Chapter 2 Flashcards
Five things that influence the choice of administration route
available drug forms
Physical/chemical properties of the drug
How quickly you want onset of action
Patient considerations
The condition being treated
three routes of administration
oral
parental
other
what does parental mean in the vet med world
“through the needle”
what are “other” types of administration
skin or inhaled
what is the most common route of administration
oral
abbreviation for oral administration
PO (Per Os)
it can matter in oral administration if meds are given with or without what
food
when is oral administration not a good option
severe vomiting or diarrhea
what two devices can be used for oral administration
stomach tube
piller
three common parental administration routes
SQ
IM
IV
what parental route of admin has the slowest onset of action
SQ
what parenteral route of admin has the longest duration of action
SQ
what kind of solutions (two) should never be given SQ and why
hypertonic, they can raise blood pressure
irritating solutions
what parenteral route of admin is a faster onset of action than SQ
IM
what parenteral route of admin has a shorter duration of action that SQ
IM
what should you do before IM injection to ensure you aren’t in a vein
aspirate
options for IM injections
epaxial muscles
semimem./semitend
quads (from the front of the hind leg)
