Descriptions Exam 1 Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
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Aqueous Solution
A
- Liquid
- Sterile water mix
2
Q
Elixir
A
- Liquid
- Alcohol
- Sugar
- Flavoring
- used for cough
3
Q
Liniment
A
- Liquid
- Alcohol or oil
- drug dissolves in it
- rub it on the outside of skin
4
Q
Spirit
A
- Liquid
- alcohols
- water and alcohol mix
5
Q
Suspension
A
- Liquid
- powder in a liquid
- have to shake
- (shake before use)
6
Q
Syrup
A
- liquid
- gooey (cough syrup)
- thick
- sugar + water
7
Q
Ampule
A
- solid
- glass receptacle w/medicine in it
8
Q
Capsule
A
- solid
- made out of gelatin (collagen)
- advil/tylenol
9
Q
Ointment
A
- solid
- lotion type thing
- topical
- semi-solid (patrolem jelly, lard)
10
Q
Paste
A
- solid
- toothpaste
- powder and water
11
Q
Pill or Tablet
A
- solid
- advil
12
Q
Plaster
A
- solid
- thick
- wax or resin
13
Q
Poultice
A
- solid
- soft, moist paste
- external
14
Q
Suppository
A
- solid
- semi-solid
- soap
- gellatin
- cocoa butter
15
Q
Powder
A
- solid
- powder duh
16
Q
Analgesic
A
decreases pain
17
Q
Anesthetic
A
knocks you out/decreases sensation
18
Q
Antacid
A
fights acid build up
19
Q
Antibiotic
A
cleans microbial stuff out of the body
20
Q
Anticoagulant
A
blood thinner
21
Q
Antidote
A
stops poison
22
Q
Antifugal
A
fights fungus
23
Q
Anti-Inflammatory
A
decreases inflammation
24
Q
Antipruritic
A
anti-itch
25
Antipyretic
anti-fever
26
Antiseptic
prevents growth of microbial things
27
Antispasmodic
decreases muscle spasms
28
Antitussive
prevents coughing
29
Astringent
closes pores
30
Bacteriostatic/Fungistatic
stops bacteria/fungus
31
Carminative
relives gas
32
Cathartic
laxitive, releases bowels
33
Caustic
destroys tissue
| warts
34
Counterirritant
gets rid of irritant (icy hot)
35
Depressant
diminishes function
36
disinfectant
surfaces cleans, gets rid of microbial crap
37
Diuretic
increases kidney production/makes you pee
38
Emetic
causes vomiting (counter poison)
39
Expectorant
coughing out goop from your lungs
40
Hemostatic
blood clottor
41
Irritant
irritates tissues
42
Narcotic
increases dopamine activation
43
sedative
knocks you out
44
skeletal muscle relaxant
blocks electrical signals to muscles
45
stimulant
excites/increases activity
46
Suppressant
stops things from working
47
vasoconstrictor
constricts vessels
48
vasodilator
dilates vessels
49
Intradermal
inside the skin (shot)
| - a way of administering drugs
50
Reye's Syndrome
- under age 18 can die
- brain starts to swell
- they become agitated, coma, disoriented
- aspirin use after viral infection
51
Sublingual
under the tongue (form of administering medication)
52
Asthma
vasoconstriction of the bronchioles (disease)
53
Tinnitus
Ringing in the ears
54
Acetaminophen
tylenol
55
NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
56
Phonophoresis
pushing medications through the skin
57
Histamine
vasodilator
- comes from an amino acid
- increases mucus secretion/stomach acid/tissue swelling
58
Hemostatic
stops bleeding
59
Bones of the Wrist
- lunate
- pisiform
- triquetrum
- hamate
- capitate
- trapezoid
- trapezium
- scaphoid
