Unit 4

Question 1

H2O

Answer 1

Water

Question 2

IV

Answer 2

Intravenous

Question 3

IVPB

Answer 3

Intravenous piggy back

Question 4

PCA

Answer 4

Patient controlled analgesic (allows person to control administration of pain relief themselves)

Question 5

TKO

Answer 5

To keep open (relating to IV fluid administration)

Question 6

ID

Answer 6

Intradermal (injecting something into the surface of the skin)

Question 7

IM

Answer 7

Intramuscular

Question 8

PR

Answer 8

Per rectum

Question 9

SL

Answer 9

Under the tongue (sublingual)

Question 10

SQ, SC, subq

Answer 10

subcutaneous (shot that’s below the skin(into the muscle))

Question 11

supp

Answer 11

Suppository (designed for administration PR)

Question 12

top

Answer 12

Topical (lotions cream, eye drops, ointments. Applied for local action)

Question 13

MRSA

Answer 13

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (strains of bacteria, resistant to antibiotics. SUPER BUG)

Question 14

staph

Answer 14

Staphylococcus (staph infections, ex: TSS, food poisoning)

Question 15

strep

Answer 15

Streptococcus (direct contact with nasal and throat discharges. Treated with antibiotics. Prevention: wash hands)

Question 16

NKA

Answer 16

No know allergies

Question 17

NKDA

Answer 17

No known drug allergies

Question 18

ax, AX

Answer 18

Axillary (armpit)

Question 19

staphyl/o

Answer 19

Grape like clusters

Question 20

-coccus;-cocci

Answer 20

Rounded shaped bacteria;plural

Question 21

strept/o

Answer 21

Twisted chains

Question 22

derm/o, dermat/o,

cutane/o

Answer 22

Skin

Question 23

-a

Answer 23

Noun ending (makes it a noun)

Question 24

onych/o, ungu/o

Answer 24

Nails

Question 25

crypt/o

Answer 25

Hidden

Question 26

-phagia

Answer 26

Eating or swallowing

Question 27

-malacia

Answer 27

Abnormal softening

Question 28

-osis

Answer 28

Abnormal condition

Question 29

kerat/o

Answer 29

hard;horny tissue

Question 30

necrosis | -necr/o + -osis

Answer 30

Abnormal condition of tissue death

Question 31

seb/o

Answer 31

Oil (sebum)

Question 32

rhytid/o

Answer 32

Wrinkles

Question 33

trich/o

Answer 33

Hair

Question 34

myc/o

Answer 34

fungus

Question 35

xer/o

Answer 35

Dry (X pronounced as z)

Question 36

edema

Answer 36

Swelling

Question 37

diaphoresis

Answer 37

Excessive sweating

Question 38

epi-

Answer 38

Upon,over

Question 39

intra-

Answer 39

Within, inside

Question 40

per-

Answer 40

Through

Question 41

trans-

Answer 41

Through, across

Question 42

bi/o

Answer 42

Life

Question 43

-opsy

Answer 43

View of; viewing

Question 44

aut/o

Answer 44

Self

Question 45

-plasty

Answer 45

Surgical repair

Question 46

heter/o

Answer 46

Other

Question 47

-tome

Answer 47

Instrument used to cut thin layers