Vocab quiz 21-23

Agonist

drug that binds and activates the receptor to trigger and enhance an intended response

Analgesics

drugs that relieve pain without causing a loss of consciousness

Anaphylaxis

condition of shock caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or other substance that results that results in life threatening respiratory distress and vascular collapse

Anemia

subnormal concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in the blood

Anesthetics

agents that reversibly depress neuronal function, producing loss of ability to perceive pain and/or other sensations

Angina Pectoris

severe constricting pain in the chest, often radiating to the shoulder and down the arm, caused by ischemia (obstruction of blood supply) of the heart muscle, usually a result of coronary disease

Antagonist

drug that binds to the receptor and completely or partially blocks the activation of a biological response

Anticholinergics

drugs that block the passage of impulses through the parasympathetic nerves

Arrhytmias

variations from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat

Atherosclerosis

condition in which thickening of the wall of a blood vessel occurs because of the deposition of plaque (atheroma)

Bronchodilators

drugs that cause expansion of the lumina of the air passages of the lung

Coagulation

process of clot formation

Contraindications

conditions that render the administration of some drugs or some particular line of treatment improper or undesirable

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

primarily a disorder of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism secondary to insufficient secretion of insulin or insulin resistance

Diabetic Gastropareis

primarily a disorder of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism secondary to insufficient secretion of insulin or insulin resistance

Diabetic Gastroparesis

form of nerve damage that affects the stomach; food does not move through the stomach in a normal way, resulting in vomiting, nausea, or bloating

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

disorder of the peripheral nervous system, a complication of diabetes

Diuretics

drugs that promote the excretion of urine

Drug

any substance that, when taken into a living organism, may modify one or more of its functions

Edema

presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues of the body

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

inflammation of the lower esophagus from the regurgitation of acid gastic contents, symptoms include heart burn