Medication Administration

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

Is the passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of medication administration

Question 2

Factors that influence absorption.

Answer 2

Route of administration, ability to dissolve, blood flow to the site of administration,body surface area, lipid solubility of medication

Question 3

IV Injection

Answer 3

Produces the most rapid absorption because medications are immediately available when they enter the systemic circulation

Question 4

Therapeutic effect

Answer 4

Is the expected or predicted physiological response that a medication causes.

Question 5

Side effects

Answer 5

Are predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects produced at a usual therapeutic dose.

Question 6

Adverse effects

Answer 6

Unintended, undesirable,and often unpredictable severe responses to medication

Question 7

Toxic effects

Answer 7

Develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.

Question 8

Idiosyncratic reaction

Answer 8

Overreacts or under reacts to a medication or has a reaction different from normal.

Question 9

Anaphylactic reactions

Answer 9

Life threatening,characterized by sudden constriction of bronchiolar muscles, edema of the pharynx and larynx, and severe wheezing and SOB

Question 10

Urticaria

Answer 10

Raised, irregular shaped skin eruption with varying sizes and shapes; eruption have reddened margins and pale centers

Question 11

Pruritus

Answer 11

Itching of the skin; accompanies most rashes

Question 12

Rhinitis

Answer 12

Inflammation of mucous membranes lining nose; causes swelling and clear, watery discharge.

Question 13

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 13

Study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body.

Question 14

Caplet

Answer 14

Shaped like capsule and coated for ease of swallowing

Question 15

Capsule

Answer 15

Med encased in gelatin shell

Question 16

Tablet

Answer 16

Powdered med compressed into hard disk or cylinder; addition to primary medication, contains binders, disintegrates, lubricants, and fillers

Question 17

Enteric-coated tab

Answer 17

Coated tab that does not dissolve in stomach, coatings dissolve in intestine, where med is absorbed

Question 18

Elixir

Answer 18

Clear fluid containing water and/or alcohol; often sweetened

Question 19

Aqueous solutions

Answer 19

Substance dissolved in H2O and syrup

Question 20

Aqueous suspension

Answer 20

Finely divided drug particles dispersed in liquid medium; when suspension is left standing, particles settle to bottom of container

Question 21

Troche

Answer 21

Lozenge…. Flat, round tab that dissolves in mouth to release medication. Not meant for ingestion.

Question 22

Aerosol

Answer 22

Aqueous medication sprayed or absorbed in mouth and upper airway . Not meant for ingestion

Question 23

Sustained release

Answer 23

Tab or capsule that contains small particles of a medication coated with material that requires a varying amount of time to dissolve.