Passage of substances across and into tissues (e.g., intestinal and parenteral absorption).
Adverse effects:
A severe response to medication. For example, a client may become comatose when a drug is ingested.
Anaphylactic reactions:
Reactions characterized by sudden constriction of bronchiolar muscles, edema, of the pharynx and larynx, and severe wheezing and shortness of breath.
Biotransformation:
Change that occurs under the influence of enzymes that detoxify, degrade, and remove biologically active chemicals.
Concentration: Substance, particularly liquid, that has been strengthened and reduced in volume through evaporation or other means.
Substance, particularly liquid, that has been strengthened and reduced in volume through evaporation or other means.
Controlled substances:
Drugs that affect the mind or behavior, which can be dispensed only with a prescription.
Detoxify:
To remove poison or its effects from a client.
Idiosyncratic reactions:
Individuals sensitivities to drug effects; caused by inherited or other bodily constitution factors.
Infusions: Introduction of a substance such as a fluid, drug, electrolyte or nutrient into a vien by means of gravity flow.
Introduction of a substance such as a fluid, drug, electrolyte or nutrient into a vien by means of gravity flow.
Inhalation:
To breath or draw in with a breath.
Instillation:
Procedure in which a fluid is slowly introduced into a cavity or passage of the body (e.g. rectum) and allowed to remain for a specific amount of time before being withdrawn or drained.
Irrigation:
Process of washing out a body cavity or wounded area with a stream of fluid.
Medication reconciliation:
comparison of two or more medication lists to ensure that the nurse is aware of all medication perscribed for a client.
Metered dose inhalers:
Inhaler designed to produce local effects such as bronchodilation.
Narcotics:
Drug substance, either derived from opium or produced synthetically, that alters perception of pain and that with repeated use may reult in physicla and psychological dependence.
Peak concentration:
The highest level e.g. peak serum concentration.
Pharmacokinetics:
Study of how drugs enter the body, reach their site of action, are metabolized, and exit from the body.
Serum half life:
Time needed for excretion processes to lower the serum drug concentration by half.
Synergistic effect:
When two drugs act synergistically, the effect of the two combined is greater than the effect that would be expected if the individual effects of the two drugs acting alone were added together.
List the required information, other than the client’s full name, that identifies a physician’s medication order as complete.
The medication, unit of measure for dosage, the frequency, route, signature, date.
what are the five plus five rights
route, client, time, medication, dosage, assessment, documentation, education, evaluation and the clients right to refuse.
what dosage forms have a very high potential hepatic first pass effect?
ENTERAL
what two dosage forms by pass the hepatic first pass effect?