Pharmacology

Question 1

pharmacology

Answer 1

the science of durgs, including their ingredients, preparation, uses, and actions on the body.

Question 2

medication

Answer 2

a substance that is used to treat or prevent disease or relieve pain.

Question 3

pharmacodynamics

Answer 3

the process by which a medication works on the body.

Question 4

antagonists

Answer 4

blockers

Question 5

agonsts

Answer 5

cause stimulation of receptors

Question 6

antibiotic

Answer 6

targets bacteria

Question 7

antifungal

Answer 7

targets fungi

Question 8

dose

Answer 8

amount of the medication is given

DEPENDS ON:

• weight
• age
• desired action of the medication

Question 9

action

Answer 9

the intended therapeutic effect that a medication is expected to have on the body

Question 10

therapeutic effect

Answer 10

The desired or intended effect a medication is expected to have on the body.

Question 11

pharmacokinetics

Answer 11

how the body absorbs, distributes, changes, or eliminates a particular substance.

Question 12

Onset of action

Answer 12

Time from medication administration until clinical effects occur.

Question 13

duration

Answer 13

Length of time that clinical effects persist.

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elimination

Answer 14

How medications or chemicals are removed from the body.

Question 15

peak

Answer 15

The point or period when the maximum clinical effect is achieved.

Question 16

indications

Answer 16

the reasons or conditions for which a particular medication is given.

Question 17

contraindicated

Answer 17

it would harm the patient or have no positive effect on the patient’s condition.

Question 18

adverse effects

Answer 18

any actions of a medication other than the desired ones.

Question 19

unintended effects

Answer 19

the effects that are undesirable but pose little risk to the patient, such as a slight headache after taking nitroglycerin.

Question 20

untoward effects

Answer 20

the effects that can be harmful to the patient, such as hypotension after taking nitroglycerin.

Question 21

Enteral medications

Answer 21

enter the body through the digestive system.

Question 22

antipyretics

Answer 22

common exceptions

Question 23

parenteral medications

Answer 23

enter the body by a route other than the digestive tract, the skin, or the mucous membranes.

Question 24

absorption

Answer 24

the process by which medications travel through body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.

Question 25

nitroglycerin

Answer 25

• relaxes the muscular walls of coronary arteries and veins
• decreases blood pressure
• relaxes arteries throughout the body
• Dose : 0.4, EMT assisted

Question 26

Epinephrine

Answer 26

A medication that increases heart rate and blood pressure but also eases breathing problems by decreasing muscle tone of the bronchiole tree.
Dose: Adult: 0.3mg, child: 0.15mg

Question 27

oxygen

Answer 27

A gas that all cells need for metabolism; the heart and brain, especially, cannot function without oxygen. ( 15L/min on a nonrebreather or 2 to 6 L/Min via nasal cannula)

Question 28

antiplatelet

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decrease the ability of blood platelets to aggregate

- aspirin and clopidogrel(plavix)

Question 29

anticoagulant

Answer 29

medications, such as warfarin (Coumadin), apixaban (Eliquis), and rivaroxaban (Xarelto), interfere with other blood-clotting mechanisms in the body.

Question 30

medication error

Answer 30

inappropriate use of a medication that could lead to patient harm.
Errors can stem from different causes

Question 31

aspirin

Answer 31

dose: 324mg

Question 32

narcan

Answer 32

dose: 2.0 mg (1 per nostril)

Question 33

glucose

Answer 33

dose: 0.5 to 1 whole tube