Instructional Units: - Review of Radiation Protection
- Review of Equipment Operations and Quality Control
- Review of Image Production and Evaluation
- Review of Radiographic Procedures: Anatomy, Positioning, Procedures
and Pathology
- Review of Patient Care and Education
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Pharmacology Review
Drug: any chemical substance that produces a biological response in a living system
- used in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a disease
Drug Nomenclature
- Classification by name
- chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
PDR - Physician's Desk Reference
- info. on drug uses, side effects, contraindications and dosages
Classification by Action
- Drug Families - group of drugs used to treat a given ailment/disease
Dosage Form
- Tablet - most common oral form/ may be enteric coated to protect gastric lining
- Capsule - powder or liquid enclosed in a gelatin coating
- Suppository - shaped for insertion into body orifices - rectum, vagina, urethra
- Solution - one or more drugs dissolved in a liquid carrier
- Suspension - one or more drugs in small particles are suspended in a liquid carrier
- Transdermal patch - drug applied to and absorbed by skin
Drug Classifications
- Analgesics
- relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness
- may be narcotic or non-narcotic
- narcotics - morphine/Demerol - used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain (can cause a
physiologic dependency)
- non-narcotics - used to treat mild to moderate pain - Tylenol (do not cause physiologic d
dependence)
- Anesthetics
- produce loss of sensation - general or local
- Antianxiety
- mild tranquilizers, calm patient without depressing or stimulating the CNS
- Antiarrhythmics
- treat arrhythmias
- Antibiotics
- used to destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms
- Anticholinergics
- antispasmodic/ dries up secretions
- Anticoagulants
- inhibit clotting of blood - Heparin (IV) and Coumadin (oral)
- Anticonvulsants
- used to prevent/control seizures (petit mal and grand mal)
- Antidepressants
- used in the treatment of depression
- require several weeks of therapy to induce maximum effect
- Antiemetics
- prevent and treat nausea and vomiting
- Compazine and Dramamine
- Antihistamines
- used to treat allergic reactions
- Benadryl
- Antihypertensives
- used to treat high blood pressure
- Anti-inflammatory Agents
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
- Motrin
- Antipsychotics
- major tranquilizers
- used to treat diseases such as schizophrenia
- Thorazine
- Antiulcer
- used to treat peptic - gastric and duodenal - ulcers
- decreases acid production
- Tagamet and Zantac
- Bronchodilators
- used to treat asthma and COPD
- Adrenalin (epinephrine)
- Coagulants
- used to treat hemmorhage and speed up coagulation
- Corticosteroids
- reduce symptoms of chronic inflammatory disorders
- Solu-Cortef
- Depo-Medrol
- Diuretics
- drugs that increase the amount of urine excreted by the kidneys
- Lasix
- used in the treatment of CHF and high blood pressure
- Emetics
- promote vomiting
- Ipecac
- Hormones
- act as stimulants to increase the activity of a particular organ or gland
- Laxatives
- promote the passage and elimination of feces from the large intestine
- Ducolax
- Sedatives
- hypnotics - depress the CNS
- Chloral Hydrate - sedative used for children
- Stimulants
- increase activity
- Dexedrine
- Vasoconstrictors
- cause blood vessels to constrict, increase heart action and raises blood pressure
- Vasodilators
- drugs that cause blood vessels to dilate