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Mod 4 General Pharmacology Flashcards

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Asprin and it’s effects and use

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  • Used to reduces blood clotting and treat clots associated with heart attack.
  • Chewable
  • May cause allergies and have gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • Carried on ambulance
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Oral glucose and it’s effect and use

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  • Provides sugar to those w/ an altered mental status or history of diabetes.
  • Tube of gel that is placed between cheek and gum or under tongue
  • Carried on ambulance
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Epinephrine and it’s effect and use (Epi-Pen, Auvi-Q, Twin Ject)

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  • Helps to constrict blood vessels and relax airway passage.
  • Counters severe allergic reactions.
  • Can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure.
  • May assist w/ injection but may need to consult medical direction.
  • Prescribed to patient
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Activated Charcoal and it’s effect and use

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  • Treats a poisoning or overdose in digestive tract. Absorbs poisons and helps them from being absorbed in body.
  • Consult medical direction before use.
  • Special medication.
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Atropine

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  • Treats medical responders during a chemical weapons attack.
  • Special medication.
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Oxygen (O2) and it’s effect and use

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  • Gas found in atmosphere used as a drug to treat patients w/ hypoxia or in need of oxygen.
  • Carried in ambulance
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Bronchodilator inhalers and their effect and use

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  • Spray device contains aerosol form of medication sprayed into airway.
  • Used for asthma, ephysema, or bronchitis
  • Can cause jitteriness, increased heart rate, and nervousness.
  • May assist with intake.
  • May need to consult w/ medical direction.
  • Prescribed to patient.
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Nitroglycerin and it’s effect and use

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  • Helps dilate coronary vessels that supply heart muscles w/ blood.
  • Spray or pill used for people w/ history of heart attack or chest pains.
  • Do not ingest if taken Viagra.
  • Can cause drop in blood pressure, headache.
  • Can assist w/ intake may need to consult medical direction.
  • Prescribed to patient.
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Drug Names

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Generic, Chemical, and brand.

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Indication

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-Signs, symptoms, or circumstances in which it is appropriate to administer drug to patient.

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Contraindication

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-Signs or symptoms in which it is not appropriate to administer medicine to a patient.

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Side effect

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-Any action of a drug other than the desired action.

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Untoward effect

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-Effects that are not only unexpected but may also be harmful to a patient.

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Parental

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-Route of medication administration that does not use the gastrointestinal tract such as an intravenous medication

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Entreal

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-Route of medication administration that uses the gastrointestinal tract such as swallowing a pill.

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5 rights

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  • Do I have the right patient?
  • Is it the right time to administer the medication?
  • Is it the right medication?
  • Is it the right dosage?
  • Is it the right route of administration?
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Routes of administration

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  • Oral, or swallowed
  • Sublingual, or dissolved under tongue
  • Inhaled or breathed into lungs
  • Intanasal or sprayed into nostrils
  • Intravenous or injected into vein
  • Interamuscular or injected into muscles
  • Subcantaneous or injected under skin
  • Intraosseous or injected into bone marrow
  • Endotracheal or sprayed directly into tube inserted into trachea.
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Pharmacodynamics

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  • The study of medications and their effects on the body.

- Light weight people require smaller doses while heavier older people require larger dosages.

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Naloxone (Narcan) and it’s effect and use

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  • Antidote for narcotic drug over doses.
  • Injected or sprayed
  • Special medication
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Atomizer and it’s effect and use

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  • Device attached to end of a syringe to atomize medication.

- Turns into very fine droplets

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3 important parts to IV (Intravenous Catheter) tubing

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  • Drip Chamber
  • Flow regulator
  • Drug or needle port (part that is inserted)
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Steps for administration

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  • Inspect the fluid bag that it is right medication and not harmed.
  • Select proper administration set.
  • Connect the extension set to the administration set.
  • Make sure flow regulator is closed
  • Remove cover from port of bag and spiked end.
  • Hold fluid bag higher than drip chamber
  • Open flow regulator
  • Turn off flow
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The 2 ways of IV administration

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  • First way is through a heparin lock or a saline lock. Small cap is placed over the end of catheter and provides a port in which the medicine can be administered.
  • The second way is the traditional bag above patient method. Flowing medication and fluids constantly.
  • Bad flow can cause blood clot.

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