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A powder, usually premixed with water, that will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body.
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Activated charcoal
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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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Contraindications
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A drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. It may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction.
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Epinephrine
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Specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient.
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Indications
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A spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medications that a patient can spray into his airway.
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Inhaler
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A drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood.
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Nitroglycerin
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A form of glucose (a kind of sugar) given by mouth to treat an awake patient (who is able to swallow) with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes.
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Oral glucose
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A gas commonly found in the atmosphere. Pure oxygen is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic, or low in oxygen.
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Oxygen
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The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects.
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Pharmacology
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Any action of a drug other than the desired action.
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Side effect
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