HCB 102- UNIT 3 2025 LATEST UPDATE
chemical name of drug - ANSWER Relates to the chemical and moldcular structure.
Contraindication - ANSWER Any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable.
Drug - ANSWER Therapeutic agent; any substance other than food, used in the
prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of a disease.
Generic name - ANSWER nonproprietary name of a drug assigned by the government;
common name of medication
Hypersensitivity - ANSWER Abnormal sensitivity; an exaggerated response by body to
stimulus of foreign agent
Indication - ANSWER Basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic
test
Maximum dose - ANSWER Largest amount of medication that can be given without
reaching toxic level.
MTF - ANSWER Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate - ANSWER A drug with morphine like effects, derived from opium.
Opioids - ANSWER Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like
effects similar to morphine; not derived from opium.
Patency - ANSWER State of being freely open or exposed
Pharmacology - ANSWER Science concerned with drugs, their uses, sources,
appearance, chemistry, and actions on body.
Pharmacy - ANSWER Branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medication.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - ANSWER A comprehensive book-listing of drug
products for medical professionals
Therapeutics - ANSWER Science of treating disease by any method that will relieve
pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology - ANSWER Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment
of the conditions produced by them.
, Trade/Brand name - ANSWER Propriety name given by a manufacturer.
Cathartics - ANSWER Promote bowel movement
Decongestants - ANSWER eliminate or reduce swelling or congestion
Expectorants - ANSWER improve the ability to cough up mucus from the respiratory
tract
Laxatives - ANSWER medications or foods given to stimulate bowel movements
Mild Analgesics (non-opioid) - ANSWER Compound capable of relieving pain, without
producing anesthesia or loss of consciousness
Local anesthetic agents - ANSWER Produce a loss of sensation to pain in a specific
area or locality of the body
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) - ANSWER Drugs exerting anti-
inflammatory actions
Narcotic analgesics - ANSWER Drugs that can be used to reduce the feeling of pain.
Opiate (narcotic) - ANSWER Safe for short-term use
Opioids (narcotics) - ANSWER Affects multiple organ systems, can cause a variety of
adverse effects. Proper dosing and monitoring minimize these effects.
Vaccines and Toxoids - ANSWER Artificially induce immunity to a specific disease or
toxin
Anemia - ANSWER A decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells
and hemoglobin
fecal occult blood test (FOBT) - ANSWER (Guaiac test) a test for blood in urine/feces
(blue when blood is present)
Hematology - ANSWER study of blood
hematochezia - ANSWER passage of bloody feces
Hematuria - ANSWER blood in the urine
Hematocrit - ANSWER the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of
blood
chemical name of drug - ANSWER Relates to the chemical and moldcular structure.
Contraindication - ANSWER Any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable.
Drug - ANSWER Therapeutic agent; any substance other than food, used in the
prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of a disease.
Generic name - ANSWER nonproprietary name of a drug assigned by the government;
common name of medication
Hypersensitivity - ANSWER Abnormal sensitivity; an exaggerated response by body to
stimulus of foreign agent
Indication - ANSWER Basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic
test
Maximum dose - ANSWER Largest amount of medication that can be given without
reaching toxic level.
MTF - ANSWER Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate - ANSWER A drug with morphine like effects, derived from opium.
Opioids - ANSWER Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like
effects similar to morphine; not derived from opium.
Patency - ANSWER State of being freely open or exposed
Pharmacology - ANSWER Science concerned with drugs, their uses, sources,
appearance, chemistry, and actions on body.
Pharmacy - ANSWER Branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medication.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - ANSWER A comprehensive book-listing of drug
products for medical professionals
Therapeutics - ANSWER Science of treating disease by any method that will relieve
pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology - ANSWER Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment
of the conditions produced by them.
, Trade/Brand name - ANSWER Propriety name given by a manufacturer.
Cathartics - ANSWER Promote bowel movement
Decongestants - ANSWER eliminate or reduce swelling or congestion
Expectorants - ANSWER improve the ability to cough up mucus from the respiratory
tract
Laxatives - ANSWER medications or foods given to stimulate bowel movements
Mild Analgesics (non-opioid) - ANSWER Compound capable of relieving pain, without
producing anesthesia or loss of consciousness
Local anesthetic agents - ANSWER Produce a loss of sensation to pain in a specific
area or locality of the body
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) - ANSWER Drugs exerting anti-
inflammatory actions
Narcotic analgesics - ANSWER Drugs that can be used to reduce the feeling of pain.
Opiate (narcotic) - ANSWER Safe for short-term use
Opioids (narcotics) - ANSWER Affects multiple organ systems, can cause a variety of
adverse effects. Proper dosing and monitoring minimize these effects.
Vaccines and Toxoids - ANSWER Artificially induce immunity to a specific disease or
toxin
Anemia - ANSWER A decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells
and hemoglobin
fecal occult blood test (FOBT) - ANSWER (Guaiac test) a test for blood in urine/feces
(blue when blood is present)
Hematology - ANSWER study of blood
hematochezia - ANSWER passage of bloody feces
Hematuria - ANSWER blood in the urine
Hematocrit - ANSWER the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of
blood
