Abbreviations- Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax, AX
A
axillary -pertaining to the armpit
2
Q
H2O
A
water
3
Q
IV
A
intravenous intra
- within or inside
- ven/o = in
- ous = pertaining to
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
-used for intermittent drug administration
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesic
-allows the person in pain to manage their own pain relief
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
-relating to IV fluid administration
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
inta- within
derm/o- skin
al-pertaining to
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
-within the muscle
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
-pertaining to rectum
10
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
-sub lingual
11
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
-pertaining to below the skin
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
- solid bullet shaped preparations designed for administration PR
- dissolves at body tempuratures
13
Q
top
A
topical
- lotions, creams, ointments, eye drops
- applied for local action
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- strains of bacteria that are resistant to powerful antibiotics
- sometimes called a “super bug”
- spread by contact
15
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus (staf-il-o-KOK-us
- “staph infection”
- group of bacteria that causes a multitude of dieseases
