Pharcal Lab Flashcards

1
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Branch of medicine that deals with disease in children from birth through adolescence

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Pediatrics

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2
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From birth to 1 month

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Neonate / newborn

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3
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From 1 month to 1 year

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Infant

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4
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1 to 5 years

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Early childhood

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5
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6 to 12 years

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Late childhood

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6
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13 to 17 years

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Adolescence

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7
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Born at less than 37 weeks gestation

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Considered premature

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8
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The field that encompasses the management of illness in the elderly

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Geriatric medicine or Geriatrics

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9
Q

Conditions particularly common in the elderly

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Degenerative osteoarthritis
Congestive heart failure
Venous and arterial insufficiency
Stroke
Urinary incontinence
Prostatic carcinoma
Parkisonism
Alzheimer’s disease

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10
Q

BSA method is used for 2 types of patient groups

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  1. Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
  2. Pedriatric patients
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11
Q

Average adult is considered to have a BSA of

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1.73 m2

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12
Q

Applies to the treatment of disease with chemical drugs or chemotherapeutic agents

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Chemotherapy

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13
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Mainstay treatment of cancer patients, effective in widespread or metastatic cancer

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Chemotherapy

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14
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Limited to specific body sites

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Surgery and radiation therapy

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15
Q

Rx symbol
Recipe
Take thou

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Superscription

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16
Q

Body of the prescription
Names and quantities of chief ingredients of the prescription
Dose, dosage form

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Inscription

17
Q

Also called the Sig, Signa, S
Gives instruction to the patient on how, how much, when, and how long the drug is taken

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Transcription

18
Q

Below the signa line
Warnings followed by the signature of the prescriber

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Special instructions

19
Q

BN precedes GN
GN in the parenthesis
BN not in parenthesis

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Erroneous Prescription
- filled
- prescription kept
- report to the nearest DOH

20
Q

GN not written
GN not legible, BN legible
BN indicated with Instructions added: no substitution
Tend to obstruct proper generic dispensing

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Violative Prescription
- not be filled
- prescription kept, report to nearest DOH
- Advise the prescriber of the problem / instruct customer to get proper prescription

21
Q

Only GN written, not legible
GN doen not correspond with BN
GN & BN not legible
Drug product not registered with FDA

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Impossible Prescription
-not be filled
-prescription kept, report to DOH
-advise prescriber / instruct customer to get proper prescription

22
Q

Used to purchase dangerous drugs

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Yellow Prescription

23
Q

S2 license

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Prescriber

24
Q

S3 license

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Retail

25
Q

S4 license

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Wholesale or trade

26
Q

S5-C license

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Depot or Storage

27
Q

S5-D

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Manufacture or Repack or Recycle

28
Q

S5-E license

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Export

29
Q

S5-I license

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Import

30
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S6 License

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Research or laboratory use