Chapter 4

Question 1

Enteral route

Answer 1

Through the GI tract drugs

Question 2

PO

Answer 2

Oral route, a drug is swallowed and passes through the stomach and small intestine

Question 3

Enteric coated tablet

Answer 3

A coating on the pill that doesn’t allow the tablet to be disintegrated by gastric juices

Question 4

Sustained release capsule or tablet

Answer 4

Different coatings and colors and differ in the amount of time it takes for coating to be dissolved

Question 5

Lozenge (troche)

Answer 5

A tablet that is usually flavored

Question 6

Suspension (susp)

Answer 6

Liquid form of a drug must be shaken before use

Question 7

Emulsion

Answer 7

Drug preped that is a liquid with fats and oils in water

Question 8

Elixir (elix)

Answer 8

Fluid extract is a liquid drug mixed with an alcohol base

Question 9

Solution

Answer 9

Drug in a liquid form that is dissolved in fluid usually clear

Question 10

Syrup

Answer 10

Sweetened colorful liquid drug form with orange or grape

Question 11

Suppository (supp)

Answer 11

Inserted directly into Rectum drug is suspended in a solid substance

Question 12

Enema

Answer 12

A liquid drug that might be a solution or suspension instilled in the rectum

Question 13

Injectable routes

Answer 13

Fastest way to deliver a drug

Question 14

Suspension form

Answer 14

When a drug is suspended in a solution, like sterile water or oil mixture

Question 15

Solution form

Answer 15

Drug will not need to be shaken since dissolved in a solution

Question 16

Nasogastric tube (NG)

Answer 16

Narrow tube passed through the nose to the stomach

Question 17

Rectally (PR) or (R)

Answer 17

Administration of a drug by inserting into the rectum

Question 18

Buccal tablet

Answer 18

A tablet that is kept between the check and gum

Question 19

Drops (gtt)

Answer 19

Liquid drops of medications that can be instilled in eyes, ears and nose

Question 20

Dry powder inhaler (DPI)

Answer 20

A device used to administer a dry powder inhalant aerosol to lungs

Question 21

Intracapsular (intra-articular)

Answer 21

Injection into the joint

Question 22

Intradermal (ID)

Answer 22

Injection right below the skin

Question 23

Intramuscular (IM)

Answer 23

Administration of a drug directly into a muscle

Question 24

Intraventricular route

Answer 24

Meds given through a catheter into the ventricle of the brain

Question 25

Liniment

Answer 25

Med prepped to soothe aches and muscles pains

Question 26

Lotion

Answer 26

Topical cream that comes in both medications and non medication forms

Question 27

Ointments

Answer 27

Thick semisolid drug form applied on skin or mucosal membranes

Question 28

Parenteral route

Answer 28

Any route that doesn’t go thru the GI tract but term is commonly used for an injected route

Question 29

Reconstituted

Answer 29

Act of mixing fluid with a powder drug form to create a solution

Question 30

Solution form

Answer 30

Solution that does not need shaken and the drug is uniformly distributed in the mixture

Question 31

Subcutaneous (subculture)

Answer 31

Injection of a drug in the fatty tissue layer located just below the skin

Question 32

Sublingual tablet

Answer 32

Placed under the tongue to slowly disintegrate and absorb into the mucosa under the tongue

Question 33

Suspension form

Answer 33

Occurs when a drug is suspended in a solution mixture and must be shaken to mix particles on the bottom of the bottle

Question 34

Ampules

Answer 34

Glass bottle that is fused closed and must be broken to open

Question 35

Gauge

Answer 35

The diameter or width of a needle

Question 36

Insulin syringes

Answer 36

Special syringes used to give insulin prep to diabetics

Question 37

Mortar and pestle

Answer 37

Used to crush pills into a powder

Question 38

Prefilled syringes

Answer 38

Used to deliver a premeasured amount of a substance

Question 39

Tuberculin syringes (TB)

Answer 39

Used to deliver a small quantity of a substance intradermally

Question 40

Vial

Answer 40

Glass bottle with a lid and a rubber stopper to hold one dose or many doses depends on bottle size

Question 41

Medication error

Answer 41

A preventive mishandling of medications

Question 42

Medication reconciliation

Answer 42

Comparing the patients’ meds to the drugs currently ordered by the Dr when a change of care occurs