Ch 35/36 Flashcards
Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
The process whereby the drug passes into the body fluids and tissues
Absorption
Level of energy required when the body is at rest
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Hypersensitive state of the body to a foreign protein or drug
Anaphylaxis
The process whereby the drug is excreted from the body
Elimination
Itchiness
Pruritus
System of medication delivery that consists of small adhesive path that may be applied to intact skin near the treatment site
Transdermal
Curvature appearing in liquids upper surface when a liquid is placed in a container
Meniscus
Substance in the form of fine particles that separates from a solution if allowed to stand for a time
Precipitate
To give a medication
Administer
Any symptom or circumstance indicating that the use of a particular drug is inappropriate when it would be advisable
Contraindication
Prepare and give out a medication to be taken at a later time
Dispense
Study of drugs
Pharmacology
To order or recommend the use of a drug
Prescribe
A highly accurate method for calculating medication dosages for infants and children up to 12 years of age
Body surface area (BSA)
Injection of liquid substance into the body via a route other than the alimentary canal
Parenteral
Cessation or absence of normal spontaneous breathing
Apnea
Premeasured amount of medication, individually packaged on per-dose basis
Unit dose
Sealed container that holds medication
Ampule
A very small glass or plastic container used for medicines
Vial
Four times a day
Qid
Three times day
Tid
By mouth
PO
Drop
Gt
