Unit 4 Flashcards

1
Q

ax, AX

A

axillary

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2
Q

H2O

A

water

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3
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IV

A

intravenous

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4
Q

IVPB

A

intravenous piggy back

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5
Q

PCA

A

patient controlled analgesic

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6
Q

TKO

A

to keep open

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7
Q

ID

A

intradermal

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8
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

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9
Q

PR

A

per rectum

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10
Q

SL

A

under the tongue

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11
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SQ, SC, subq

A

subcutaneous

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12
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supp

A

suppository

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13
Q

top

A

topical

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14
Q

MRSA

A

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

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15
Q

staph

A

staphylococcus

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16
Q

strep

A

streptococcus

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17
Q

NKA

A

no know allergies

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18
Q

NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

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19
Q

staph

A

staphylococcus

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20
Q

staphyl/o

A

grape like clusters

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21
Q
  • coccus;

- cocci

A

round-shaped bacteria; plural

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22
Q

strep

A

streptococcus

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23
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

24
Q

intra-

A

within or inside

25
Q

ven/o

A

vein

26
Q

derm/o

A

-a= noun ending derma= skin

27
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

28
Q

dermat/o

A

skin

29
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

30
Q

-a

A

noun ending

31
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

32
Q

onych/o

A

nails

33
Q

ungu/o

A

nails

34
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

35
Q

phagia

A

eating or swallowing

36
Q

kerat/o

A

hard; horny tissue

37
Q

necrosis

A

abnormal tissue death

38
Q

necr/o

A

tissue death

39
Q

seb/o

A

oil (sebum)

40
Q

-rrhea

A

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

41
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkles

42
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

43
Q

rhytidectomy

A

surgical removal of wrinkles

44
Q

trich/o

A

hair

45
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

46
Q

xer/o

A

dry

47
Q

edema

A

swelling

48
Q

diaphoresis

A

excessive sweating

49
Q

epi-

A

upon over

50
Q

per-

A

through

51
Q

trans

A

through, across

52
Q

bi/o

A

life

53
Q

-opsy

A

view of; viewing

54
Q

aut/o

A

self

55
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

56
Q

heter/o

A

other

57
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut thin layers