Routes Flashcards by Jody weir | Brainscape

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Subcutaneous

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Beneath, or under, all the layers of the skin

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IV ( intravenous)

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Directly into veins

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IM ( Intramuscular )

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Injected into muscle

Lateral thigh or lateral deltoid

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Nebulised

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Nebulised through a nebuliser bowl @8L/m

Salbutamol, ipratropium

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IO ( Intraosseous )

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Drill into bone for medicine into bone

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PO ( per oral )

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Medicine taken orally

Aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen, prednisone

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Inhaled

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Inhaled via MDI ( measured dose inhaler )

Ventolin, ect.

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Sublingual

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Medicine administered under the tongue

GTN

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