Emt B Chapter 16

Front 1

Pharmacology

Back 1

The study of drugs, their sources, their characteristics, and their effects.

Front 2

Aspirin

Back 2

used to reduce the clotting ability of blood to prevent and treat clots associated with myocardial infraction

Front 3

oral glucose

Back 3

Form of glucose given by mouth to mostly diabetics.

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Oxygen

Back 4

Used to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic or low in oxygen

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Inhaler

Back 5

Spray device with a mouth piece that contains an aerosol from of a medication that a patient can spray into their airway.

Front 6

Nitroglycerin

Back 6

drug that helps dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood.

Front 7

Epinephrine

Back 7

Drug that helps constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. it may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction.

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Naloxone

Back 8

an antidote for narcotic overdoses.

Front 9

Indications

Back 9

specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient.

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Contraindications

Back 10

specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient

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untoward effect

Back 11

an effect of a medication in addition to its desired effect that may be potentially harmful to the patient

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parenteral

Back 12

referring to a route of medication administration that does not use the GI tract, such as an intravenous medication

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Enteral

Back 13

referring to a route of medication administration that uses the GI tract, such as swallowing a pill.

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Five Rights

Back 14

Do i have the right patient

Is it the right time to administer the med.

Is it the right medication

Is this the right does

Am i giving the medication by the right route.

Front 15

Pharmacodynamics

Back 15

the study of effects of medication on the body