Pharmacology - Routes of administration: Parenteral

Question 1

Parenteral Route of administration

Answer 1

Parenteral drug administration refers to drugs given by routes other than the digestive tract. The term parenteral is usually used for drugs given by injection (intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous), or infusion.

Question 2

What is epidural?
What is the location of the epidural route?

Answer 2

• a method of medication administration in which a medicine is injected into the epidural space around the spinal cord.
• epidural space (spine)

Question 3

Meaning of intra-arterial?
What is the location of the intra-arterial

Answer 3

-within an artery (arteries) (to break up clots, )

Question 4

What does intra-articular mean?

What is the location of the intra-articular route?

Answer 4

• An intra-articular injection is a type of shot that’s placed directly into a joint to relieve pain. Corticosteroids (steroids), local anesthetics, hyaluronic acid, and Botox are the most common substances injected into joints for this treatment
• within a joint space

Question 5

What does intradermal mean?

What is its location?

Answer 5

• situated, occurring, or done within or between the layers of the skin also: administered by entering the skin intradermal injections.
• Intradermal injections (ID) are injections administered into the dermis, just below the epidermis. The ID injection route has the longest absorption time of all parenteral routes. These types of injections are used for sensitivity tests, such as TB (see Figure 7.13), allergy, and local anesthesia tests.
• located in the skin of the upper chest, forearms, upper back

Question 6

What does intramuscular (IM) mean?

What is its route location?

Answer 6

• -An intramuscular injection is a technique used to deliver a medication deep into the muscles. This allows the medication to be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly.
• Route location is the:
  
  • deltoid (muscle at the top of the shoulder)
  • vastus lateralis (muscles located at the lateral side of the thigh)
  • ventrogluteal muscles (the bony part of your upper thigh near the hip)

Question 7

What is intraosseous?

What is the route location?

Answer 7

• Intraosseous infusion is the process of injecting medications, fluids, or blood products directly into the marrow of a bone; this provides a non-collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system.
• Route location is the bone marrow

Question 8

What is intraperitoneal?

What is the route location?

Answer 8

• Intraperitoneal injections are a way to administer therapeutics and drugs through a peritoneal route (body cavity). Use often on animal subjects
• Route location is the peritoneal cavity (abdomen)

Question 9

What is intrapleural?

What is the route location?

Answer 9

• An intrapleural drug is injected through the chest wall into the pleural space or instilled through a chest tube placed intrapleurally for drainage. Doctors use intrapleural administration to promote analgesia, treat spontaneous pneumothorax, resolve pleural effusions, and administer chemotherapy
• Location is the pleural space (lungs)

Question 10

What is intrathecal?

What is its route location?

Answer 10

• Intrathecal administration is a route of administration for drugs via an injection into the spinal canal, or into the subarachnoid space so that it reaches the cerebrospinal fluid and is useful in spinal anesthesia, chemotherapy, or pain management applications.
• Route location is the subarachnoid space (brain)

Question 11

What is intravenous?

What is its route location?

Answer 11

• Intravenous therapy is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications, and nutrients directly into a person’s vein
• Route location is the major veins, most often in the arms and hands, or via a central venous access device

Question 12

What is subcutaneous?

What is its route location?

Answer 12

• A subcutaneous injection is administered as a bolus into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the dermis and epidermis, collectively referred to as the cutis.
• Subcutaneous (SQ or Sub-Q) injection means the injection is given in the fatty tissue, just under the skin. A SQ injection is the best way to give yourself certain medicines, including Insulin.
• The subcutaneous route allows drugs such as insulin and heparin to be absorbed slowly over a period of time.
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Question 13

What parental routes are CCMA’s permitted to administer

Answer 13

intradermal, intramuscular, and subcutaneous