RLE 109 Part I

What route is to be avoided when administering analgesics?

This IM site should be avoided because it presents an unacceptable risk of hitting the sciatic nerve

• Vastus Lateralis

• Ventrogluteal

• Dorsogluteal

• Deltoid

also called street drugs, are those sold illegally

The transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action

• Absorption

• Distribution

• Excretion

• Metabolism

A type of medication order that may or may not have a termination date until an order is written to cancel it.

The time after administration when the body initially responds to the drug

Gained or lost of water only

• Osmolar

• Diffusion

• Filtration

• Active Transport

Is a process whereby fluid and solutes move together across a membrane from one compartment to another.

Found within the cells of the body. It contains solutes such as oxygen, electrolytes, and glucose.

These are all positively charged electrolytes, EXCEPT

• Sodium

• Calcium

• Magnesium

• Chloride