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ECPI Pharm Final Exam Questions And Answers objective data information available through the senses, such as what is seen, felt, heard, and smelled. Among the sources of data are the medical record, laboratory test results, reports of diagnostic procedures, physical assess-ment, and examinat...

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objective data information available through the senses, such as what is seen, felt, heard,

and smelled. Among the sources of data are the medical record, laboratory test results, reports of

diagnostic procedures, physical assess-ment, and examination findings. Examples of specific

data are age, height, weight, allergies, medication profile, and health history.




liver primary job is to metabolize medication




adverse drug reaction Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a

medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose).




allergic reaction An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual

sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event.




blood brain barrier The barrier system that restricts the passage of various chemicals and

microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream and the central nervous

system. It still allows for the passage of essential substances such as oxygen

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contraindication Any condition, especially one related to a disease state or patient

characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, which renders a particular form of

treatment improper or undesirable




drug Any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism.




first pass effect The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the

gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream.




generic name The name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council.

Also called the nonproprietary name. The generic name is much shorter and simpler than the

chemical name and is not protected by trademark.




parental/ IV route fastest route, quicker absorption




pharmacokinetics involve ingestion, excretion, metabolism, and absorption




excretion kidney failure patients will have a challenge with this

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absorption definition the process of being absorbed, for nourishment purposes. takes

places in the stomach and small intestine




absorption patients with gastric and bowels issues struggle with this




subcutaneous injected into the fatty layer under the dermal layer


slower absorption rate, due to lack of vascular




half-life In pharmacokinetics, the time required for half of an administered dose of drug to

be eliminated by the body, or the time it takes for the blood level of a drug to be reduced by 50%

(also called elimination half-life




sublingual route administration of medication by placing it under the tongue and allowing

it to dissolve slowly




skin layers epidermis: transdermal patch, intradermal injection slow absorption rate


dermis: intradermal infejection

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