Ch 18 General Pharmacology Flashcards
The study of drugs, their sources, their characteristics, and their effects
Pharmacology
A medication used to reduce the clotting ability of blood to prevent and treat clots associated with myocardial infarction
Aspirin
A form of glucose (a kind of sugar) given by mouth to treat an awake patient (who is able to swallow) with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes
Oral glucose
A gas commonly found in the atmosphere; used as a medication to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause the patient to be hypoxic
Oxygen
An antidote for narcotic overdoses
Naloxone
A spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into the airway
Inhaler
A drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood
Nitroglycerin
A drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages in the airway; may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction
Epinephrine
Specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient
Indications
Specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient
Contraindications
Any action of a drug other than the desired action
Side effect
An effect of a medication in addition to its desired effect that may be potentially harmful to the patient
Untoward effect
Referring to a route of medication administration that does not use the GI tract, such as intravenous
Parenteral
Referring to a route of medication administration that uses the GI tract, such as swallowing a pill
Enteral
A device attached to the end of a syringe that turns medication into very fine droplets
Atomizer
