Unit 4 - Abbreviations

Question 1

ax, AX

Answer 1

axillary (armpit, method; axe deodorant)

Question 2

H2O

Answer 2

water

Question 3

IV

Answer 3

intravenous

Question 4

IVPB

Answer 4

intravenous piggy back (two sets of bags connected in one line going to patient)

Question 5

PCA

Answer 5

patient controlled analgesic (allows person in pain to manage their own pain relief)

Question 6

TKO

Answer 6

to keep open (relating to IV fluid administration)

Question 7

ID

Answer 7

intradermal (pertaining to within the layers of skin)

Question 8

IM

Answer 8

intramuscular (within the muscle)

Question 9

PR

Answer 9

per rectum

Question 10

SL

Answer 10

under the tongue (sublingual)

Question 11

SQ, SC, subq

Answer 11

subcutaneous (pertaining to below the skin)

Question 12

supp

Answer 12

suppository (solid, bullet shaped preparations designed for administration PR)

Question 13

top

Answer 13

topical (lotions, creams, ointments, eye drops; applied for local action)

Question 14

MRSA

Answer 14

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (meth-i-SILL-in) (staf-il-o-kok-us)(or-e-ous) strains of bacterium that are resistant to powerful antibiotics; sometimes called a “super bug”; spread by contact; common among those with weak immune systems

Question 15

staph

Answer 15

staphylococcus (“staph infection”; group of bacteria that causes a multitude of diseases; boils, impetigo, food poisoning, and toxic shock syndrome are examples of diseases caused by staph; treated with topical, oral, or intravenous antibiotics, depending on type o infection) staphyl/o - grape like clusters; -coccus;-cocci: round-shaped bacteria; plural

Question 16

strep

Answer 16

streptococcus

Question 17

NKA

Answer 17

no known allergies

Question 18

NKDA

Answer 18

no known drug allergies