Ch. 12 Therapeutic Terms

Question 1

gastric lavage

Answer 1

oral insertion of a tube into the stomach for examination and treatment, such as to remove blood clots from the stomach to monitor bleeding (lavage = to wash)

Question 2

nasogastric (NG) intubation

Answer 2

insertion of a tube through the nose and into the stomach for various purposes, such as to obtain a gastric fluid specimen for analysis

Question 3

antacid

Answer 3

drug that neutralizes stomach acid

Question 4

antiemetic

Answer 4

drug that prevents or stops vomiting

Question 5

antispasmodic

Answer 5

drug that decreases motility in the gastrointestinal tract to arrest spasm or diarrhea

Question 6

cathartic

Answer 6

drug that causes movement of the bowels; laxative