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Descriptions Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Aqueous Solution

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  • Liquid

- Sterile water mix

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Elixir

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  • Liquid
  • Alcohol
  • Sugar
  • Flavoring
  • used for cough
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Liniment

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  • Liquid
  • Alcohol or oil
  • drug dissolves in it
  • rub it on the outside of skin
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Spirit

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  • Liquid
  • alcohols
  • water and alcohol mix
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Suspension

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  • Liquid
  • powder in a liquid
  • have to shake
  • (shake before use)
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Syrup

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  • liquid
  • gooey (cough syrup)
  • thick
  • sugar + water
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Ampule

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  • solid

- glass receptacle w/medicine in it

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Capsule

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  • solid
  • made out of gelatin (collagen)
  • advil/tylenol
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Ointment

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  • solid
  • lotion type thing
  • topical
  • semi-solid (patrolem jelly, lard)
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Paste

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  • solid
  • toothpaste
  • powder and water
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11
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Pill or Tablet

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  • solid

- advil

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Plaster

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  • solid
  • thick
  • wax or resin
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Poultice

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  • solid
  • soft, moist paste
  • external
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Suppository

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  • solid
  • semi-solid
  • soap
  • gellatin
  • cocoa butter
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Powder

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  • solid

- powder duh

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16
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Analgesic

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decreases pain

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17
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Anesthetic

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knocks you out/decreases sensation

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18
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Antacid

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fights acid build up

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19
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Antibiotic

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cleans microbial stuff out of the body

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20
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Anticoagulant

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blood thinner

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21
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Antidote

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stops poison

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22
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Antifugal

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fights fungus

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23
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Anti-Inflammatory

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decreases inflammation

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Antipruritic

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anti-itch

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Antipyretic

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anti-fever

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Antiseptic

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prevents growth of microbial things

27
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Antispasmodic

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decreases muscle spasms

28
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Antitussive

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prevents coughing

29
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Astringent

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closes pores

30
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Bacteriostatic/Fungistatic

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stops bacteria/fungus

31
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Carminative

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relives gas

32
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Cathartic

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laxitive, releases bowels

33
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Caustic

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destroys tissue

warts

34
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Counterirritant

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gets rid of irritant (icy hot)

35
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Depressant

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diminishes function

36
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disinfectant

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surfaces cleans, gets rid of microbial crap

37
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Diuretic

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increases kidney production/makes you pee

38
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Emetic

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causes vomiting (counter poison)

39
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Expectorant

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coughing out goop from your lungs

40
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Hemostatic

A

blood clottor

41
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Irritant

A

irritates tissues

42
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Narcotic

A

increases dopamine activation

43
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sedative

A

knocks you out

44
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skeletal muscle relaxant

A

blocks electrical signals to muscles

45
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stimulant

A

excites/increases activity

46
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Suppressant

A

stops things from working

47
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vasoconstrictor

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constricts vessels

48
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vasodilator

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dilates vessels

49
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Intradermal

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inside the skin (shot)

- a way of administering drugs

50
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Reye’s Syndrome

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  • under age 18 can die
  • brain starts to swell
  • they become agitated, coma, disoriented
  • aspirin use after viral infection
51
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Sublingual

A

under the tongue (form of administering medication)

52
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Asthma

A

vasoconstriction of the bronchioles (disease)

53
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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ears

54
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Acetaminophen

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tylenol

55
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NSAID

A

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

56
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Phonophoresis

A

pushing medications through the skin

57
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Histamine

A

vasodilator

  • comes from an amino acid
  • increases mucus secretion/stomach acid/tissue swelling
58
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Hemostatic

A

stops bleeding

59
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Bones of the Wrist

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  • lunate
  • pisiform
  • triquetrum
  • hamate
  • capitate
  • trapezoid
  • trapezium
  • scaphoid

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