Chapter 21 - Pharmacology Flashcards
1
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a.c.,
ac
A
before meals
2
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b.i.d.,
bid
A
two times a day
3
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h
A
hour
4
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h.s.,
hs
A
at bedtime
5
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
6
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IV
A
intravenous
7
Q
n.p.o.,
NPO
A
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
8
Q
NSAID
A
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
9
Q
p.c.,
pc
A
after meals
10
Q
PCA
A
patient-controlled analgesia
11
Q
p.r.n.,
prn
A
as needed, as necessary
12
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q
A
every
13
Q
q.h.,
qh
A
every hour
14
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q.2.h.,
q2h
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every 2 hours
15
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q.i.d.,
qid
A
four times a day
16
Q
Rx
A
prescription
17
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t.i.d.,
tid
A
three times daily
18
Q
aer/o
A
air
19
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alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
20
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
21
Q
chem/o
A
drug
22
Q
cras/o
A
mixture
23
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
24
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derm/o
A
skin
25
erg/o
work
26
esthes/o
feeling, sensation
27
hist/o
tissue
28
hypn/o
sleep
29
iatr/o
treatment
30
lingu/o
tongue
31
myc/o
mold, fungus
32
narc/o
stupor
33
or/o
mouth
34
pharmac/o
drug
35
prurit/o
itching
36
pyret/o
fever
37
thec/o
sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
38
tox/o
poison
39
toxic/o
poison
40
vas/o
vessel
41
ven/o
vein
42
vit/o
life
43
ana-
upward, excessive, again
44
anti-
against
45
contra-
against, opposite
46
par-
other than, apart from
47
syn-
together, with
