Medication Flashcards
An unexpected and sometimes serious result from taking a medication
Adverse effect
Biological availability
the extent a substance or drug becomes completely available to its intended biological destination(s).
Ethnopharmacology
the cross-cultural study of plants, animals, fungi, or other naturally occurring resources used as medicines by ethnic and cultural groups.
Idiosyncratic effect
unpredictable reactions
Small percentage of patients
Do not involve known pharmacological properties of the drug.
TB skin test / local anesthetic
25 gauge needle
10° -15 ° angle
Intradermal
Antibiotics, Hormones, Vaccines
22 - 25 gauge
90°
Intermuscular
______ is the process of comparing a patient’s medication orders to all of the medications that the patient has been taking. This reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions.
Medication reconciliation
route other than digestive tract administration:
subcutaneous (SC/SQ), intraperitoneal (IP), intravenous (IV), intrader- mal (ID), and intramuscular (IM)
Parenteral
Pharmacodynamics
What the drugs do to the body
he study of a drug’s molecular, biochemical, and physiologic effects or actions
Pharmacokinetics
the branch of pharmacology concerned with the movement of drugs within the body.
What the body does to the drugs
insulin, some hormones, blood thinners, and medications that stimulate blood cell production such as filgrastim (Neupogen)
45 to 90 degree
23 - 25 gauge
Subcutaneous
Pulling the skin downward slightly before giving an intermuscular injection to prevent backflow into the subcutaneous layer
Called this technique
Z-track
In medical terminology, a(n) “________” for a drug refers to the use of that drug for treating a particular disease.
For example, diabetes is an ____ for insulin.
indication / indication
Drugs classified 2 ways
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutic
Describe
Pharmaceutical: mechanism of action(MOA), Physiological effect(PE), Chemical structure (CS)
Therapeutic: clinical indication for drug (what it is used to treat)
Analgesic, antibiotic, antihypertensive
Inunction
the rubbing of ointment or oil into the skin.
Each time med is delivered, perform the ___ checks and ____ rights
3 / 5
Intradermal injection held at 10° with the bevel pointing (downward/ upward)
Upward
Liquid medication given to an infant is delivered here to prevent aspiration
Between gums and cheek
Administer eye drops
Patient sitting
Head tilted back
______________
Pull down on lower eyelid place drop into conjuctival sac
Admin ear drops to child
Pull on the auricle of ear (which direction)
Down & back
Compazine to be given rectally to a patient for nausea
Which posistion should they be in?
Left Sim’s posistion
23–25 gauge, 5/8”
SQ
20 Guage 1” length
This type of injection
IM
For a well-developed adult, no more than _______ of medication should be administered in a single IM injection
3 ml
No more than ___ ml for im
3
