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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Schedule 1 (I) Drugs | High medical abuse potential, no accepted medical use (street drugs i.e. Heroin, LSD, marijuana (certain states) meth, powder cocaine, peyote) |
| Schedule 2 (II) Drugs | High medical abuse potential, an accepted medical use, Prescription required, no refills permitted without a new prescription (i.e. narcotics, cocaine, morphine, opium, anabolic steroids, Dilaudid) |
| Schedule 3 (III) Drugs | Moderate abuse potential; accepted medical use. Prescription required, five refills permitted in 6 mo. Moderate acting i.e. barbituates, codeine mixed with something else |
| Schedule 4 (IV) Drugs | Low abuse potential; an accepted medical use, prescription required five refills permitted in 6 months ( Diazepam (Valium), Alprazolam (Xanax) |
| Schedule 5 (V) Drugs | Low abuse potential; an accepted medical use, no prescription required for individual 18 or older with a few exceptions (Cough syrup with codeine, guaifenesin, Lomotil) |
| Pregnancy Category A | Adequate controlled students have shown No demonstration of fetal risk in the first trimester, and no evidence in later trimester ( folic acid, levothyroxine, magnesium sulfate |
| Pregnancy Category B | Animal studies have not demonstrated fetal risk and there are no demonstrated fetal risk , and there are no adequate controlled studies in pregnant woman (amoxicillin, metformin, hydrochlorothiazide) |
| Pregnancy Category C | Animal studies have not demonstrated adverse fetal effects, and there is no adequate controlled human studies, potential benefit may warrant use (amlodipine, gabapentin, prednisone) |
| Pregnancy Category D | Huan Studies investigational studies or marketing experiences have demonstrated evidence of fetal risk, yet potential benefits may warrant use. (lisinopril, clonazepam, lorazepam, losartan) |
| Pregnancy Category X | Human or animal studies have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is a positive evidence of fetal risk based on investigational or marketing experience. risk clearly outweigh potential benefits (acutane, atorvastatin, warfarin) |
| Pregnancy Category NR | No rating is avialable |
| Detailed Medical History | includes a review of the chief complaint, systems related, and a pertinent family, social, and medical history. |
| Comprehensive History | includes a review of the chief complaint, all systems related and unrelated to the chief complaint, family history, social history, and a detailed medical history. |
| Problem Focused history | concentrates on the chief complaint and does not include a review of systems or a patient's family and social history. |
| Expanded problem focused history | the systems related to the chief complaint but does not include a family or social history. |
| Signs and Symptoms of Anemia | Irregular heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, and pale skin |
| Good Samaritan Act | Provides protection against lawsuits rendering voluntary assistance in an emergency |
| Patients Bill of Rights | protects patients from being denied fair treatment or participation in research studies due to criteria such as age. |
| HIPPA | Provides patient protection against the release of medical information to a patients employer without consent |
| Retractors | assist the surgeon with holding tissue away from the site, but they are not specifically used for dissecting. |
| Thumb Forceps | are considered grasping or clamping instruments that are used for handling other instruments during a procedure. These forceps are not specifically used for dissecting. |
| Scissors | are considered cutting and dissecting instruments because they include a sharp blade or surface that can cut, dissect, or scrape. |
| Probes | can be used to enter a fistula or to search for a foreign body in a wound, but they are not specifically used for dissecting. |
| SPS additive | proper for bacterial studies |
| EDTA | proper additive for hematology studies |
| Lithium Heparin | proper additive for chemical studies |
| Sodium Citrate | Proper additive for coagulation studies |
| Poisons | all drugs will act as a poison if taken in excess. Only the dose separates the therapeutic effect from the toxic effect |
| antidote | an agent that counteracts a poison. there are four types: chemical, mechanical, physiological, and universal |
| Acetominophen | N-Acetylcholine |
| Benzodiazepines | Flumazenil |
| Carbon Monoxide | Oxygen |
| Cyanide | Amyl nitrite |
| Iron | Deferoxamine |
| Methanol | Ethanol |
| Opiates | Naloxone |
| Organophosphates | Atropine or pralidoxime |
| Oral route | the drug is swallowed. safest and most convenient route. Oral medications may cause nausea and stomach irritation. They have a slow absorption rate that can be effected by food. |
| Buccal Route | the drug is placed between the gum and the cheek and left there until dissolved (ex. oxytocin (pitocin) which induces labor |
| Sublingual route | the drug is placed under the tongue and left there until it is dissolved. These drugs are used when a rapid effect is needed (nitroglycerin for angina pectoris) (ergotamine tartrate (Ergomar) for migraines |
| Topical Route | the drug is rubbed into, patted on, sprayed on, or rinsed on skin. these drugs are used to soothe irritated areas or to cure local infection (most medicated creams and lotions) |
| Transdermal route | a patch is applied to clean, dry, non hairy skin. this is a convenient form that provides continuous absorption and the effects may last over many hours (nitroglycerin patch) |
| Inhalation | the drug is inhaled to achieve local effects within the respiratory tract. antiasthmatic medications such as epinephrine are administered this way |
| Ophthalmic route | Instillation of medications (drops) into the eyes |
| Otic Route | Instillations of medications (drops) into the ear |
| Nasal | solution acts locally to treat minor congestion or infection |
| Rectal | Suppository inserted into the rectum or a solution is administered as an enema. |
| Urethral | a solution is instilled into the bladder by means of a catheter |
| Vaginal Route | solution is administered as a douche. other forms are inserted into the vagina with applicator. (Mycostatin) |
| Parenteral route | drugs introduced into the body that bypass the GI tract usually by injection. |
| intradermal route | the drug is injected into the upper layers of the skin |
| subcutaneous route | is injected into the subcutaneous layer of the skin |
| Intramuscular route | The drug is injected into the muscle |
| Intravenous | the drug is injected or infused into the vein. |
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