Medication Administration

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

drug is transferred from site of entry into bloodstream. Influenced by route of administration, lipid solubility, pH, blood flow, surface area, dosage

Question 2

Adverse Drug Effect

Answer 2

any undesirable effect other than what is intended

Question 3

Allergic Effect

Answer 3

immune response that occurs when the body interprets the administered drug as foreign substance and form antibodies against the drug

Question 4

Anaphylactic Effect

Answer 4

most serious allergic effect

Question 5

Antagonist Effect

Answer 5

blocking

Question 6

Cumulative Effect

Answer 6

drug builds up in the body since it is not being excreted properly

Question 7

Distribution

Answer 7

After absorption, drug is distributed throughout the body. Depends on blood flow to the tissues, and the drug’s availability to leave the bloodstream

Question 8

Drug Tolerance

Answer 8

In physiology, physiological tolerance or drug tolerance is commonly encountered in pharmacology, when a subject’s reaction to a drug (such as an opiate painkiller, benzodiazepine or other psychotropic drug) decreases so that larger doses are required to achieve the same effect

Question 9

Excretion

Answer 9

Drug is excreted from the body. Occurs typically or most commonly via the kidneys

Question 10

Generic Name

Answer 10

assigned by the manufacturer that first develops the drug. Ex. Acetaminophen.

Question 11

Half-life

Answer 11

amount of time it takes for 50% of the blood concentration of a drug to be eliminated from the body.

Question 12

Idiosyncratic Effect

Answer 12

unusual or peculiar response to a drug that may manifest itself by over response, under response, or opposite of the expected response

Question 13

Metabolism

Answer 13

Change in drug from its original form to a new form. Liver is primary site of metabolism.

Question 14

Peak Level

Answer 14

highest plasma concentration of the drug.

Question 15

Pharamcodynamic

Answer 15

process by which drugs alter cell physiology and affect the body

Question 16

Pharmacokinetic

Answer 16

Effects between body and drug

Question 17

Pharmacotherapeutic

Answer 17

drug is producing desired effects without toxicity

Question 18

Placebo

Answer 18

simulated or fake medical intervention that can produce a perceived or actual improvement

Question 19

STAT Order

Answer 19

immediate order: give immediately

Question 20

Synergistic Effect

Answer 20

enhancing effect. When two drugs are synergistic to each other, effects are greater than that of each drug alone

Question 21

Teratogenic

Answer 21

harmful to fetus

Question 22

Therapeutic Range

Answer 22

concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the desired effect without causing toxicity

Question 23

Topical Application

Answer 23

medication is applied to body surfaces

Question 24

Toxic Effect

Answer 24

specific groups of symptoms related to drug therapy that carry risk for permanent damage or death

Question 25

Trade Name

Answer 25

brand name or copyrighted name

Question 26

Trough Level

Answer 26

lowest concentration of the drug in systemic circulation. Level drawn 30 minutes prior to next dose

Question 27

Ampule

Answer 27

A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution

Question 28

Piggyback

Answer 28

Smaller amount of fluid in an IV bag, hung with main IV line. Typically antibiotics are given this way

Question 29

Vial

Answer 29

A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids

Question 30

Volume Control Administration Set

Answer 30

Also known as a Buretrol set. Has standard IV tubing, but with an addition of a large chamber where medication can be put in and volumn controlled into the IV line