Unit 4 Flashcards
ax, AX
axillary (armpit)
H2O
water
IV
intravenous
IVPB
intravenous piggy back (used for intermittent drug administration)
PCA
patient controlled analgesic (allows the person in pain to manage their own pain relief)
TKO
to keep open (relating to IV fluid administration)
ID
intradermal (pertaining to within the layers of the skin)
IM
intramuscular (within the muscle)
PR
per rectum
SL
under the tongue (sublingual)
SQ, SC, subq
subcutaneous (pertaining to below the skin)
supp
suppository (solid, bullet shaped preparations designed for administration PR)
top
topical (lotions, creams, ointments, eye drops, anything applied for local action)
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (strains of bacterium that are resistant to powerful antibiotics, sometimes called a superbug, spread by contact)
staph
staphylococcus (staf-il-o-KOK-us) (“staph infection”, group of bacteria that causes a multitude of diseases, boils, impetigo, food poisoning, and toxic shock are examples, treated with topical, oral or intravenous antibiotics)
strep
streptococcus (strep-to-KOK-us) (spread by direct contact with nose and throat discharges of infected persons or infected skin lesions, treated with antibiotics such as Penicillin, best prevention: hand washing)
NKA
no known allergies
NKDA
no known drug allergies
staphyl/o
grape like clusters
strept/o
twisted chains
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
cutane/o
skin
-a
noun ending
