| A | B |
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| Acute Therapy | used to treat diseases or conditions that occur spontaneously and can be cured or brought under control immediately (involves more intensive therapy) EX: using an anti-viral medication like oseltamivir to treat someone who has a positive influenza (flu) culture swab. |
| Maintenance | used to reduce or prevent disease progression in someone who will continue to have the condition for a long or permanent time. EX: Using metoprolol to treat hypertension |
| Supportive | used to treat symptoms in order to allow time for the body to heal itself. Maintains the integrity of body functions while the client recovers |
| Supplemental therapy | Supplies the body with substances needed to maintain normal functions: insulin, iron, IV fluids with diarrhea |
| Prophylactic Therapy | Prophylactic therapy is meant to prevent a possible outcome that a client may be at higher risk for than the general population. EX: tetanus shot, antibiotics before surgery |
| Empiric Therapy | Therapies based on clinical probabilities. EX: Antibiotics for UTI when patient has signs/symptoms of UTI |
| Palliative Therapy | used to make clients comfortable when they have pain due to a condition that is not curable or treatable. EX: pain meds for some at end of life |
| Therapeutic Indez | efers to the difference between a drug's active dose and its toxic dose. |
| Low therapeutic index | there is a small difference between a drug's active dose and its toxic dosage. higher likelihood of causing an adverse reaction |
| Tolerance | occurs over time when a client develops a decreased response to the drug and needs a higher dose to get the same effects |
| Physical Dependence | occurs when a client has negative physical symptoms when no longer taking that drug |
| Psychological dependence | occurs when drugs interfere with thoughts and emotions, driving the client to crave drug use and feel anxious when the drug is not available |
