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Drugs0-0ans✔Any0chemical0that0can0affect0living0processes

A0drug0will0acquire0at0least0three0different0names:0-0ans✔1.0Chemical
2.0Generic
3.0Trade

Chemical0Name0-
0ans✔The0name0that0describes0the0chemical0composition0and0molecular0structure0of0
a0drug.

Generic0name0(nonproprietary0name)0-
0ans✔Name0given0to0a0drug0approved0by0Health0Canada0—
>0nurses0most0often0used!

Trade0name0(proprietary0name)0-
0ans✔The0drug0has0a0registered0trademark;0use0of0the0name0is0restricted0by0the0drug'
s0patent0owner0(usually0the0manufacturer)

Drugs0are0classified0by:0-0ans✔structure0and0therapeutic0use

Pharmacology0-0ans✔study0of0drugs0and0their0effects0on0the0body

Pharmaceutics0-
0ans✔The0study0of0how0various0drug0forms0influence0the0way0in0which0the0drug0affect
s0the0body

Pharmacokinetics0-0ans✔what0the0body0does0to0the0drug

Pharmacodynamics0-0ans✔what0the0drug0does0to0the0body

Clinical0Pharmacology0-0ans✔study0of0drugs0in0humans

Pharmacotherapeutics0-0ans✔Study0of0the0use0of0drugs0in0treating0disease
Use0of0drugs0to0prevent0&0treat0diseases

, Medication0error0-
0ans✔Inappropriate0use0of0a0medication0that0could0lead0to0patient0harm.


Disease0-0ans✔Structural/
functional0change0in0the0body0that0is0harmful0to0the0organism

Pathology0-0ans✔study0of0disease

Pathogenesis0-0ans✔sequence0of0events0in0the0development0of0a0disease

Etiology0-0ans✔cause0of0disease

40Manifestations0of0disease0-0ans✔1.0Symptoms0(pt's0observation)
2.0Signs0(examiner's0observation)
3.0Lab0abnormalities0(results0of0tests)
4.0Radiographic0abnormality0(R0studies0(x-ray,0CT,0MRI)

Diagnosis0-0ans✔identification0of0a0disease

Syndrome0-
0ans✔Cluster0of0findings0commonly0encountered0w/0more0than0one0disease


Structural0disease0-
0ans✔organic0diseases0characterized0by0structural0changes0(lesions)0within0the0body


Functional0disease0-0ans✔Diseases0w/o0visible0lesions

E.g.
—Tension0headache
—Diabetes
—Irritable0bowel0syndrome
—Hypertension

Causes0of0Disease0-0ans✔1.0Exogenous
2.0Endogenous

idiopathic0-0ans✔unknown0cause

iatrogenic0-
0ans✔adverse0effects0that0result0from0treatment0or0intervention0by0a0physician


Nosocomial0-0ans✔acquired0from0hospital0environment

Exogenous0disease0-0ans✔caused0by0organisms0found0outside0of0the0body

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