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Drug Administration
Question | Answer |
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Between the cheek and gum | Buccal |
A liquid used to dissolve and dilute another substance, such as a drug | Diluent |
Vaginal irrigation, which can be used to administer vaginal medication in liquid form | Douche |
a slow drip, as of an intravenous solution into a vein | Infusion |
Within muscle; an IM injection allows administration of a larger amount of a drug than a Sub-Q injection allows | Intramuscular (IM) |
Injected directly into a vein | Intravenous (IV) |
A form of topical drug;also known as a salve | Ointment |
The way a drug is introduced into the body | Route |
A homogeneous mixture of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance in a liquid, such as a dissolved drug in liquid form | Solution |
Under the Skin | Subcutaneous (Sub-Q) |
Under the tongue | Sublingual |
A type of topical drug administration that slowly and evenly releases a systemic drug through the skin directly into the bloodstream; a transdermal unit is also called a patch | Transdermal |
The amount of space an abject, such as a drug, occupies | Volume |
A technique used when injecting an IM drug that can irritate Sub-Q tissue; involves pulling the skin and Sub-Q tissue to the side before inserting the needle at the site creating a zigzag path the drug from leaking into the Sub-Q tissue causing irritation | Z-track Method |
Within the upper layers of the skin | Intradermal (ID) |