PSYCH261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nocebo, Neuroimaging, Hypoventilation
24 Mar 2013
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About three o"clock in the morning we found ourselves seized with an extraordinary weakness and numbness all over our limbs. *the process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted. *intravenous (iv) injection injection of substances directly into a vein; *intraperitoneal (ip) injection injection into peritoneal cavity (space surrounding stomach, intestines, liver, etc. ); not used in humans that much; used when humans doesn"t have the veins available. *intramuscular (im) injection injection into muscle; injects athropin (stimulates muscle contraction) *subcutaneous (sc) injection injection beneath the skin; injects botox causes the face to be kinda paralyzed which removes wrinkles. *sublingual administration by placing beneath the tongue (e. g. , lsd). *inhalation administration of a vaporous substance into the lungs; common foe smoking or marijuana. *topical administration directly onto the skin (e. g. nicotine patch). *intracerebral/cerebroventricular administration directly into brain or ventricles. *dose-response curve magnitude of a drug effect as a function of the amount.
