Abbreviations- Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax, AX
A
axillary
- Pertaining to the armpit
2
Q
H2O
A
water
3
Q
IV
A
intravenous
- pertaining to within the veins
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
- connects to other IV with other medication
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesic
- allows the person in pain to manage their own pain relief
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
- relating to IV fluid administration
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
Injections- injecting medicine into the skin
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
- within the muscle
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
10
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
- sublingual
- lingu/o- tongue
11
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
- pertaining to below the skin
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
- solid, bullet shaped preparations designed for administration
- dissolves at body temp
13
Q
top
A
topical
- lotions, cream, ointments, eye drops
- applied for local action
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- strains of bacteria that are resistant to powerful antibiotics
- sometimes called super bug
- spread by contact
15
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
- staph infection
- group of bacteria that causes a multitude of diseases
- boils, impetigo, food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome
- staphyl/o- grape like clusters
- coccus/cocci– round-shaped bacteria; plural
