Exam 1 Flashcards
pathophysiology
the study of altered health; the cellular and organ changes w/ disease and the effect that they have on the whole body
disease
interruption in normal body function
etiologic factors
thing that cause the disease to occur
risk factors
things that increase potential for development of disease
clinical manifestations
what does the disease present
signs
objective; something observer sees
symptoms
subjective; what patient says
syndrome
a lot of signs and symptoms together
complications
something happens b/c of the disease or treatment
sequelae
impairment following or are caused by disease
pharmacology
the study or science of drugs
pharmacotherapeutics
drug therapy; same drug may have different effects depending on patient factors (ex. age)
therapeutic effect
positive effect
adverse effect
negative effect
pharmacogenomics
influence of genetic factors on response to drugs
pharmaceutics
science of preparing and dispensing drugs
pharmacoeconomics
study of economic factors impacting the cost of drug therapy
pharmacognosy
study of drugs obtained from plant or animal source
toxicology
study of toxic drug effects and methods to manage
indication
why the drug is being used (condition)
prototype
agent to which all other drugs in the classification are compared.
combination drugs
drugs with more than one active ingredient
prodrug
inactive before metabolized
contraindication
condition that makes the drug potentially harmful to the patient