Pharcal Lab Flashcards
Branch of medicine that deals with disease in children from birth through adolescence
Pediatrics
From birth to 1 month
Neonate / newborn
From 1 month to 1 year
Infant
1 to 5 years
Early childhood
6 to 12 years
Late childhood
13 to 17 years
Adolescence
Born at less than 37 weeks gestation
Considered premature
The field that encompasses the management of illness in the elderly
Geriatric medicine or Geriatrics
Conditions particularly common in the elderly
Degenerative osteoarthritis
Congestive heart failure
Venous and arterial insufficiency
Stroke
Urinary incontinence
Prostatic carcinoma
Parkisonism
Alzheimer’s disease
BSA method is used for 2 types of patient groups
- Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
- Pedriatric patients
Average adult is considered to have a BSA of
1.73 m2
Applies to the treatment of disease with chemical drugs or chemotherapeutic agents
Chemotherapy
Mainstay treatment of cancer patients, effective in widespread or metastatic cancer
Chemotherapy
Limited to specific body sites
Surgery and radiation therapy
Rx symbol
Recipe
Take thou
Superscription