Patient therapy 4/8/13

A substance that alters physiologic function with the potential for affecting health is called __?

What is a drug that is administered for its therapeutic effects?

The Science of drugs, including sources. chemistry and actions of drugs is called ____?

What 4 names does each dru have?

The way in which drug affects the body is called __________

The drug that attaches itself to a target site in the body is called a __________

______ is the way that drugs travel through the body to their appropropriate receptor sites

____ : process by which the body alters the chemical composition of a substance

_____ : body excretes drugs and their by-products through the kidneys, lungs (gases) sweat glands, tear ducts, salivary glands, intestines, and mmammary glands.

Average doses are based on healthy ____ pound adults

_____ : are expected reactions to medications

____ : are unexpected and range from mild to severe

______ : the drug acts as an antigen and the body develops antibodies to that drug.
Can be a light rash to anaphylactic shock

_____ : body adapts to a drug, and requires greater doses to acheive the desired effect

_______ : relieve pain

_____ : suppress sensation of feeling

_____ - mild tranquilizers that helps calm anxious patients and relieve muscle spasms

_______ : suppresses groeth of bacteria

_____ : prevent blood from clotting

_____ : inhibit or control seizures

____ : mood control

______ : controls GI stress

______ : prevents nausea & vomitting

_______ : treat fungal infections

_______ : treats allergies

___________ : lower blood pressure

____________ : reduce inflammation

___________ : chemotherapy

__________ : Enhances internal tissues for diagnostic imaging

_________ : reduces inflammation

________ : removes fluids from cellls

_________ : used to augment endocrine secretion

_________ : relieve pain

___________ : used in nuclear medicine exam

___________ : indices sleep or unconciousness

                       CONTRAST MEDIA
positive - ____________ _ willl appear white on x-ray

                      CONTRAST MEDIA
Negative - _____________ - will appear dark on x-ray

                     CONTRAST MEDIA
The higher the __________ the more its absorbs

What is used more Ionic contrast or nonionic contrast?

__________ - iodide atoms attach to water soluble carrier molecules and dispatch to areas of the body.
The atoms displace water in the cells and absorbs x-rays photons in those regions.

A _____________ is used in CT and MRI to inject the patient with contrast

These are examples of ________ reactions from contrast media:
          Nausea, retching and mild vomitting

These are examples of _______ reactions from contrast media:
       fainting, chest & abd. pain, headaches,
       chills, severe vomitting, edema of the   
        face.

These are examples of _______ reactions from contast media:
      synncope, convulsions, pulmonary edema,
       cardiac arrest

The sac around the spinal cord is called the _____.

ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION:

________ - injected directly into the spinal cord

ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
_________ - injected directly into the trachea

ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION:

Injected into the bladder

_____________ : when the vein cannot absorb the fluid quick enough and there is leakage around the injection site

____________ : contrast media is injected into the tissue instead of the vein