Intro To Pharmacology

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Absorption

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the movement of a drug from its site of administration to the bloodstream

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Addiction

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a complex process involving interactions among the drug, the user, and society.

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Antagonistic effect

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inhibits the action of an agonist by competing for the receptor site

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Cumulative effect

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occurs when the body cannot metabolize one dose of a drug before another dose is administered.

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Distribution

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the delivery of the drug into any and all body compartments it can penetrate

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Drug elimination

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how the body rids itself of the waste from a drug

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Drug interactions

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occur when one drug and a second drug or element have an effect on each other.

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Formulary

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a book listing medicinal substances and formulas

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Half-life

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the time required for half the amount of a substance in or introduced into a living system or ecosystem to be eliminated or disintegrated by natural processes.

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Iatrogenic

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induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by a medical treatment or diagnostic procedure

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Idiosyncratic effect

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any abnormal or peculiar response to a drug that may manifest itself by over response, under response, or response different from the expected outcome.

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Interaction

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mutual or reciprocal action or influence

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Mechanism of action

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the manner of combination of parts, processes, etc.; which sub serve a common function. Pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics

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Narcotic

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a drug that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep; but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions

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Nursing implications

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Nursing process: Assessment, Diagnosis, Implementation, Teaching, and Evaluation.

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Physiologic action

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effects on body systems

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Placebo effect

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by thinking you are going to get better, you show improvement

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Potentiation

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to augment the activity of a drug synergistically

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Prophylactic

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guarding from or preventing disease; tending to prevent or ward off

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Self-terminating

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medications or drugs that are ordered for a specific amount of time only. Physician will need to be called if the problem persists.

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Side effects

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secondary and unusual adverse effect

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Standing orders

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document that details the nursing care to be implemented in specific nursing situations, frequently when a physician is not present; may expand scope of nursing responsibilities.

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Synergistic effect

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total effect is greater than sum of the individual effects

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Therapeutic effect

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of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods

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Tolerance or Resistance

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the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to substance as a drug.

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Toxicity

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the quality of being poisonous, especially to the degree of virulence of a toxic microbe or of a poison.

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Unit Dose System

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occurring in or using a single dose, seen as a standard of measurement.