medication administration
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adverse drug reaction | very undesireable effects with more serious consequences |
| anaphylaxis | severe allergic reaction |
| duration | length of time the drug is effective |
| MAR | medication administation record |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| onset | the beginning of the drugs effect |
| parenteral | using a needle or a syringe |
| peak | the blood level at which a drug delivers it's greatest action |
| polypharmacy | use of multiple meds. |
| PRN | as needed |
| side effects | unintended actions |
| synergistic effect | combined interaction |
| therapeutic effect | desired effect of the med. |
| toxic effect | harmful effect |
| MDI | meter dose inhaler |
| nebulizer | a device that dispenses liquid in a fine spray, used in inhalation therapy |
| PO | by mouth |
| transdermal | through the skin, into the dermis |
| ampule | small, sterile, all glass or plastic container used for meds |
| aqueous | watery |
| incompatibility | don't work together, 2 drugs that can't be mixed |
| induration | an area of the skin that feels hard |
| injection | the act of forcing a liquid into a part or organ of the body |
| intradermal injection | injecting into the dermis |
| sub Q injection | injection beneath the skin layers |
| Z track method | injection technique, lift muscle, give shot, release muscle |
| 6 rights | drug, dose, route, time, patient, documentation |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml |
| 30 cc | 1 oz |
| 1 gr | 60mg |
| 2.2 lbs | 1kg |
| 1TBSP | 15ml |
| what drugs are locked and double locked? | schedule 2 and 3 |
| pharmacology | study of drugs and their actions on the body |
| pharmakodynamics | study of a drugs effect on cells and the bodies chemistry and mechanism of action |
| half life | the time it takes for excretion to lower the drug concentration by half |
| agonist | attaches to receptor sites |
| antagonist | blocks receptor sites |
| drug interaction | when one drug modifies the action of another drug, may cause an increase or decrease in the drug action, the rate of absorption and excretion |
| who is allowed to dispense meds? | pharmacists |
| pharmacokinetics | study of how drugs enter the body are metabolized, reach the site of action and are excreted |
| blood brain barrier | permits only fat soluble drugs to reach the brain and CSF |
| BID | twice a day |
| OS | left eye |
| IM | intramuscular |
| gtts | drops |
| TID | three times a day |
| IV | intravenous |
| pc | after meals |
| QD | once a day |
| QID | four times a day |
| ID | intradermal |
| OD | right eye |
| ac | before meals |
| q4hr | every 4 hours |
| K+ | cannot be crushed, can be melted |
| pyxis | a machine that dispenses meds |
| percutaneous route | topical, applied externally to skin or mucous membranes, may have systemic effect |
| unit dose | pre measured, pre packaged, and pre labeled doses of meds |
| sublingual | meds placed under the tongue |
| OU | both eyes |
| barrel | holds the meds |
| plunger | used to withdraw and instill meds |
| shaft | length of the needle |
| bevel | tip of the needle that is slanted (bevel up) |
| gauge | diameter of the needle the smaller the number the larger the gauge |
| filter needles | used when withdrawing fluid from an ampule |
| bleb or wheal | bubble created when doing a PPD |
| 15 degrees | ID injection |
| 45 degrees | sub Q injection |
| 90 degrees | IM injection |
| regular insulin | only insulin that can be given IV |
| lantus, levmir(insulin) | can't be mixed with anything |
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