Pharmacology Terms Questions and Answers Graded A
Pharmacology Terms Questions and Answers Graded A Therapeutic agent - ANS- a drug that relieves symptoms of a disease, stops a disease, or maintains health (antibiotics, vitamins) Pharmacodynamic agent - ANS- a drug that alters bodily function (b/p meds, anesthesia) Diagnostic agent - ANS- a drug used to help diagnose (barium, CT dye) Prophylactic agent - ANS- a drug that prevents disease or illness (vaccines) Destructive agent - ANS- a drug that kills cells (chemotherapy) Therapeutic Effect - ANS- the desired effect of a drug Contraindication - ANS- a disease, symptom, or condition for which the drug is not indicated or will cause harm (pregnancy) Side Effect - ANS- an unintended response to a drug (nausea, dizzy, rash) Topical - ANS- applied to the skin Transdermal - ANS- time-released through the skin; usually applied as a patch Buccal - ANS- inside the mouth on the mucosa of the cheek Epidural - ANS- injection in or outside the dura mater of the spinal cord Inhalation - ANS- inside the lungs Parenteral - ANS- taken into the body in a route other than the GI tract (stomach/intestines) Intramuscular injection - ANS- into the muscle Intradermal injection - ANS- into the dermal layer of the skin Subcutaneous injection - ANS- into the subcutaneous layer of the skin Intra-articular - ANS- into a joint
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