Transcription of Medication Orders

Question 1

1 feet

Answer 1

12 cm

Question 2

to convert inches to centimetres…

Answer 2

multiply by 2.54

Question 3

to convert pounds into kilograms…

Answer 3

divide by 2.2

Question 4

1 ounce (oz.)

Answer 4

30 mL

Question 5

opiates

Answer 5

natural substances

Question 6

opioids

Answer 6

man made

Question 7

ac

Answer 7

before meal

Question 8

amac

Answer 8

in the morning before meal

Question 9

ASA

Answer 9

aspirine

Question 10

BID

Answer 10

twice a day

Question 11

c

Answer 11

with

Question 12

Ca++

Answer 12

calcium

Question 13

CaCO3

Answer 13

calcium carbonate

Question 14

cap.

Answer 14

capsule

Question 15

Cl-

Answer 15

chloride

Question 16

cm

Answer 16

centimetres

Question 17

CPS

Answer 17

Compedium of pharmaceuticals and specialties

Question 18

ECASA

Answer 18

enteric coated acetil salicilic acid

Question 19

elix

Answer 19

elixir

Question 20

Fe

Answer 20

iron

Question 21

fld.

Answer 21

fluid

Question 22

g

Answer 22

gram

Question 23

H

Answer 23

hour or hidrogen

Question 24

H2O

Answer 24

water

Question 25

HS

Answer 25

hour of sleep

Question 26

IM

Answer 26

intramuscular

Question 27

k+

Answer 27

potassium

Question 28

L

Answer 28

litre

Question 29

m

Answer 29

metre

Question 30

MAR

Answer 30

medication administration record

Question 31

mcg

Answer 31

micrograms

Question 32

mEq

Answer 32

milliequivalents

Question 33

MHSC

Answer 33

Manitoba Health Services Comission

Question 34

mg

Answer 34

miligrams

Question 35

mg/ kg

Answer 35

miligrams per kilogram

Question 36

mL

Answer 36

mililitres

Question 37

MVA

Answer 37

Motor Vehicle Accident

Question 38

Na+

Answer 38

sodium

Question 39

NaHCO3

Answer 39

sodium bicarbonate

Question 40

NKA

Answer 40

non known allergies

Question 41

NSAID

Answer 41

non steroid anti inflamatory drug

Question 42

NTG

Answer 42

nitroglicerin

Question 43

OTC

Answer 43

over the counter

Question 44

PEG

Answer 44

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 45

pc

Answer 45

after meal

Question 46

po

Answer 46

per oral by mouth

Question 47

PO4

Answer 47

phosphate

Question 48

pr

Answer 48

per rectum

Question 49

PRN

Answer 49

as needed

Question 50

pulv

Answer 50

powder

Question 51

pv

Answer 51

per vagina

Question 52

q

Answer 52

every

Question 53

PHIN

Answer 53

personal health identification number

Question 54

Q2H, q2h

Answer 54

every 2 hours

Question 55

Q4H, q4h

Answer 55

every 4 hours

Question 56

Q6H, q6h

Answer 56

every 6 hours

Question 57

Q8H, q8h

Answer 57

every 8 hours

Question 58

Rt.

Answer 58

right

Question 59

Rx

Answer 59

prescription

Question 60

s

Answer 60

without

Question 61

SBFT

Answer 61

small bowel feeding tube

Question 62

SNRI

Answer 62

Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

Question 63

SSRI

Answer 63

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Question 64

STAT/ stat

Answer 64

immediately

Question 65

subcut

Answer 65

subcutaneous

Question 66

supp

Answer 66

suppository

Question 67

susp

Answer 67

suspension

Question 68

tab

Answer 68

tablet

Question 69

TID

Answer 69

three times a day

Question 70

ung

Answer 70

ointment

Question 71

Zn

Answer 71

zinc

Question 72

triangulo

Answer 72

change

Question 73

letra grega psi

Answer 73

psychiatry

Question 74

NS

Answer 74

normal saline 0.9%

Question 75

1/2 NS

Answer 75

half normal saline 0.45%

Question 76

D5W

Answer 76

dextrose 5% in water

Question 77

D5 1/2 NS

Answer 77

dextrose 5% in a half normal saline 0.45%

Question 78

2/3 1/3

Answer 78

3.3 dextrose + 0.3 saline

Question 79

RL (or LR)

Answer 79

Ringer’s lactate (or Lactated Ringer)

Question 80

amp

Answer 80

ampoule

Question 81

central line

Answer 81

Intra Venous therapy inserted in a large central vein

Question 82

colloid

Answer 82

IV solution containing protein e.g. HSA, blood products

Question 83

crystalloid

Answer 83

IV solution which contains dextrose, saline or electrolytes dissolved in water

Question 84

CVAD

Answer 84

Central venous access device

Question 85

CVC

Answer 85

central venous catheter

Question 86

extravasation

Answer 86

to force the flow from a vessel out into tissue causing damage

Question 87

gtt

Answer 87

drop

Question 88

intersticial

Answer 88

narrow space between tissues or parts of an organ

Question 89

IV push

Answer 89

The administration of medicine intravenouswly by injection

Question 90

loading dose

Answer 90

an initial higher dose of a drug at the begining of treatment

Question 91

macro drip

Answer 91

an apparatus that is used to deliver measured amounts of IV solutions at specific flow rates based on the size of drops of the solution

Question 92

microdrip

Answer 92

an apparatus for delivering relatively small measured amounts of IV solutions at specific flow rates over time, as when it is necessary to keep a vein open

Question 93

parenteral

Answer 93

Located outside the digestive tract. Administered by IV or IM injection.

Question 94

PCA

Answer 94

patient controled analgesia

Question 95

sol’n

Answer 95

solution

Question 96

TKO/ TKVO

Answer 96

to keep (venous infusion line) open/ to keep vein open

Question 97

vial

Answer 97

Small bottle that contains a drug (also Phial). It has many doses of medication.

Question 98

packed RBC’s

Answer 98

packed Red Blood Cells

Question 99

G & M

Answer 99

Group and Match

Question 100

G & H

Answer 100

Group and Hold

Question 101

HSA

Answer 101

Human Serum Albumin

Question 102

CBS

Answer 102

Canadian Blood Services