EMT

  1. residue of the sistillation of organic materials that has been treated to increase its absorptive properties, used often to absorb ingested drugs or poisons
    activated charcoal
  2. medicinal particles suspended in a gas or in air
    aerosol
  3. any condition that renders a patricular line of treatment improper or undesirable
    contraindication
  4. quanity of a substance to be administered at one time
    dose
  5. any medicinal substance
    drug
  6. any effect seen when two or more drugs are administerd or taken by a patient at the same time
    drug interactions
  7. hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that increases sympathetic activity
    epinephrine
  8. gelatinous substance that is firm in consistency buy contains much liquid
    gel
  9. drug name not protected by a trademark, that is usually descriptive of the chmical nature of the drug
    generic name
  10. condition or disease for which a drug is expected to have a beneficial effect
    indication
  11. within the muscular substance
    intramuscular (IM)
  12. drug or remedy for a certain condition
    medication
  13. method for delivering a medication through inhalaton that allows a controlled precise dose
    Metered dose inhaler(MDI)
  14. medication that works to reduce the work of the heart by decreasing qeriqheral vascular resistance while improving blood flow to the myocardium by dilating the coronary arteries
    Nitroglycerin
  15. form of gel administerd orally to patients with suspected hypoglycemia
    oral glucose
  16. method through which a drug is administerred to a patient
    route of administeration
  17. consequence other than the desired effect for which a substance is used
    side effect
  18. under the tongue
    sublingual
  19. preparation of a finely divided, undissolved substance disperesed in a liquid
    suspension
  20. dose of a medication required to have the desired effecto on a patient
    therapuetic dose
  21. trademark name that a manufacturer uses to marketing a given drug
    trade name
Author
shebel
ID
25819
Card Set
EMT
Description
general pharmacology
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