Ch 17 Drugs

Question 1

pharmacology

Answer 1

study of nature, use, and effects of drugs

Question 2

Rx

Answer 2

prescription drug

Question 3

OTC

Answer 3

over the counter (no prescription needed)

Question 4

hyperkalemia

Answer 4

too much blood K

Question 5

hyponatremia

Answer 5

not enough blood sodium

Question 6

hypovolemia

Answer 6

low circulating blood volume

Question 7

nonparenteral

Answer 7

route via GIT

Question 8

PO

Answer 8

oral, by mouth

(NPO = nothing orally)

Question 9

parenteral

Answer 9

route other than GIT

Question 10

analgesic

Answer 10

relieves pain, no consciousness effect

Question 11

anesthetic

Answer 11

lack of sensation

Question 12

anthelmintic

Answer 12

against intestinal worms

Question 13

antiemetic

Answer 13

prevents vomit

emetic = induces

Question 14

antipruritic

Answer 14

controls itching

Question 15

antipyretic

Answer 15

reduces fever

Question 16

antiseptic

Answer 16

kills microorganisms on living tissue

Question 17

disinfectant

Answer 17

kills microorganisms on inanimate objects

Question 18

eversion

Answer 18

turning outward

inversion = turning inward

Question 19

excise

Answer 19

surgically remove

Question 20

incise

Answer 20

surgically cut into

Question 21

ligate

Answer 21

tie

Question 22

transect

Answer 22

cut across

Question 23

flank incision

Answer 23

cut perpendicular to long axis of body

Question 24

paracostal incision

Answer 24

cut parallel to last rib

Question 25

paramedian incision

Answer 25

cut lateral + parallel to ventral midline (off center/sagittal plane)

Question 26

ventral midline incision

Answer 26

along midsagittal plane

Question 27

bid

Answer 27

2x daily

Question 28

cc

Answer 28

cubic centimeter (mL)

Question 29

hr/h

Answer 29

hour

Question 30

PR

Answer 30

per rectum

Question 31

prn

Answer 31

as needed

Question 32

qd

Answer 32

every day

Question 33

qh

Answer 33

every hour

Question 34

q12h

Answer 34

every 12 hours

Question 35

quid

Answer 35

4x daily

Question 36

qod/eod

Answer 36

every other day

Question 37

tid

Answer 37

3x daily

Question 38

monovalent vaccine

Answer 38

developed for 1 organism

Question 39

osmosis

Answer 39

movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane along concentration gradient

Question 40

apposition

Answer 40

side-by-side placement

Question 41

swaged

Answer 41

eyeless needle

Question 42

ratchet

Answer 42

locking portion of an instrument near finger rings

Question 43

taper needle

Answer 43

has rounded tip

Question 44

hemostat

Answer 44

instrument that controls bleeding

Question 45

lavage

Answer 45

irrigate tissue with fluid

Question 46

elevator

Answer 46

instrument that reflects tissue from bone

Question 47

drape

Answer 47

cloth used in surgery for sterility

Question 48

gt

Answer 48

drop

Question 49

bar over c symbol

Answer 49

with

Question 50

q

Answer 50

every

Question 51

resect

Answer 51

remove tissue/organ

Question 52

seroma

Answer 52

accumulation of serum beneath surgical incision

Question 53

eviscerate

Answer 53

removal/exposure of internal organs

Question 54

fenestration

Answer 54

perforation

Question 55

turgor

Answer 55

degree of fullness caused by fluid content

Question 56

mydriatic agent

Answer 56

dilate eyes

Question 57

boxlock

Answer 57

moveable joint of any ringed instrument

Question 58

rupture

Answer 58

forceable tearing

Question 59

enucleation

Answer 59

removal of whole organ

Question 60

coaptation

Answer 60

approximating

Question 61

transfix

Answer 61

pierce through + through

Question 62

chelated

Answer 62

bound to and precipitated out of a solution

Question 63

endectocide

Answer 63

agent that kills internal and external parasites

Question 64

bacterin

Answer 64

bacterial vaccine

Question 65

antitussive

Answer 65

reduces coughing

Question 66

ionized

Answer 66

electrically charged