration?
In the mouth; animals vomiting/have diarrhea may not absorb oral medications.
What is intravenous (IV) administration?
Through the veins; takes effect almost immediately.
What is intramuscular (IM) administration?
In the muscle; sometimes painful and absorbed more slowly than IV.
What is subcutaneous (SQ or SC) administration?
Through the tissue beneath the skin.
What is intradermal (ID) administration?
An injection into the skin, used for testing for allergies.
What is intraperitoneal (IP) administration?
An injection into the abdominal cavity.
What is intraarterial (IA) administration?
An injection into an artery.
What is intracardiac administration?
An injection into the heart, often used for euthanasia and CPR.
What is intramedullary administration?
An injection into the bone marrow cavity.
What is epidural/subdural administration?
An injection into the spine (epidural) or near the spine (subdural).
