Med Aide Level 1—Medical Terminology

Addiction

Emotional or physiological dependance upon a drug which has progressed beyond voluntary control

Hypersensitivity

Unusual sensitivity to a drug

Anaphylaxis-severe

Life threatening sensitivity to a drug

Antagonism

Condition in which 2 drugs work against each other

Contraindications

Existing conditions that the resident may have that are incompatible with the drug

Controlled drugs

Drugs covered by the 1970 controlled substance act and those subsequently added

Cumulative effect

Buildup of drug in the body

Adverse drug effect

Unexpected drug reaction

Disease

Pathological or abnormal condition of the body

Drug

Substance taken or applied to the body to treat or prevent a disease/condition

Enteric coated

Tablets that are coated so they dissolve in the small intestines

Generic name

Simplified version of the chemical name of the drug

Indications

Various conditions for which the drug may be given

Lethal dose

Amount of a drug that will cause death

Ophthalmic

Pertaining to the eye

Otic

Pertaining to the ear

Symptoms

What resident tells you or what you observe

Observation

Multisensory, what one sees, hears, feels, or smells

Parenteral

Not through the digestive tract

Tolerance

When an increased amount of a drug is needed to produce the same effect

Brand name

Commonly recognized name of the drug

Toxic effect

Symptoms of poisoning due to large dose of the drug