common terms Flashcards by Hannah Carter

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AP

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apical pulse

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AS

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automatic stop

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bp

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blood pressure

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c with a line over or w/

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with

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cbc

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complete blood count

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crma

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certified residential medication aide

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dil

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dilute

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DSSP

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double teaspoon

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Dx

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diagnosis

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elix

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elixir

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hct

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hematocrit

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hgb

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hemoglobin

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h, hr

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hour

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L

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liter

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hx

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history

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I & O

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intake and output

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IU

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international unit

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lb

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pound

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loa

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leave of absence

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MAR

A

medication administration report

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min

A

minute or “

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ml

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milliliter

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MRX

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may repeat times

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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OTC

over the counter

PM

evening

PO

by mouth

PR

per rectal

R

rectal or respiration

r with a circle

right

RPH

registered pharmacist

Rx

treatment or prescription

s with a line over it or w/o

without

sob

shortness of breath

spec

specimen

s/s

signs and symptoms

TPR

temperature, pulse and respiration

vs

vital signs

wt

weight

ac

before meals

AD

right ear

AS

left ear

AU

both ears

BID

two times per day

cap

capsule

cc

cubic centimeter

c/o

complains of

d/c

discontinue

g or gm

gram

gr or g

grain

gtt (s)

a drop (s)

HS

hour of sleep or bedtime

mg

milligrams

OD

right eye

OS

left eye

OU

both eyes

oz

ounce

a triangle

change

I, II, III, IV, V

1,2,3,4,5

p with a line over it

after

pc

after meals

prn

as needed

Q

every

QD

once a day

QH

every hour

q2h, q4h, q8h

every 2,4,8 hours

QHS

every hour of sleep or bedtime

QID

four times a day

QOD

every other day

sc or subq

subcutaneous

SL

sublingual

sol

solution

SS with a line over it

one half

stat

at once

supp

suppository

susp

suspension

tab

tablet

TID

three times a day

tinct

tincture

T or tbsp

tablespoon

t or tsp

teaspoon

U

unit

ung

ointment

> or arrow up

increase, upper, elevate

< or arrow down

lower, decrease

SYR

syrup

ASA

aspirin

Ca

calcium

Cl

chloride

APAP

acetaminophen

DSS

colace (dioctyl sodium silfosuccinate)

FeSO4

Ferrous Sulfate

H2O

water

H2O2

hydrogen peroxide

I

iodine

K

potassium

Kl

potassium iodine

KCL

potassium chloride

LiCO3

lithium carbonate

Mg

magnesium

MOM

milk of magnesia

MS

morphine sulfate

Na

sodium

NaCl

sodium chloride

NS

normal saline

NTG

nitroglycerine

O2

oxygen

SSKI

saturated solution of potassium iodine