unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax
A
axillary
2
Q
H20
A
water
3
Q
Iv
A
intravenous
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesic
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
10
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
11
Q
SQ,SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
13
Q
top
A
topical
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant to staphylococcus aureus
15
Q
Staph
A
staphylococcus
16
Q
strep
A
streptococcus- looks chain like.
17
Q
NKA
A
no know allergies
18
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
19
Q
staphy/o
A
grape like structure
20
Q
coccus
A
round shaped bacteria
21
Q
Derm/o, Dermat/o, Cutane/o
A
skin
22
Q
-a
A
noun ending
23
Q
Onycho, ungu/o
A
nails
24
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
25
-phagia
eating or swallowing
26
kerat/o
hard; horny tissue
27
necrosis
abnormal condition of tissue death
28
seb/o
oil
29
rhytid/o
wrinkles
30
trich/o
hair
31
myc/o
fungus
32
xer/o
dry
33
edema
swelling
34
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
35
epi-
upon, over
36
intra-
within, inside
37
per-
through
38
trans-
through, across
39
bi/o
life
40
-opsy
view of, viewing
41
aut/o
self
42
heter/o
other
43
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
