| A | B |
|---|
| adverse drug reaction | A harmful, unintended reaction to a drug administered at a normal dosage. |
| agonist | Drud that produces a predictable response at the intended site of action. |
| anaphylactic shock | Severe, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen. |
| antagonist | Drug that will block the action of another drug. |
| body surface area | Total area exposed tot he outside environment |
| buccal | In or directed toward the cheek. |
| compatibility | Quality ot state of existing together in harmony. |
| cumulative | A drug that builds up in the body; can lead to a toxic or even lethal (deadly) effect. |
| denominator | Bottom number of a fraction. |
| dimensional analysis | also called factor labeling or the label factor method. |
| drip factor | A method that is used to deliver measured amounts of intravenous solutions at specific flow rates based on the size of drops of the solution. |
| drug interaction | Modification of the effect of a drug when administered with another drug. |
| enteral | Within, or by way of, the intestine. |
| enteric-coated | Encasement of a tablet in a candylike-coated shell to prevent medications from being absorbed in the stomach; absorption takes place in the intestine. |
| extremes | Outer terms of the proportion. Very severe or drastic. |
| gauge | A standard or scale of measurement. |
| graduated | Container that has interval markings of measurement. |
| idiosyncratic | An individual's unique hypersensitivity to a particular drug. |
| intermittent venous access device | An intravenous infusion device with a male adapter covered by a rubber diaphragm for intermittent intravenous therapy. |
| lumen | Space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube such as a needle or catheter. |
| means | Inner terms of the proportion; halfway between extremes. |
| meniscus | Curved upper surface of a column of liquid as in a mercury column. |
| metabolite | Substance produced by metabolic action. |
| milliequivalent (mEq) | Number of grams of soluble substance dissolved in 1 mL of normal solution. |
| numerator | Top number of a fraction. |
| parenteral | Pertaining to treatment other than through the digestive system. |
| patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) | A drug delivery system that dispense a preset intravenous dose of an opioid analgesic into a patient's vein when the patient pushes a switch on an electric cord. |
| percent | Hundredths; symbolized as %. |
| percutaneous | Through the skin or mucous membrane. |
| pharmacology | Study of drugs and their actions on the living body. |
| potentiation | When one drug increases the action or effect of another drug. |
| proportion | Shows that the relationship between two ratios has equal value. |
| pulverize | Crushed to a powder. |
| ratio | Relationship of one number or quantity to another number or quality. |
| souffle cup | Ungraduated, disposable paper cup. |
| sublingual | Under the tongue. |
| therapeutic | Beneficial. |
| tolerance | A state that develops as the amount and frequency of use of an addicting substance increases to achieve the same effect. |
| topical applications | Applied to the skin. |
