Hi guys, today we'll learn how to recognize the different routes of administration of a medication to a patient, a concept we need to master to give us a clearer and more organized view of the classification of the ways a medication is administered. Okay, there are two major classification groups, these are two, enteral and non-enteral. Here we can see the contents of both groups in summary, but now we will understand them better one by one. The interal route in this group is characterized by the fact that the medication enters the body through the digestive system, taking into account that it begins in the mouth and ends in the rectum. We have here, for example, the oral route and the rectal route. Oral administration includes tablets, capsules, syrups, nasogastric infusions, among others. In the rectal route there are suppositories, rectiolas, enemas, among others. So, this is where the drugs will enter through the digestive tract. Now there is the non-enteral group. Non-enteral is a larger group, as it is divided into two subgroups. Non- enteral administration is characterized by the fact that the medication is not administered through the digestive system, but rather through other mechanisms. These are parenteral and non-parenteral. Parenteral is when a medication is administered by piercing the skin. This is done by using a syringe and needle, the most commonly used parenteral routes being intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intravenous, and spinal. The latter carried out by our medical colleagues only. I would also like to mention that several videos with these procedures have already been uploaded to the channel . Go check them out after watching this video. I'll leave the links in the description, I know they'll be helpful. All right, let's continue. And finally, non-parenteral. And its very name tells us or gives us an indication of what it is. This is when the medication is not administered by piercing the skin, but rather the medication is placed or administered into the skin and mucous membranes, where the medication is absorbed by them. Here we find the atopic pathway and the respiratory pathway. Topical applications include creams, ointments, lotions, eye drops, nasal drops, and ovules, among others. And in the respiratory tract there are inhalers, aerosols, oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilators. Those would then be, my friend, the types of routes of administration of the medications. If you'd like the chart, you can download it from my Public Google Drive account, where you'll also find more images and notes from the channel's videos. I'll leave you the link in the first comment on the video. You can go check it out. If you enjoyed the video, please give me a like and subscribe to the channel. That way you'd be helping me a lot and YouTube would let you know every time I upload a new video. You can also follow me on my Instagram account, where I'm very active and respond to your messages whenever I have a little time. Thanks for watching the video. See you later.