Chaoter 21-22 Flashcards
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Pharmacokinetics
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Study of a drugs absorption, distribution into body compartments, metabolism, and excretion over a period.
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Chemical name
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Exact chemical makeup.
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Generic name
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Legal and scientific name.
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Brand name
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Trademark of a drug manufacturer.
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USP
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United States pharmacopeia.
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PDR
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Physicians desk reference.
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Receptor
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Target of drug.
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Combination of two drugs in greater than the total effects of each drug by itself
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Synergism (potentiation).
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Are/o
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Air.
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Alges/o
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Sensitivity to pain.
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Chem/o
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Drug.
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Cras/o
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Mixture.
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Erg/o
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Work.
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Esthes/o
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Feeling sensation.
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Hist/o
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Tissue.
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Hypn/o
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Sleep.
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Iatr/o
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Treatment.
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Lingu/o
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Tongue.
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Myc/o
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Mold, fungus.
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Narc/o
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Stupor.
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Or/o
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Mouth.
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Prurit/o
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Itching.
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Pyret/o
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Fever.
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Thec/o
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Sheath.
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Vas/o
Vessel.
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Vit/o
Life.
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Ana-
Upward.
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Par-
Other than, apart.
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Psychiatry
Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
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Pharmacodynamics
Study of a drugs effect in the body.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD
Recurrent thoughts repetitive acts and rituals.
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Post traumatic stress disorder
Fear, helplessness, insomnia, and nightmares.
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General anxiety disorder GAD
Chronic anxiety and exaggerated worry and tension even when there is little or nothing to provoke such feelings.
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Delirium
Mental confusion, incoherent speech, sensory misperception, disorientation, memory impairment.
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Dementia
Gradual loss of intellectual abilities involving impairment of judgment, memory, abstract thinking, and personality.
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Bipolar disorder
Alternating manic and depressive episodes.
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Cyclothymic disorder
Mild bipolar with at least 2 years of hypomania and numerous depressive episodes.
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Personality disorders
Impaired ways of thinking and relating to and performing the environment and self leading to conflict distress and inflexibility.
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Schizophrenia
Chronic psychotic disorder characterized by disturbed thinking and disorganized speech.
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Somatoform disorders
Mental conflicts are expressed as physical symptoms.
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Conversion disorder
Repressed conflicts expressed as physical symptoms. Condition marked by physical symptoms with no organic basis, appearing as a result of anxiety and unconscious inner conflict.
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Hypochondriasis
Preoccupation with bodily aches,, pains, and discomforts in the absence of real illness.
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Psychological dependence
Compulsion to take a drug despite adverse consequences.
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Physiologic dependence
Withdrawal when the drug is abruptly discontinued.
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Affect
External expression of emotion.
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Apathy
Absence of emotions; emotions of interests or emotional involvement.
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Autism
Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction and communication and by restricted, repetitive behavior.
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Compulsion
Uncontrollable urge to preform an act repeatedly.
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Defense mechanism
Unconscious technique a person uses to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety.
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Delusion
Fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by changed by logical reasoning or evidence.
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Ego
Central coordinating branch of the personality or mind.
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Fugue
Flight from customary surroundings.
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Labile
Unstable undergoing rapid emotional change.
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Mania
Extreme excitement, hyperactive elation, and agitation.
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Mutism
Non reactive state with inability to speak.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder
Anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and report ice acts dominate behavior.
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Paraphilia
Recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behavior that involves unusual objects, activities, or situations.
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Pervasive developmental disorders
Group of childhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and communication skills.
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Projective (personality test)
Diagnostic personality test to stimuli to evoke responses that reflect aspects of an individual's personality.
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Anxi/o
Uneasy, anxious.
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Auto
Self.
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Ment/o
Mind.
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Phil/o
Attraction to, love.
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Schiz/o
Split.
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Somat/o
Body.
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-genic
Produced by.
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-leptic
To seize hold of.
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-mania
Obsessive.
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-phoria
Feeling.
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-thymia
Mind.
