Chapter 25 - Medication Administration & Iv Therapy - Taylor College Lpn

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Absorption

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Passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream; process whereby the end products of digestion pass through the epithelial membranes in the small and large intestines and into the blood or lymph system.

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Passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream; process whereby the end products of digestion pass through the epithelial membranes in the small and large intestines and into the blood or lymph system.

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Absorption

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Angiocatheter

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Intracatheter with a metal stylet.

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Intracatheter with a metal stylet.

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Angiocatheter

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Aspiratoin

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Procedure performed to withdraw fluid that has abnormally collected or to obtain a specimen; also inhalation of secretion or fluids into the pulmonary system.

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Procedure performed to withdraw fluid that has abnormally collected or to obtain a specimen; also inhalation of secretion or fluids into the pulmonary system.

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Aspiration

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Bioavailability

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Readiness to produce a drug effect.

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Readiness to produce a drug effect.

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Bioavailability

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Butterfly needles

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Wing tipped needle

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Wing tipped needle

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Butterfly Needles

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Chemical name

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Precise description of the drugs chemical formula

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Precise description of the drugs chemical formula

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Chemical name

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distribution

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Movement of drugs from the blood into various tissues and body fluids

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Movement of drugs from the blood into various tissues and body fluids

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distribution

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drug allergy

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Hypersensitivity to a drug

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Hypersensitivity to a drug

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drug allergy

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drug incompatibilities

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Undesired chemical or physical reaction between a drug and a solution, between a drug and the container or tubing or between two drugs

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Undesired chemical or physical reaction between a drug and a solution, between a drug and the container or tubing or between two drugs

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drug incompatibilities

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drug interaction

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Effect one drug can have on another drug

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Effect one drug can have on another drug

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drug interaction

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Drug Tolerance

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Reaction that occurs when the body is accustomed to a specific drug that larger doses are needed to produce the desired therapeutic effects

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Reaction that occurs when the body is accustomed to a specific drug.Larger doses are needed to produce the desired therapeutic effects

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Drug Tolerance

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Enteral instillation

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Administration of drugs through a gastrointestinal tube

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Administration of drugs through a gastrointestinal tube

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Enteral instillation

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Excretion

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Elimination of drugs or waste products from the body

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Elimination of drugs or waste products from the body

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Excretion

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Extravasation

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Escape of fluid into surrounding tissue

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Escape of fluid into surrounding tissue

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Extravasation

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Flashback

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Rushing of blood back into intravenous tubing when a negative pressure is created on the tubing; reliving of an original trauma as if the individual were currently experiencing it.

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Rushing of blood back into intravenous tubing when a negative pressure is created on the tubing

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Flashback

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Flow Rate

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Volume of fluid to infuse over a set period of time

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Volume of fluid to infuse over a set period of time

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Flow Rate

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Generic Name

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Name assigned by the U.S. Adopted Name Council to the manufacturer who first develops a drug.

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Name assigned by the U.S. Adopted Name Council to the manufacturer who first develops a drug.

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Generic Name

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Half-life

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Time it takes the body to eliminate half of the blood concentration level of the original dose of medication

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Time it takes the body to eliminate half of the blood concentration level of the original dose of medication

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Half-life

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Hypervolemia

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Increased circulating fluid volume

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Increased circulating fluid volume

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Hypervolemia

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idiosyncratic reaction

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Very unpredictable response that may be an overresponse, an underresponse, or an atypical response

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Very unpredictable response that may be an overresponse, an underresponse, or an atypical response

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idiosyncratic reaction

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Implantable Port

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Device made of a radiopaque silicone catheter and a plastic or stainless steel infection port with a self-sealing silicone rubber septum

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Device made of a radiopaque silicone catheter and a plastic or stainless steel infection port with a self-sealing silicone rubber septum

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Implantable Port

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Infiltration

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Seepage of foreign substances into interstitial tissue, causing swelling and discomfort at the IV site

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Seepage of foreign substances into interstitial tissue, causing swelling and discomfort at the IV site

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Infiltration

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Intracath

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Plastic tube for insertion into a vien

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Plastic tube for insertion into a vien

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Intracath

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intradermal (id)

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Injection into the dermis

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Injection into the dermis

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Intradermal (ID)

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intramuscular (IM)

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Injection into the muscles

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Injection into the muscles

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intramuscular (IM)

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Intravenous (IV)

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injection into a vein

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injection into a vein

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Intravenous (IV)

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IV Push (Bolus)

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The administration of a large dose of medication in a relatively short time - usually 1 - 30 minutes

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The administration of a large dose of medication in a relatively short time - usually 1 - 30 minutes

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IV Push (Bolus)

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metabolism

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Sum total of all the biological and chemical processes of the body

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Sum total of all the biological and chemical processes of the body

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metabolism

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onset of action

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time for the body to respond to a drug after administration

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time for the body to respond to a drug after administration

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onset of action

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parenteral

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any route other than the oral-gastrointestinal tract

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any route other than the oral-gastrointestinal tract

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parenteral

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Patency

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being freely opened

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being freely opened

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Patency

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Peak Plasma Level

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Highest blood concentration of a single dose of a drug until the elimination rate equals the rate of absorption

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Highest blood concentration of a single dose of a drug until the elimination rate equals the rate of absorption

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Peak Plasma Level

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Pharmacokinetics

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Study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs to determine the relationship between the dose of a drug and the drugs concentration in biological fluids

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Study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs to determine the relationship between the dose of a drug and the drugs concentration in biological fluids

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Pharmacokinetics

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phlebitis

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Inflammation in the wall of a vein without clot formation

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Inflammation in the wall of a vein without clot formation

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phlebitis

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Piggybacked

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Addition of IV solution to infuse concurrently with another infusion

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Addition of IV solution to infuse concurrently with another infusion

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Piggybacked