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The process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream
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Absorption
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Severe side effects that may justify the discontinuation of a drug
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Adverse Effects
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A drug that interacts with a receptor to produce a response
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Agonist
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A small glass container for individual doses of liquid medications
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Ampule
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A severe allergic reaction that usually occurs immediately after the administration of a drug
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Anaphylactic reaction
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A drug that inhibits cell function by occupying the drug's receptor sites
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Antagonist
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The slanted part at the tip of a needle
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Bevel
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Process by which a drug is converted to a less active form; also called detoxification
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Biotransformation
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The name given to a drug by the drug's manufacturer
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Brand name
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Pertaining to the cheek
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Buccal
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A tube with a lumen (channel) that is inserted into a cavity or duct and is often fitted with a trocar during insertion
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Cannula
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The name by which a chemist knows a drug; describes the constituents of the drug precisely
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Chemical name
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The increasing response to repeated doses of a drug that occurs when the rate of administration exceeds the rate of metabolism or excretion
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Cumulative effect
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The primary effect intended of a drug; reason the drug is prescribed
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Desired effect (Therapeutic effect)
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Process by which a drug is converted to a less active form; also called Biotransormation
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Detoxification
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The transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action
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Distribution
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A chemical compound taken for disease prevention, diagnosis, cure, or relief or to affect the structure or function of the body
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Drug
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Excessive intake of a substance either continually or periodically
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Drug abuse
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An immunologic reaction to a drug
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Drug allergy
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Inability to keep the intake of a drug or substance under control
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Drug dependence
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A mild form of psychologic dependence on a drug
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Drug habituation
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The time required for the elimination process to reduce the concentration of a drug to one-half what it was at initial administration
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Drug half-life (Elimination half-life)
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The beneficial or harmful interaction of one drug with another drug
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Drug interaction
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A condition in which successive increases in the dosage of a drug are required to maintain a given therapeutic effect
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Drug tolerance
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The quality of a drug that exerts a deleterious effect on an organism or tissue
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Drug toxicity
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Commonly used route for parenteral administration into the epidural space (the area inside the spinal column but outside the dura mater)
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Epidural
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The study of the effect of ethnicity on responses to prescribed medicines
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Ethnopharmacology
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Elimination of a waste product produced by the body cells from the body
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Excretion
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A tube that is surgically placed directly into the client's stomach and provides a route for administering nutrition and medications
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Gastrostomy
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The diameter of a shaft
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Gauge
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A drug name not protected by trademark and usually describing the chemical structure of the drug
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Generic name
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The part of a needle that fits onto a syringe
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Hub
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Under the skin
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Hypodermic
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A type of syringe that comes in 2, 2.5, and 3-mL sizes; the syringe usually has two scales marked on it: the minim and the milliliter
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Hypodermic syringe
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A disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy
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Iatrogenic disease
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A different, unexpected, or individual effect from the normal one usually expected from a medication; the occurrence of unpredictable and unexplainable symptoms
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Idiosyncratic effect
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Drugs that are sold illegally; street drugs
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Illicit drugs
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The decreased effect of one or both drugs
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Inhibiting effect
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Similar to a hypodermic syringe, but the scale is 100-units calibrated
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Insulin syringe
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Under the epidermis (into the dermis)
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Intradermal
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The administration of a drug into the dermal layer of the skin just beneath the epidermis
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Intradermal (ID) injection
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Into the muscle
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Intramuscular
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Injections into muscle tissue that are absorbed more quickly than subcutaneous injections because of the greater blood supply to the body muscles
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Intramuscular (IM) injections
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Into the spinal cord
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Intraspinal (Intrathecal)
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within a vein
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Intravenous
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A flushing or washing-out of a body cavity, organ, or wound with a specified solution that may or may not be medicated
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Irrigation (lavage)
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A substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease
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Medication
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Comparison of medications client is taking to physician's admission, transfer, and/or discharge orders
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Medication reconciliation
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The crescent-shaped upper surface of a column of fluid
