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Pedriatic&Geriatric

QuestionAnswer
What is a patient's reaction when medical professional uses "jargon" to explain Tx? confused
Does compliance increase/decrease when a patient takes many medications? decrease
Does the # of medications that a patient is likely to take increase/decrease as they get older? increase
What effect does the misuse of Rx medications have on the potential for hospital admission? more likely to go to the hospital
What is the skin test used to determine if a person has been exposed to TB? Tuberculin PPD
What does a positive skin test for TB indicate? exposure to TB
What toxoid would a patient be given for the immediate Tx in the ER after he stepped on a rusty nail? Hypertet
What is the immune serum given to a new mother if her blood type & the baby's might be incompatible? RhoGAM/WinRho
What is the substance that the body produces in response to invasion by a virus? interferon
What are T & B cells? WBCs; B cells produce antibodies & T cells produce immune response
What are the potential types of problems that can develop when there is a drug-drug interaction? inactivates or makes drugs toxic
What are some reasons that certain medications should be taken on an empty stomach? foods slow absorption of drug, to prevent N/V/D
Which absorb drugs through the skin more quickly: children or elderly? children
Is bribing children to take their medication a good policy? No
Can OTC drugs cause drug interactions? Yes
To determine a dose of a drug for a young child, is it acceptable to just divide the dose for an older child in half? No
What is active immunity? long term resistance produced by the body
What is passive immunity? resistance produced by exposure to immune serum
What is immunity? ability to resist
macrophage WBCs that eat foreign material
leukocyte WBCs that help to fight infection
antigen cell marker
antitoxin counteracts the effects of a toxin
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