Chapter 14 - Special Topics Flashcards
(105 cards)
1
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Are/o
A
Air
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Chem/o
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Drug
4
Q
Cutane/o
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Skin
5
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Derm/o
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Skin
6
Q
Lingu/o
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Tongue
7
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Muscul/o
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Muscle
8
Q
Or/o
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Mouth
9
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Pharmac/o
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Drug
10
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Rect/o
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Rectum
11
Q
Toxic/o
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Poison
12
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Vagin/o
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Vagina
13
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Ven/o
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Vein
14
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Addiction
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Acquire dependence on a drug
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Broad-spectrum
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Ability of a drug to be effective against a wide range of micro organisms
16
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Contraindication
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Condition in which a particular drug not be used
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Cumulative action
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Action that occurs in the body when the drug is allowed to accumulate or stay in the body
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iatrogenic
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Unusually unfavorable response resulting from taking a medication
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Potentiation
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Giving a patient the second truck to boost the effect of another drug. The total strain of the dress is greater than the sum of the strength of the individual drugs
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Prophylaxis
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Prevention of disease
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APAP
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Acetaminophen
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Q
aq
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Aqueous
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ASA
A
Aspirin
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bid
A
Twice a day
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Do
Diagnosis
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gym
Gram
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gr
Grain
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get
Drop
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IU
Intravenous
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mEq
Milliequivalent
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PCA
Patient controlled administration
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PDR
Physicians desk reference
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qam
Every morning
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ad
Once a day\every day
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qh
Every hour
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qhs
At bedtime
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aid
Four times a day
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qod
Every other day
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sl
Under the tongue
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stat
At once/immediately
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susp
suspension
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tid
Three times a day
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TO
Telephone order
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Anxi/o
Anxiety
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Ment/o
Mind
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Phren/o
Mind
47
Psych/o
Mind
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Schiz/o
Divided
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Somat/o
Body
50
Somn/o
Sleep
51
-iatrist
physician
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-mania
Excessive preoccupation
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-philia
Affinity for; craving for
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-phobia
Irrational fear
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Procedure occasionally use for cases of prolong major depression. Does controversial treatment involves placement of electrodes on one or both sides of the patient's head and it is turned on briefly by a convulsive seizure
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Psychopharmacology
Study of the effects of drugs on the mind in particularly the use of drugs in treating mental disorders
57
AD
Alzheimer's disease
58
ADD
Attention deficit disorder
59
BPD
Bipolar disorder
60
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy
61
MAO
Mono amine oxidase
62
SAD
Seasonal affective disorder
63
Fluor/o
Flourescence, luminous
64
Radi/o
X-ray
65
Roentgen/o
X-ray
66
Son/o
Sound
67
Tom/o
To cut
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-Lucent
To shine through
69
-opaque
Non transparent
70
Roentgen
Unit for describing an exposure dose of radiation
71
Tagging
Attaching a radioactive material to a chemical in tracing it is it moves through the body
72
Uptake
Absorption of radioactive material and medicines into an organ or tissue
73
Computer tomography scan
And imaging technique that is able to produce a cross-sectional view of the body
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Cry/o
Cold
75
Electr/o
Electric current
76
Erg/o
Work
77
Hydr/o
Water
78
My/o
Muscle
79
Orth/o
Straight, correct
80
Phon/o
Sound
81
Prosth/o
Addition
82
Therm/o
Heat
83
-phoresis
Carrying
84
-therapy
Treatment
85
cryotherapy
Using cold for therapeutic purposes
86
Debridement
Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound. Commonly performed for burn therapy
87
Electromyogram
Graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle. The result of applying to new electrical stimulation to the muscle
88
Passive range of motion
Therapist putting a patient's choice through available range of motion without assistance from the patient
89
Posterior drains with clapping
Draining secretions from the bank on oral one cavity by having the patient lie so the gravity of drainage to occur
90
Aspirator
Suctions fluid
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Clamp
Controlled bleeding; grasps tissue
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Curette
Scrapes and removes tissue
93
Dilator
Enlarges opening by stretching
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Forceps
Grasps tissue
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Hemostat
Forceps to grasp blood vessel to control bleeding
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Probe
Explores tissue
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Scalpel
Cuts and separates tissue
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Speculum
Spreads Sparta walls of a cavity
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Tenaculum
Long handled clamp
100
Trephine
Saw that removes disk shaped piece of tissue or bone
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Blast/o
Primitive cell
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Carcinogen
Substance or chemical agent that produces are you creases the risk of development of cancer
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Carcinoma in situ
Malignant tumor that has not extended beyond the original site
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Encapsulated
Growth enclose in a sheath of tissue that prevents tumor cells from invading surrounding tissue
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Hyperplasia
Excessive development of normal cells within an organ
