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Glossary Flashcards

1
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What is it called to soak up or take in?

A

Absorb

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2
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What is the passage of substances across and into tissues?

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Absorption

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3
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What is the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physics harm, pain, or mental anguish?

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Abuse

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4
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What is the process of adjusting the eyes for near or far vision?

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Accommodation

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5
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What is a chemical in the body tissues helps control activity between the muscles and the nervous system?

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Acetylcholine

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6
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What is a uncontrollable dependence on a chemical substance, habit, or practice?

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Addiction

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7
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What are activities not included in 172 NAC 95(006) and include PRN, additional routes and participation in monitoring?

A

Additional Activites

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8
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What is a substance added to a prescription medication to assist in the action of the main ingredient?

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Adjuvant

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9
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What is it pertaining to the glands located on top of each kidney?

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Adrenal

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10
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What is a harmful, unintended effect of an appropriately administered drug?

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Adverse reactions

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11
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What are nebulized particles suspended in a gas or air?

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Aerosol

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12
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What is restlessness, inability to sit still?

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Akathesia

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13
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What is a severely diminished motor and psychic activity?

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Akinesia

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14
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What is the body’s immune system over-response to a foreign substance such as a food or drug?

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Allergic reaction

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15
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What is a hypersensitive reaction to a common substance?

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Allergic

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16
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What are tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the air and the blood?

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Alveoli

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17
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What is a progressive mental deterioration that involves plaque formation in areas of the brain?

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Alzheimer’s disease

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18
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What is a gas produced by decomposing organic material. Used as a detergent and as an emulsifier?

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Ammonia

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19
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What is a small sterile glass container that contains a single dose of medication?

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Ampule

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20
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What is a life threatening allergic reaction?

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Anaphylactic shock

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21
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What is a decrease in blood levels or blood components?

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Anemia

22
Q

What is chest pain caused by a lack of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?

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Angina pectoris

23
Q

What is it to inhibit or to work opposite of?

A

Antagonistic

24
Q

What is the space in front of the elbow?

A

Antecubital space

25
Q

What is the opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which feces is expelled?

A

Anus

26
Q

What is the largest artery in the body?

A

Aorta

27
Q

What is the absence or suppression of emotion?

A

Apathy

28
Q

What is the abnormality in language function as a result of damage to the brain in specific areas?

A

Aphasia

29
Q

What is the heart beat heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall?

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Apical

30
Q

What is a pharmacist or pharmacy measure?

A

Apothecary

32
Q

What is inadequate blood flow in the arteries?

A

Arterial insufficiency

32
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What is the disorder involving thickening and calcification of the walls of the artery resulting in a decreased blood supply?

A

Arteriosclerosis

33
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What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

A

Arteries

34
Q

What is the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current?

A

Aspiration

35
Q

What is the disorder involving plaques of cholesterol and lipids lining the inner layers of the walls of arteries?

A

Atherosclerosis

36
Q

What are the upper chambers of the heart?

A

Atria

37
Q

What is a channel that connects the external ear to the ear drum?

A

Auditory canal

38
Q

What is the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary functions of the body?

A

Autonomic nervous system

39
Q

What is the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; armpit?

A

Axilla/Axillary

40
Q

What is the microorganism that may cause disease?

A

Bacteria

41
Q

What is the amount of energy used by a fasting, resting person to maintain vital functions?

A

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

42
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What is the amount of energy used by a fasting, resting person to maintain vital functions?

A

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

43
Q

What is the microorganism that may cause disease?

A

Bacteria

44
Q

What is the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; armpit?

A

Axilla/Axillary

45
Q

What is the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary functions of the body?

A

Autonomic nervous system

46
Q

What is a channel that connects the external ear to the ear drum?

A

Auditory canal

47
Q

What are the upper chambers of the heart?

A

Atria

48
Q

What is the disorder involving plaques of cholesterol and lipids lining the inner layers of the walls of arteries?

A

Atherosclerosis

49
Q

What is the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current?

A

Aspiration

50
Q

What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

A

Arteries

Medication Aide Class Review (4 decks)

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