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Answer:
Option C, any sites that are outside, or apart from, the GI tract
Explanation:
The medical term 'parenteral' can be broken into three phrases: para-, enter/o-, and -al.
The prefix 'para-' comes from Greek origin mean beyond, near, or alongside.
The root 'enter/o-' also from Greek means intestine, and in medical terminology is used to described the structures of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which is also known as the alimentary canal/tract. The GI tract begins with the structures within the mouth, traverses through the esophagus into the stomach, continues down the small intestine then into the large intestine before terminating at the rectum and anus. The liver is involved when substances absorbed within the intestines travel up the vessels that become the hepatic portal vein, thus it is also as a part of our "gut."
Finally, the suffix '-al' simply means pertaining to.
Together, these phrases help define the term parenteral: a route of medication administration that occurs outside of the organs and structures pertaining to the GI tract, option C.
Why Not Other Choices:
As described above, the GI tract includes the mouth and the rectum, thus ruling out these answers.
But one route some may not think about is sublingual, or under the tongue. Though it may seem to be an enteral route of administration because it is not as far into GI tract as the gastric (stomach) region, it still involves a structure within the mouth, therefore it maintains this categorization.
Final answer:
The parenteral routes are any routes of administration that are outside or apart from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. For home administration of an antimicrobial to treat a systemic infection, the oral route would be more suitable. Examples of parenteral routes include intravenous injection and intramuscular injection.
Explanation:
The parenteral routes are any routes of administration that are outside or apart from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This includes routes such as intravenous injection and intramuscular injection.
For home administration of an antimicrobial to treat a systemic infection, the parenteral route would not be convenient or appropriate. Instead, the oral route (taking the medication by mouth) would be more suitable for home administration.
Some examples of parenteral routes include intravenous (IV) injection, intramuscular (IM) injection, subcutaneous (SC) injection, and intradermal (ID) injection.
