Chapter 3 + 4 Vocab Flashcards
drug is injected into the fatty tissue just below the skin
Subcutaneous (SC, SQ)
Unintended effects caused by a drug
Side effects
The way a drug is administered
Route of administration
Minute specialized surface in different parts of the body that provide the sites of action for medications
Receptors
The study of how drugs or other chemicals work in the body
Pharmacology
The study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs in the body after they are administered
Pharmacokinetics
Drugs that produce only partial effects through receptor interactions
Partial agonists
Route of administration other than the digestive system
Parenteral
Drug effects that damage the kidneys
Nephrotoxicity
Drug is injected directly into a vein
Intravenous (IV)
Drug is injected into a muscle
Intramuscular (IM)
An allergic reaction
Hypersensitivity
Drug effects that damage the liver
Hepatotoxicity
Drugs effects that alter the composition of the blood
Hematological effects
Effects that may result when a patient takes two drugs simultaneously
Drug interaction
Drugs that block the effects of chemicals that would otherwise produce an effect through interaction with receptors
Antagonists
Drug effects that cause cancer
Carcinogenicity
Drug effects that disrupt normal fetal development
Teratogenicity
A disease of the human immune system that makes the individual highly vulnerable to life-threatening diseases
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A substance able to inhibit or kill bacteria
Antibacterial
A substance able to inhibit or kill a microorganism
Antibiotic
A substance able to inhibit or kill a fungus
Antifungal
A substance able to inhibit or kill a microorganism
Antimicrobial
A substance able to inhibit or kill a virus
Antiviral
Single-celled microorganisms that are often aggregated into colonies and may be pathogenic
Bacterial
A mild type of abnormal new tissue growth that has no physiologic function and that does not threaten health
Benign tumor
A malignant tumor that has unlimited potential for growth
Cancer
A type of organism that was formerly classified as a plant without chlorophyll and includes molds, rusts, mushrooms, and yeasts
Fungus
The virus that causes AIDS
Immunization: the creation of immunity to a particular disease through vaccination
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
An agent associated with the physiological reactions of the immune system
Immunobiologic
The study of the immune system especially related to health and disease
Immunology
A type of abnormal new tissue growth that has no physiologic function and that threatens health and can lead to death
Malignant tumor
Capable of causing disease
Pathogenic
A virus that causes serious lower respiration tract infections in children and infants
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
An abnormal new growth of tissue that possesses no physiological function
Tumor
Administration of a microorganism that has been treated to make it harmless and will produce immunity to a disease
Vaccination
A preparation of microorganisms that have been treated to make them harmless that is administered to produce immunity to a disease
Vaccine
Any of a large group of submicroscopic agents that can cause infection
Virus
