Abbreviations Flashcards
each of
aa
to, up to
ad
as desired
ad lib
amount
amt
with
c
keep vein open, to keep open
KVO, TKO
nothing by mouth
npo, NPO
by means of, by
per
Rx
take
without
s
label
sig
once if necessary
sos
immediately
stat
bid
twice a day
h,hr
hour
prn,PRN
as necessary
q
every
qh
every hour
q2h
every two hours
qid
four times a day
tid
three times a day
cap
capsule
gtts
drops
soln
solution
susp
suspension
tab
tablet
ung
ointment
IM
intramuscularly
IV
intravenously
PO,po
per os, orally
micro
u .000001 (1/1,000,000)
milli
m .001 (1,000)
centi
c .01 (1/100)
deci
d .1 (1/10)
unit
1
deka
da 10
hecto
h 100
kilo
k 1000
Whats 1300 am and pm
1pm
0100 am
Midnight
0000 or 2400
Noon
1200
.1
ones
10.
tens
tenths
0.1
hundredths
0.01
ones
0
10^
tenths
-1
10^
1 kilogram = pounds
2.2 pounds
1 gram = grains
15 grains
1 ounce = grams
30 grams
1 grain = milligrams
60 milligrams
1 liter = quarts
1 quart
1 milliliter = gram, cubic centimter
1 gram 1 cubic centimeter
1 fluid ounce = fluid drams, milliliters
8 fluid drains, 30 milliliters
1 gallon = liters
4 liters
1 pint
500 milliliters
1 quart = pints milliliters
2 pints 1000 milliliters
1 gallon = quarts milliliters
4 quarts 4000 milliliter
1 teaspoon = drops
60 drops
1 minim = drops
1 drop
1 meter = inches yard
39.37 inches 1 yard
1 yard = feet inches
3 feet 36 inches
1 inch = centimeters
2.54 centimeters
amnesia
induction to loss of consciousness
Delirium or excitement
patient still unconscious but still responding reflexively and unpredictably to certain stimuli
Surgical Anesthesia
for incision can be made and procedures performed without negative patient response such as hypertensions and tachycardia
Overdose
level of anesthesia is so deep that cardiovascular and respiratory function is compromise to the pint of collapse due to depression of the center in the brain