ABBREVIATIONS:DRUG AND SOLUTION ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
ABVD
Adriamycin (doxorubicin), bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine
ACE
angiotensinconverting enzyme
ACEI
angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor
Ach
acetylcholine
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
APAP
acetaminophen
aq
water
ASA
aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid
AZT
zidovudine
BDZ
benzodiazepine
CCB
calcium channel blocker
D5
5% dextrose
D5/0.9 NS
5% dextrose and 0.9% sodium chloride
DDAVP
desmopressin acetate
DES
diethylstilbestrol
DIG
digoxin
DTP
diphtheria, tetanus toxoids & pertussis vaccine
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
IgG
immunoglobulin G
INH
isoniazid
LR
lactated ringers
MAOI
monoamine oxidase inhibitors
MOM
milk of magnesia
MS, MSO4
morphine sulfate
MVI
multivitamin
NPH
neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)
NSAID
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
NTG
nitroglycerin
PB
phenobarbital
PCN
penicillin
PNV
prenatal vitamins
PPN
peripheral parenteral nutrition
SSRI
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
T3
triiodothyronine
T4
levothyroxine
TCN
tetracycline
TMP
trimethoprim
TMP/SMX
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
t-PA
tissue plasminogen activator
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
ZnO
zinc oxide