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Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Definition
What is heart failure?	The inability of the heart to pump blood ineffectively
What is a common result of heart failure?	Edema (Pooling of fluid around the ankles)
What are 3 conditions that affect medications?	-Kidney disease -Heart failure -Liver disease
What happens if people that have had heart failure take metformin?	Increased risk of lactic acidosis
What kinds of medications are affected by kidney disease/	Medications with low volumes of distribution and low plasma protein binding
Which measure of kidney function is the basis of many dosing regimens in patients with kidney disease?	Creatine Clearance
What are the effects of oral corticosteroids in patients with heart failure?	Increased sodium and water retention leading to fluid overload AND edema
What kinds of medications are affected by liver disease?	Medications with high volumes of distribution that bind to plasma proteins
What happens to patients that have had heart failure when they take CCB's?	Decreased cardiac conduction
Which liver enzymes are used to test liver function in when determining dosage regimens?	-ALT -AST -Alkaline phosphatase -Albumin -Total protien

conditions	What are 3 _____ that affect medications?	3	0	true
people	What happens if _____ that have had heart failure take metformin?	4	0	true
plasma	Medications with low volumes of distribution and low _____ protein binding	5	1	true
disease	Which measure of kidney function is the basis of many dosing regimens in patients with kidney _____?	6	0	true
failure	What are the effects of oral corticosteroids in patients with heart _____?	7	0	true
proteins	Medications with high volumes of distribution that bind to plasma _____	8	1	true
determining	Which liver enzymes are used to test liver function in when _____ dosage regimens?	10	0	true