NUR 110 Test 10
- Absorption
Answer aprocess by which drugs are transferred from the site of entry into the body to the bloodstream
- adverse drug reaction
Answer undesired effects other than the intended therapeutic effects of a drug
- allergic effect
Answer immune system response that occurs when the body interprets an administered drug as a foreign substance and forms antibodies against the drug
- Ampule
Answer glass flask containing a single dose of medication for parenteral administration
- Parenteral
Answer outside of intestines or alimentary canal; popularly used to refer to injection routes
- Pharmacotherapeutics
Answer dynamic that achieves the desired therapeutic effect of the drug without causing other undesirable effects
- teratogenic
Answer known to have potential to cause developmental defects in the embryo or fetus 1 / 2
- Pharmacokinetics
Answer the changes that occur to the drug when it is inside the body (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
- topical application
Answer application of a substance directly to a body surface
- trough level
Answer The point where the drug is at its lowest concentration
- Distribution
Answer movement of drugs by the circulatory system to the cells
- Anaphylaxis
Answer severe reaction occurring immediately after exposure to a drug; characterized by respiratory distress and vascular collapse
- half-life
Answer the time it takes for half a dose of a drug to be eliminated from the body
- idiosyncratic effect
Answer unusual, unexpected response to a drug that may manifest itself by overresponse, underresponse, or response different from the expected outcome
- Inhalation
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