Chapter 34 - deWitt Flashcards
1
Q
As needed
A
PRN
2
Q
immediate
A
STAT
3
Q
Digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily
A
Give 0.25 milligrams of Digoxin by mouth everyday
4
Q
Methylprednisolone 4 mg PO qid
A
Give 4 milligrams of Methylprednisolone by mouth four times a day
5
Q
Maalox 30 mL PO q 2 hr when awake
A
Give 30 milliliters of Maalox by mouth every 2 hours during waking hours
6
Q
These medications are instilled in the form of eye-drops or eardrops, or applied as ointments, pastes, or lotions to the skin or mucous membrane
A
Topical medications
7
Q
ac
A
Before meals
8
Q
ad lib
A
Freely
9
Q
B.I.D. or bid
A
Twice a day
10
Q
g or gm
A
Gram
11
Q
gtt
A
Drops
12
Q
H or hr
A
Hour
13
Q
I.D.
A
Intradermal
14
Q
I.M.
A
Intramuscular
15
Q
I.V.
A
Intravenous
16
Q
I.V.P.B.
A
Intravenous piggyback
17
Q
kg
A
Kilogram
18
Q
K.V.O.
A
Keep vein open
19
Q
L
A
Liter
20
Q
mcg
A
Microgram
21
Q
mEq
A
Milliequivalent
22
Q
mL
A
milliliter
23
Q
MDI
A
Metered-dose inhaler
24
Q
NGT
A
Nasogastric tube
25
oz
Ounce
26
PCA
Patient-controlled analgesia
27
pc
After meals
28
PR
Per rectum
29
PRN or prn
As needed
30
q
Every
31
Q.I.D. or qid
Four times a day
32
Rx
Take
33
Subling
Sublingual
34
Sub-Q or subcut
Subcutaneous
35
SR
Sustained release
36
T.I.D. or tid
Three times a day
37
tsp
Teaspoon
38
T or tbsp
Tablespoon
39
Supp
Suppository
40
Oint
Ointment
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Tab
Tablet
42
Cap
Capsule
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Span
Spansule
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EC
Enteric coated
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Elix
Elixir
46
Bucc
Buccal
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Syr
Syrup
48
Susp
Suspension
49
Refers to drugs packaged in single, individual doses
Unit dose
50
Legally controlled substances must be under lock and key at all times. True or false?
True
51
Medicines manufactured with an oily base, such as petrolatum or lanolin, which keeps the drug in prolonged contact with the skin surface to obtain a soothing and anti-inflammatory effect
Ointments
52
Topical drugs in liquid form, such as calamine lotion, which are used to cool, soothe, and reduce inflammation or itching of the skin
Lotions and liniments
53
Small cylinder-shaped, semisolid substances that are inserted into body orifices, such as the rectum, the vagina, the urethra, or an ostomy stoma
Suppositories
54
Time-released pellets put into a capsule
Spansule
55
Curved upper surface of a graduated medicine cup
Meniscus
56
These medications are placed under the tongue
Sublingual
57
These medications are placed in the pocket between the teeth and the cheek
Buccal
58
These medications are for the eye
Ophthalmic
59
These medications are for the ear
Otic
60
These medications come in containers labeled with directions for use
Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) and nasal sprays
61
A vaginal irrigation
Douche
62
These medications are supplied in a sustained-release patch that is applied to clean, dry, hairless skin and left in place, or as a paste that is spread on a small area of skin
Transdermal medications
63
Which medications should NOT be crushed and administered through a feeding tube?
Sublingual, buccal, enteric-coated, sustained-release, or potentially carcinogenic products
