1
Q
each of
A
aa
2
Q
to, up to
A
ad
3
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
4
Q
amount
A
amt
5
Q
with
A
c
6
Q
keep vein open, to keep open
A
KVO, TKO
7
Q
nothing by mouth
A
npo, NPO
8
Q
by means of, by
A
per
9
Q
Rx
A
take
10
Q
without
A
s
11
Q
label
A
sig
12
Q
once if necessary
A
sos
13
Q
immediately
A
stat
14
Q
bid
A
twice a day
15
Q
h,hr
A
hour
16
Q
prn,PRN
A
as necessary
17
Q
q
A
every
18
Q
qh
A
every hour
19
Q
q2h
A
every two hours
20
Q
qid
A
four times a day
21
Q
tid
A
three times a day
22
Q
cap
A
capsule
23
Q
gtts
A
drops
24
Q
soln
A
solution
25
susp
suspension
26
tab
tablet
27
ung
ointment
28
IM
intramuscularly
29
IV
intravenously
30
PO,po
per os, orally
31
micro
u .000001 (1/1,000,000)
32
milli
m .001 (1,000)
33
centi
c .01 (1/100)
34
deci
d .1 (1/10)
35
unit
1
36
deka
da 10
37
hecto
h 100
38
kilo
k 1000
39
Whats 1300 am and pm
1pm
| 0100 am
40
Midnight
0000 or 2400
41
Noon
1200
42
.1
ones
43
10.
tens
44
tenths
0.1
45
hundredths
0.01
46
ones
0
| 10^
47
tenths
-1
| 10^
48
1 kilogram = pounds
2.2 pounds
49
1 gram = grains
15 grains
50
1 ounce = grams
30 grams
51
1 grain = milligrams
60 milligrams
52
1 liter = quarts
1 quart
53
1 milliliter = gram, cubic centimter
1 gram 1 cubic centimeter
54
1 fluid ounce = fluid drams, milliliters
8 fluid drains, 30 milliliters
55
1 gallon = liters
4 liters
56
1 pint
500 milliliters
57
1 quart = pints milliliters
2 pints 1000 milliliters
58
1 gallon = quarts milliliters
4 quarts 4000 milliliter
59
1 teaspoon = drops
60 drops
60
1 minim = drops
1 drop
61
1 meter = inches yard
39.37 inches 1 yard
62
1 yard = feet inches
3 feet 36 inches
63
1 inch = centimeters
2.54 centimeters
64
amnesia
induction to loss of consciousness
65
Delirium or excitement
patient still unconscious but still responding reflexively and unpredictably to certain stimuli
66
Surgical Anesthesia
for incision can be made and procedures performed without negative patient response such as hypertensions and tachycardia
67
Overdose
level of anesthesia is so deep that cardiovascular and respiratory function is compromise to the pint of collapse due to depression of the center in the brain
Surgical Tech
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