Diagnostic Agents
Caution In surgery ROCM are often referred to incorrectly as “dyes.” Do not become confused! ROCM are an entirely different category of diagnostic agents used for very different purposes. Dyes…
Antibiotics
Make it Simple The word “antibiotic” takes its name from the Greek words anti, which means “against,” and bios, which means “life.” Using medical terminology word-building techniques can help you…
Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
Make it Simple Remember to use your medical terminology skills to understand the prefixes “hyper-” and “hypo-” (as described in Chapter 8), with “hyper-” meaning excessive or above normal and…
Ophthalmic Agents
Quick Question Which structure of your eye defines its color? For the answer, review your eye anatomy. The vascular layer of the eye is called choroid. The anterior and thickest…
Medications That Affect Coagulation
Make it Simple Use medical terminology word-building skills to help you understand the terms coagulation, anticoagulation, and hemostasis. First, the word coagulation in medicine means the clotting of blood, and…
Basic Pharmacology
FIGURE 1-1 Atropa belladonna. (Courtesy Martin Wall Botanical Services. In Ulbrich C: Natural standard herbal pharmacotherapy, ed 1, 2010, Elsevier.) TABLE 1-1 Examples of Plant-Derived Drugs Relevant to Surgical Practice Drug Category…
Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
Tech Tip Pharmaceutical agents used to treat cancer are called by several names: anticancer drugs, antineoplastic agents, cytotoxic therapy agents, and chemotherapy agents. Note Many of these anticancer drugs…
Emergency Situations
Emergency Situations Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Define terms and abbreviations related to emergency situations. 2. Identify emergency situations associated with…
General Anesthesia
FIGURE 15-1 An anesthesia workstation. (Courtesy Frank Pronesti T/A heirloomstudio.com.) BOX 15-1 Components of General Anesthesia Amnesia Analgesia Muscle relaxation Unconsciousness Administration Methods Two methods, or routes, are used to administer general…
