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Chapter 12b- Principles of Pharmacology

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Twelfth Edition
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The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
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The processes that the body preforms on a medication, including how it is absorbed, distributed, possibly changed, and eliminated.
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By mouth; a medication delivery route.
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A medication that increases cardiac perfusion by causing blood vessels to dilate; EMTs may be allowed to assist the patient to self-administer this medication.
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When the EMT administers medication to himself or herself or to a partner.
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A gas that all cells need for metabolism; the heart and brain, especially, cannot function without oxygen.
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Medications that enter the body by a route other than the digestive tract, skin, or mucous membranes.
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Medications that may be purchased directly by a patient without a prescription.
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A simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the bloodstream; it is carried on the EMS unit.
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A miniature spray canister used to direct medications through the mouth and into the lungs.
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A substance that is used to treat or prevent disease or relieve pain.
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The process by which a medication works on the body.
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Inappropriate use of a medication that could lead to patient harm
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When the EMT assists the patient with the administration of his or her own medication.
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The amount of time from the administration of a medication to the onset of the clinical effects.
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The point or period when the maximum clinical effect of a drug is achieved.
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The study of the properties and effects of medications.
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An injection into the bone; a medication delivery route.
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Through the rectum; a medication delivery route.
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Through the mouth; a medication delivery route; same as oral.
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A liquid mixture that cannot be separated by filtering or allowing the mixture to stand.
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A device that is used to change a liquid medication into a spray and push it into a nostril.