Type of Injections Flashcards
1
Q
What is an intramuscular injection?
A
An injection into a muscle
2
Q
What is intranasal injection?
A
A delivery route in which a medication is pushed through a specialized atomizer device called a mucosal atomizer device into the naris.
3
Q
What is intravenous injection?
A
An injection into the vein
4
Q
What is intraosseous injection?
A
It means into the bone
5
Q
What does subcutaneous injection?
A
It means under the skin
6
Q
What does inhalation mean?
A
It means some medications are inhaled into the lung so that they can absorbed into the bloodstream.
7
Q
What does sublingual mean?
A
It means under the tongue.
8
Q
What does transcutaneous mean?
A
It means through the skin
