Question

Unit 13-Administration of Parenteral Medications Part I-Matching Directions. Using the answer sheet, place the letter of your choice in the appropriate space: 1. to feel 2. a blood tumor 3. to remove by suction 4. pulled or drawn tight 5. a slight elevation of the skin 6. a feeling of trust 7. scar tissue 8. given at a 10- to 15-degree angle 9. given at a 45-degree angle 10. given at a 90-degree angle A. keloid B. intramuscular C. subcutaneous D. intradermal E. rapport F. taut G. wheal H. hematoma I. aspirate J. palpate Part Il-Completion 11. List three advantages of the parenteral route of drug administration.

Answer 1

Part I

Most of the options here are definitions and there is no explanation for a definition. So I’ll just two to answer them and add any points if possible

1. J

It is a method of examining to feel with palmar surface of hand.

2. H

3. I

A suction pump with negative pressure is used to such the fluids from a space of cavity.

4. F

It is pulling until the structure is tight and firm.

5. G

It causes a small raise or elevation on the surface skin.

6. E

It’s a mutual freeness, trust and understanding between to people.

7. A

It’s a scar tissue formed during healing process after devitalisation or removal of skin that occurs due to an injury.

8. C

9. D

10. B

In the above three questions, the give angles are angles the needle makes with surface of skin during an injection. They are given in such a manner so that the tip of the needle enters the required part without damaging any adjacent structures.

Part II

The advantages of parenteral route of drug administration is

• The bioavailability is highest
• This no first pass metabolism
• The action is rapid
• The efficacy doesn’t depend on absorption.

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