Exam #4 Important Terms Flashcards
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The process by which medications travel through the body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.
Absorption
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The process of binding or sticking to a surface.
Adsorption
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Medications that enter the body through the digestive system.
Enternal Medications
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An injection into the bone
Intraosseous (IO) Injection
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A device that is used to change a liquid medication into a spray and push it into the nostril.
Mucosal Atomizer Device (MAD)
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Medications that enter the body by a route other than the digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes.
Parenteral Medications
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Through the mouth
Per OS (PO)
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The process by which a medication works on the body.
Pharmacodynamics
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The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
Polypharmacy
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A mixture of ground particles that are not distributed evenly throughout a liquid but do not dissolve.
Suspension
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The brand name that a manufacturer gives a medication; the name is capitalized.
Trade Name
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Actions that can be harmful to the patient
Untoward Effects
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Occurs when new cases of a disease in a human population substantially exceed the number expected based on recent experience.
Epidemic
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Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries or illness may exist.
Index of Suspicion
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An outbreak that occurs on a global scale.
Pandemic
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The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.
Virulence
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Abnormal breath sounds such as wheezing, stridor, rhonchi, and crackles.
Adventitious Breath Sounds
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Collapse of the alveolar air spaces of the lungs
Atelectasis
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Inflammation of the bronchioles that usually occurs in children younger than 2 years and is often caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Bronchiolitis
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An acute or chronic inflammation of the lung that may damage lung tissue; usually associated with cough and production of sputum and depending on its cause, sometimes fever.
Bronchitis
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An infectious disease in which a membrane forms, lining the pharynx, this lining can severely obstruct the passage of air into the larynx.
Diphtheria
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An allergic response usually to outdoor airborne allergens such as pollen or sometimes indoor allergens such as dust mites or pet dander; also, called allergic rhinitis.
Hay Fever
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A condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the respiratory drive; seen in patients with chronic lung diseases.
Hypoxic Drive
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Severe dyspnea experienced when lying down and relieved by sitting up.
Orthopnea
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The process of delivering oxygen to the blood
Oxygenation
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Severe shortness of breath, especially at night after several hours of reclining; the person is forced to sit up to breathe.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
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Normal breath sounds made by air moving in and out of the alveoli.
Vesicular Breath Sounds
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A group of symptoms caused by myocardial ischemia; includes angina and myocardial infarction.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
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A heart attack; death of heart muscle following obstruction of blood low to it. Acute in this context means “new” or “happening right now.”
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
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Transient (short-lived) chest discomfort caused by partial or temporary blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
Angina Pectoris
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A tracing on an ECG that is the result of interference, such as patient movement, rather than the heart’s electrical activity.
Artifact
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