Chapter 34 - deWitt Flashcards
As needed
PRN
immediate
STAT
Digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily
Give 0.25 milligrams of Digoxin by mouth everyday
Methylprednisolone 4 mg PO qid
Give 4 milligrams of Methylprednisolone by mouth four times a day
Maalox 30 mL PO q 2 hr when awake
Give 30 milliliters of Maalox by mouth every 2 hours during waking hours
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
Topical medications
ac
Before meals
ad lib
Freely
B.I.D. or bid
Twice a day
g or gm
Gram
gtt
Drops
H or hr
Hour
I.D.
Intradermal
I.M.
Intramuscular
I.V.
Intravenous
I.V.P.B.
Intravenous piggyback
kg
Kilogram
K.V.O.
Keep vein open
L
Liter
mcg
Microgram
mEq
Milliequivalent
mL
milliliter
MDI
Metered-dose inhaler
NGT
Nasogastric tube
oz
Ounce
PCA
Patient-controlled analgesia
pc
After meals
PR
Per rectum
PRN or prn
As needed
q
Every
Q.I.D. or qid
Four times a day
Rx
Take
Subling
Sublingual
Sub-Q or subcut
Subcutaneous
SR
Sustained release
T.I.D. or tid
Three times a day
tsp
Teaspoon
T or tbsp
Tablespoon
Supp
Suppository
Oint
Ointment
Tab
Tablet
Cap
Capsule
Span
Spansule
EC
Enteric coated
Elix
Elixir
Bucc
Buccal
Syr
Syrup
Susp
Suspension
Refers to drugs packaged in single, individual doses
Unit dose
Legally controlled substances must be under lock and key at all times. True or false?
True
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
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
Small cylinder-shaped, semisolid substances that are inserted into body orifices, such as the rectum, the vagina, the urethra, or an ostomy stoma
Suppositories
Time-released pellets put into a capsule
Spansule
Curved upper surface of a graduated medicine cup
Meniscus
These medications are placed under the tongue
Sublingual
These medications are placed in the pocket between the teeth and the cheek
Buccal
These medications are for the eye
Ophthalmic
These medications are for the ear
Otic
These medications come in containers labeled with directions for use
Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) and nasal sprays
A vaginal irrigation
Douche
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
Which medications should NOT be crushed and administered through a feeding tube?
Sublingual, buccal, enteric-coated, sustained-release, or potentially carcinogenic products