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Meniscus
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The sum of all physical and chemical processes by which a living substance is formed and maintained and by which energy is made available for use by the organism
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Metabolism
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End products or enzymes
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Metabolites
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A handheld nebulizer, which is a pressurized container of medication that can be used by the client to release the medication through a mouthpiece
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Metered-dose inhaler (MDI)
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From the Latin nil per os meaning "nothing by mouth"
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NPO
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The name under which a drug is listed in one of the official publications (e.g., the United States Pharmacopeia)
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Official name
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The time after drug administration when the body initially responds to the drug
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Onset of action
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Referring to the eye
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Ophthalmic
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Referring to the mouth
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Oral
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Referring to the ear
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Otic
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Drug administration occurring outside the alimentary tract; injected into the body through some route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intramuscularly)
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Parenteral
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The concentration of a drug in the blood plasma that occurs when the elimination rate equals the rate of absorption
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Peak plasma level
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Through the skin
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Percutaneous
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A person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and prescriptions
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Pharmacist
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The process by which a drug alters cell physiology
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Pharmacodynamics
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Process by which the effect of a drug is influenced by genetic variations such as gender, size, and body composition
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Pharmacogenetics
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The study of the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs
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Pharmacokinetics
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The scientific study of the actions of drugs on living animals and humans
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Pharmacology
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A book containing a list of drug products used in medicine, including their descriptions and formulas
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Pharmacopoeia
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The art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs; also refers to the place where drugs are prepared and dispensed
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Pharmacy
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Biochemical changes occurring in the body as a result of excessive use of a drug
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Physiologic dependence
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Secondary IV setup where the second IV set connects the second container to the tubing of the primary container at the upper port
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Piggyback
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A maintained concentration of a drug in the plasma during a series of scheduled doses
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Plateau
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The increased effect of one or both drugs
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Potentiating effect
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Injectable medications that are disposable and are available as (a) prefilled syringes ready for use or (b) prefilled sterile cartridges and needles that require the attachment of a reusable holder (injection system) before use
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Prefilled unit-dose system
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The written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug
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Prescription
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"as needed order"; permits the nurse to give a medicationwhen, in the nurse's judgment, the client requires it
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PRN order
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A state of emotional reliance on a drug to maintain one's well-being; a feeling of need or craving for a drug
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Psychologic dependence
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A location on the surface of a cell membrane or within a cell (usually a protein) to which a drug chemically binds
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Receptor
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The technique of adding a solvent to a powdered drug to prepare it for injection
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Reconstitution
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The part of a needle that is attached to the hub
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Shaft
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The secondary effect of a drug that is unintended; usually predictable and may be either harmless or potentially harmful
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Side effect
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Common medication order that is a "one-time order"; medication is to be given once at a specified time
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Single order
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Standing order a written document about policies, rules, regulations, or orders regarding client care; gives nurses the authority to carry out specific actions under certain circumstances
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Standing order
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Common medication order which indicates that the medication is to be given immediately and only once
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Stat order
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Beneath the layers of the skin; hypodermic
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Subcutaneous
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Under the tongue
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Sublingual
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When two different drugs increase the action of one or another drug
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Synergistic
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Secondary IV setup in which the second container is attached to the line of the first container at the lower, secondary port
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Tandem
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The primary effect intended of a drug; reason the drug is prescribed
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Therapeutic effect
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Applied externally (e.g., to the skin or mucous membranes)
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Topical
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Name given a drug by the manufacturer
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Trade name
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A particular type of topical or dermatologic medication delivery system
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Transdermal patch
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Originally designed to administer tuberculin; a narrow syringe, calibrated in tenths and hundredths of a milliliter (up to 1 mL) on one scale and in sixteenths of a minim (up to 1 minim) on the other scale
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Tuberculin syringe
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A medication container with a sealed rubber cap, for single or multiple doses
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Vial
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Small fluid containers (100 to 150 mL in size) attached below the primary infusion container so that the medication is administered through the client's
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Volume control infusion set
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