IODA 200 #2 - Ch 30,31

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

Process by which the body takes in or receives (absorbs) a drug

Question 2

Distribution

Answer 2

Action by which a drug is released throughout the body

Question 3

Dosage

Answer 3

Amount of drug to be administered in a specific time, often according to body weight

Question 4

Dose

Answer 4

A specified quantity of a drug or medicine

Question 5

Drug

Answer 5

A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease

Question 6

Ethical Drug

Answer 6

A drug that requires a prescription

Question 7

Excretion

Answer 7

Action by which a drug leaves the body

Question 8

Generic

Answer 8

Drug sold without a brand name or trademark

Question 9

Inscription

Answer 9

The name and quantity of a drug listed on the prescription

Question 10

Metabolism

Answer 10

Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life

Question 11

Patent Medicine

Answer 11

Drug that can be obtained without a prescription; also called over-the-counter

Question 12

Pharmacology

Answer 12

A branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and actions of drugs

Question 13

Prescription

Answer 13

A written order for a specific drug

Question 14

Prophylaxis

Answer 14

Administration of drugs to prevent disease or protect a patient

Question 15

Signature

Answer 15

Instructions on a prescription explaining how to take a specific medicine

Question 16

Superscription

Answer 16

The patient’s name, address, date, and Rx symbol on a prescription

Question 17

Acute

Answer 17

Referring to a condition with a rapid onset

Question 18

Angina

Answer 18

Chest pain caused by inadequate oxygen to the heart

Question 19

Asthma

Answer 19

Respiratory disease characterized by sudden recurring attacks of laboured breathing, chest constriction, and coughing

Question 20

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Answer 20

A planned action for restoring consciousness or life

Question 21

Convulsion

Answer 21

An involuntary muscular contraction

Question 22

Epilepsy

Answer 22

Neurologic disorder with sudden recurring seizures of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction

Question 23

Syncope

Answer 23

Loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Question 24

Hypotension

Answer 24

Abnormally low blood pressure

Question 25

Hyperglycemia

Answer 25

Abnormally high blood glucose level