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Chapter 3 + 4 Vocab Flashcards

1
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drug is injected into the fatty tissue just below the skin

A

Subcutaneous (SC, SQ)

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2
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Unintended effects caused by a drug

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Side effects

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3
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The way a drug is administered

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Route of administration

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4
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Minute specialized surface in different parts of the body that provide the sites of action for medications

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Receptors

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5
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The study of how drugs or other chemicals work in the body

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Pharmacology

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The study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs in the body after they are administered

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Pharmacokinetics

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7
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Drugs that produce only partial effects through receptor interactions

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Partial agonists

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8
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Route of administration other than the digestive system

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Parenteral

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9
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Drug effects that damage the kidneys

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Nephrotoxicity

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10
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Drug is injected directly into a vein

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Intravenous (IV)

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11
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Drug is injected into a muscle

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Intramuscular (IM)

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12
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An allergic reaction

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Hypersensitivity

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13
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Drug effects that damage the liver

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Hepatotoxicity

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14
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Drugs effects that alter the composition of the blood

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Hematological effects

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15
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Effects that may result when a patient takes two drugs simultaneously

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Drug interaction

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16
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Drugs that block the effects of chemicals that would otherwise produce an effect through interaction with receptors

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Antagonists

17
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Drug effects that cause cancer

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Carcinogenicity

18
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Drug effects that disrupt normal fetal development

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Teratogenicity

19
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A disease of the human immune system that makes the individual highly vulnerable to life-threatening diseases

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

20
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A substance able to inhibit or kill bacteria

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Antibacterial

21
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A substance able to inhibit or kill a microorganism

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Antibiotic

22
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A substance able to inhibit or kill a fungus

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Antifungal

23
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A substance able to inhibit or kill a microorganism

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Antimicrobial

24
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A substance able to inhibit or kill a virus

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Antiviral

25
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Single-celled microorganisms that are often aggregated into colonies and may be pathogenic

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Bacterial

26
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A mild type of abnormal new tissue growth that has no physiologic function and that does not threaten health

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Benign tumor

27
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A malignant tumor that has unlimited potential for growth

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Cancer

28
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A type of organism that was formerly classified as a plant without chlorophyll and includes molds, rusts, mushrooms, and yeasts

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Fungus

29
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The virus that causes AIDS
Immunization: the creation of immunity to a particular disease through vaccination

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

30
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An agent associated with the physiological reactions of the immune system

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Immunobiologic

31
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The study of the immune system especially related to health and disease

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Immunology

32
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A type of abnormal new tissue growth that has no physiologic function and that threatens health and can lead to death

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Malignant tumor

33
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Capable of causing disease

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Pathogenic

34
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A virus that causes serious lower respiration tract infections in children and infants

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

35
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An abnormal new growth of tissue that possesses no physiological function

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Tumor

36
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Administration of a microorganism that has been treated to make it harmless and will produce immunity to a disease

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Vaccination

37
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A preparation of microorganisms that have been treated to make them harmless that is administered to produce immunity to a disease

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Vaccine

38
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Any of a large group of submicroscopic agents that can cause infection

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Virus

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