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Chapter 17
Drugs, Disease, and Dissection
Pharmacology, Pathology, and Surgical
Terms
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Pharmacological Terms
• Pharmacology is the study of the
nature, uses, and effects of drugs
• Pharmacology terms
– prescription drug = medication that may
be purchased by prescription or from a
licensed professional
– over-the-counter drug = medication that
may be purchased without a
prescription
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Routes of Drug Administration
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Oral = po
Parenteral = route other than the GI tract
Nonparenteral = route via the GI tract
Intradermal = ID
Intramuscular = IM
Intravenous = IV
Subcutaneous = SQ, SC, SubC, or SubQ
Inhalation
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Drug Categories
• Look at the following drug categories
and by defining the terms determine
what these drugs do:
– analgesic
– antipyretic
– emetic versus antiemetic
– mydriatic agent versus miotic agent
– antipruritic agent
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Surgical Terminology
• Look at the following surgical terms
and by dividing the terms determine
what these terms mean:
– excise versus incise
– ligate
– inversion versus eversion
– transect
– dissect
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Surgical Incisions
• Ventral midline
– cut along the
midsagittal plane of
the abdomen
• Paramedian
– cut lateral and parallel
to the ventral midline
• Flank
– cut perpendicular to
the long axis of the
body
• Paracostal
– cut oriented parallel
to the last rib
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Biopsy Types
• Biopsy means removing living tissue
to examine
– excisional biopsy
• removing entire mass
– incisional biopsy
• removing part of the mass, tissue, or organ
– needle biopsy
• insertion of a needle into a tissue for
extraction of tissue to be examined
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Needle and Thread
• Suture material and needles are used by
surgeons to close wounds or to tie things
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monofilament
multifilament
swaged needle
taper needle
cutting needle
surgical clip
ligation
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Medical Terms Related to
Drugs, Disease, and Dissection
• Additional terms relating to drugs,
diseases, and surgery can be found
in the text
• Review the Flash! CD program to
make sure you understand these
terms
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