NHA Module 3 Flashcards
relieve pain
analgesics
antacids/ant-ulcer
neutralize stomach acid
antibiotic
kill bacteria
anticoagulants
delay blood clotting
antifungals
kill funghi
antihypertensives
lower blood pressure
antiemetics
reduce nausea, vomiting
antipyretics
relieve fever
antivirals
kill viruses
diuretics
eliminate excess fluids
The medical assistant should always follow the rules of medication administration, which serve as a safety check to prevent error
right medication, right form, right dose, right route, right time, right patient, right technique, right education, and right documentation
To withdraw medication from a vial, the vial must be ___________first by pulling back the plunger to the amount of medication that you will be withdrawing from the vial. Then you _________
pressurized
- inject air into vial
when withdrawing meds out of vial with syringe, you have to remove what two things and how
air bubbles by flicking
air by pushing plunger forward
for which injections do you pull skin taut
ID and IM
ID injections are inserted at a ______ angle about ___ inches under the skin
5-15 degree
-1/8
in ID injections, ______ indicates the fluid was injected into the dermal layer of skin
wheal
amount injected Intradermally is very small, typically no more than ______
0.2 mL
which type of injection do you pinch tissue
subcuteanous
subcuteanous injections are administered at a ___ or ___ degree angle
45 or 90
for subcut. once needle is inserted, ____________ and use hand to stabilize syringe while administering the medication slowly with dominant hand
release pinched skin
f medication needs to be aspirated, insert needle and pull back on plunger and wait_______ seconds to see if blood enters syringe
5 to 10
a 25 gauge needle is thin or thick
thin
a 14 gauge needle is the thinnest/thickest
thickest
needle length for sub c is either ____ inch for 90 degree angle or ____ inch for 45 degree angle
1/2
5/8
IM injections are prepared with _____gauge needle
- patients with more fat need ____
18-25
longer needle
needle length is determined by what factors
age, size,
gauge of needle is determined by what factors
depth of medication, viscosity of med, thickness of skin
work by blocking Ca2+ channels in cardiac muscle and blood vessels, slowing hearts activity
calcium channel blockers
commonly used as pain relievers and fever reducers
NSAIDs
analgesic effect by decreasing pain perception and increasing pain tolerance
opioid
high blood pressure is also known as
hypertension
most commonly prescribed anti-hypertensive meds
(5)
lisinopril
hydrochlorothiazide
valsartan
metoprolol
is lisinopril a calcium channel blocker or ACE inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
body doesn’t produce enough insulin or resists insulin
type 2 diabetes
hypoglycemics are _______ medications
oral anti-diabetic
insulin pumps for continuous blood glucose monitoring and coverage is mostly for people with ________
type 1 diabetes
types of antibiotics
penicillins
tetracyclines
Fluroquinolones
Schedule ____ includes substances that have high potential for abuse and no approved medical use in the US
- example?
1
- heroin and cannabis
Schedule ____includes substances that have high potential for abuse, are considered dangerous, and can lead to dependence
- how do you get them?
- examples?
2
- handwritten Rx with no refills
- morphine, fentanyl
Schedule ____ includes substances that have a moderate to low potential for dependence
- how do you get them?
- examples?
3
- provider must give handwritten prescription
- steroids
Schedule ___ includes substances that have low potential for abuse and dependence
- examples?
4
-diazepam (treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures)
Schedule ___ includes substances that contain limited quantities of some narcotics
- patients may refill how often
5
- 5 times every 6 months
