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| 4015639253 | aspirin | a medication used to reduce the clotting ability of blood to prevent and treat clots associated with myocardial infarction. |  | 0 |
| 4015639254 | atomizer | a device attached to the end of a syringe that atomizes medication (turns it into very fine droplets). | 1 | |
| 4015639255 | contraindications | specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient. | 2 | |
| 4015639256 | enteral | referring to a route of medication administration that uses the gastrointestinal tract such as swallowing a pill. |  | 3 |
| 4015639257 | epinephrine | a drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. It may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction. |  | 4 |
| 4015639258 | indications | specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient. | 5 | |
| 4015639259 | inhaler | a spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into his airway. |  | 6 |
| 4015639260 | naloxone | an antidote for narcotic medications. |  | 7 |
| 4015639261 | nitroglycerin | a drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood. |  | 8 |
| 4015639262 | oral glucose | a form of glucose (a kind of sugar) given by mouth to treat an awake patient (who is able to swallow) with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes. |  | 9 |
| 4015639263 | oxygen | a gas commonly found in the atmosphere. Pure oxygen is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic, or low in oxygen. |  | 10 |
| 4015639264 | parenteral | referring to a route of medication administration that does not use the gastrointestinal tract, such as an intravenous medication. |  | 11 |
| 4015639265 | pharmacodynamics | the study of the effects of medications on the body. | 12 | |
| 4015639266 | pharmacology | the study of drugs,their sources, their characteristics, and their effects. |  | 13 |
| 4015639267 | side effect | any action of a drug other than the desired action. |  | 14 |
| 4015639268 | untoward effect | an effect of a medication in addition to its desired effect that may be potentially harmful to the patient. | 15 |