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Cata-
Down.
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Hypo-
Less than.
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Para-
Abnormal.
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PO
Oral.
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IM
Intramuscular injection. (Parenteral)
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R
Rectal.
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SC
Subcutaneous injection. (Par enteral)
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SQ
Subcutaneous.
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Parenteral
Administered in a manner through the digestive track.
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Topical
Pertaining to an area such as a topical antiinfective agent to a certain area of skin and affecting only the area which it is applied.
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Anaphylaxis
Acute allergic reaction to antigens which the body becomes hypersensitive.
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Antirrythmic
Drugs that are used to treat abnormal heart rhythms resulting for irregular electrical activity of the heart.
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Beta blocker
Any of a class or drugs that prevent the stimulation of adrenergic receptors responsible for increased cardiac action. (Used to control heart rhythm, treat angina, and reduce high blood pressure)
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Anti-anginal
Any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, symptom of ischaemic heart disease.
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Analgesic
Drugs that provide pain relief.
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Anti-emetics
Prevents suppression of nausea or vomiting.
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IV
Intravenous.
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Psychotherapy
Tx
| -treatment of a mental disorder.
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Psychoanalysis
Analysis of a problem to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of consciousness and unconscious elements.
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Id
Unconscious.
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Narcissistic
Rate low self esteem by developing a superficial sense of perfection.
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Adjuvant therapy
For cancer usually refers to divert followed by chemo or radiotherapy to help decrease the risk of cancer.
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Mitosis
Cell decision in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as he parent nucleus.
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Meiosis
Cell division in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the patent cells.
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Anesthetics
Substance that induced insensitivity to pain. The study of anesthesia.
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Remission
Diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain. Temporary recovery.
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Leiomyoma
Benign tumor of smooth muscle that is found in the heart and uterus. (Fibroid)
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Adenocarcinoma
Malignant tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue.
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Ewing sarcoma
Malignant small round blue cell tumor.
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Carcinoma in situ
CIS, group of abnormal cells in the neoplasm.
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Modality
Therapeutic method or agent such as surgery, chemotherapy, electro therapy, that involves physical treatment of a disorder.
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Estrogen receptor assay
Microscopic examination of breast tumor tissue used to determine the probably response of a tumor to endocrine therapy.
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Inherited cancers
BRCA1,BRCA2. Breast, ovarian cancer.
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Thallium
Method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle.
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Tomography
A technique for displaying representation of a cross section through a human body or other solid object using X-ray or ultrasound.
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Perfusion
Defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or tissue.
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Myelosupression
Suppression of bone marrows production of blood cells and platelets.
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Fibrosis
Thickening and scarring of connective tissue usually after injury.
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Alopecia
Baldness.
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Myelogram
X-ray study that involves the injection of a dye.
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Repression
The act or force to control something.
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Severe dysphoric mood
Anxiety, irritability, fear, appetite and sleep disturbances, weight loss.. Etc.
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Toxicology
Branch of science concerned with the nature effects and detection of poisons.
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Oncogene
Gene that in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell.
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Hospital formulary
Revised compilation of approved pharmaceuticals.
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IVP
Intravenous pyelogram. X-ray test that provides pictures of kidneys, bladder, uterus. Shows the size shape and position of the unitary track.
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RP
Registered pharmacist.
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Venogram
X ray of veins.
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SPECT
Single photon emission computed tomography is a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates around the patient and takes pictures of angles.
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PET
Positron emission tomography nuclear imaging method that reveals how your tissues and organs are functioning. Uses a radioactive drug to show activity. Tracer can be Injected or inhaled.
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Vivo
Living.
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Vitro
Glass.
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Fungating tumor
Lesion that is marked by ulceration (breaks on skin or organ) and necrosis (death of living tissue) that usually has a bad smell.
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IR
Interventional radiology.
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Iatrogenic
Relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment.
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Diuretic
Promotes the formation of urine in the kidney.
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Agoraphobia
Fear of crowded spaces.
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Biological response modifiers
Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease.
