Unit 4- Abbreviations

Question 1

ax, AX

Answer 1

axillary (pertaining to the armpit)

Question 2

H2O

Answer 2

water

Question 3

IV

Answer 3

intravenous (inside the vein)

Question 4

IVPB

Answer 4

intravenous piggy bank (connected IV lines)

Question 5

PCA

Answer 5

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

Question 6

TKO

Answer 6

to keep open (relating to IV fluid administration)

Question 7

ID

Answer 7

intradermal (inside skin)

Question 8

IM

Answer 8

intramuscular (inside muscle)

Question 9

PR

Answer 9

per rectum

Question 10

SL

Answer 10

under the tongue

Question 11

SQ, SC, subq

Answer 11

subcutaneous (pertaining to below skin)

Question 12

supp

Answer 12

suppository (bullet shaped preparation designed for administration per rectum)

Question 13

top

Answer 13

topical (lotions, creams, ointments)

Question 14

MRSA

Answer 14

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (strains of bacterium resistant to powerful antibiotics)

Question 15

staph

Answer 15

staphylococcus (group of bacteria)

Question 16

strep

Answer 16

streptococcus (spread by direct contact with nose and throat)

Question 17

NKA

Answer 17

no known allergies

Question 18

NKDA

Answer 18

no known drug allergies

Question 19

derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

Answer 19

skin

Question 20

onych/o, ungu/o

Answer 20

nails

Question 21

crypt/o

Answer 21

hidden

Question 22

-malacia

Answer 22

abnormal softening

Question 23

-phagia

Answer 23

eating or swallowing

Question 24

kerat/o

Answer 24

hard; horny tissue

Question 25

necrosis

Answer 25

abnormal condition of tissue death

Question 26

seb/o

Answer 26

oil (sebum)

Question 27

-rrhea

Answer 27

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)