Chapter 21 Crossword

Drugs that relieve pain without causing a loss of consciousness
Condition of shock caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or other substance that result in life threating respiratory distress and vascular collapse
Subnormal concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in the blood
Agents that reversibly depresses neuronal function, producing loss of ability to perceive pain and/ or other sensation
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 Angina
Substance that tends to nullify the action of another drug
Drugs that block the passage of impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
Variations from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Condition in which thickening of the wall of a blood vessel occurs because of the deposition of plaque (atheroma)
Drugs that cause expansion of the Lumina of the air passage of the lungs
Process of clot formation
Conditions that render the administration of some drug or some particular line of treatment improper or undesirable
Primarily a disorder of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism secondary to insufficient secretion of insulin or insulin resistance
Form of nerve damage that effects the stomach; food does not move through the stomach in a normal way, resulting in vomiting, nausea, or bloating
Disorder of the peripheral nervous system, a complication of diabetes
Drugs that promote the excretion of urine
Any substance that, when taken into a living organism, may modify one or more of its functions
Presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues of the body
Microscopic organisms such as bacteria or viruses
Drugs, natural, synthetic, that have pain relief activity, example being morphine
Disease of bone that leads to an increased risk for fracture; bone mineral density is reduced, and bone microarchitecture is disrupted
Not through the gastrointestinal tract but by injection
Degenerative neurologic disease of the brain that often impairs motor skills, speech, and other functions
Waves of constractions that propel contents through the gastrointestinal tract
Person who is licensed to prepare and dispense drugs
Study of the metabolism and action of drugs with particular emphasis on the time required for abvsorption, duration of action, distribution in the body, and method of excretion
Study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms
Inflammation of the lower esophagus from regurgitation of acid gastric contents; symptoms include heartburn
Drug name that is usually descriptive of its chemical structure but is not protected as is a brand or trade name
Localized collection of blood in the tissue resulting from a break in the wall of the blood vessel
Elevations of plasma lipid concentration