Glossary of terms
Antidote
A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
Contra-indications
A factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable.
Corneal
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior.
Edema
An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Emetics
An agent or substance that causes vomiting.
Fluorosis
An abnormal condition (as mottled enamel of human teeth) caused by fluorine or its compounds.
Hypocalcemia
An abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood.
Ingestion
The taking of material (as food) into the digestive system.
Inhalation
The act or an instance of inhaling; specifically : the action of drawing air into the lungs by means of a complex of essentially reflex actions that involve changes in the diaphragm and in muscles of the abdomen and thorax which cause enlargement of the chest cavity and lungs resulting in production of relatively negative pressure within the lungs so that air flows in until the pressure is restored to equality with that of the atmosphere.
Inflammation
A local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, pain, swelling, and often loss of function and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue.
Irritation
Soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily part.
Miscible
Capable of being mixed; specifically : capable of mixing in any ratio without separation of two phases <miscible liquids>
Mylanta®
Used as an antacid and antiflatulent; preparation of aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and simethicone.
Nebulized
To convert (a liquid) to a fine spray; atomize.
Pulmonary
Relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs.
Pulmonary Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs
Respiration
1: a. the placing of air or dissolved gases in intimate contact with the circulating medium (as blood) of a multicellular organism (as by breathing) b. a single complete act of breathing <30 respirations per minute> 2: the physical and chemical processes by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions
Respiratory
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
Sterile
1: free from living organisms and especially microorganisms <a sterile cyst>
Stimulants
1: An agent, especially a chemical agent such as caffeine or alcohol that temporarily arouses or accelerates physiological or organic activity.
Systemic
Of, relating to, or common to a system: as a: affecting the body generally —compare LOCAL b: supplying those parts of the body that receive blood through the aorta rather than through the pulmonary artery c: being a pesticide that as used is harmless to a higher animal or a plant but when absorbed into the bloodstream or the sap makes the whole organism toxic to pests (as cattle grubs, mites, or aphids).
Topical
Pertaining to, or applied externally to, a particular part of the body.
Viscous
1: having a glutinous consistency and the quality
of sticking or adhering : VISCID
2 : having or characterized by viscosity <a
viscous flow>
