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Final Mod3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| as directed | ud |
| keep vein open | KVO |
| with | c |
| without | s |
| dispense as written | DAW |
| Celsius | C |
| Fahrenheit | F |
| dispense | disp |
| discontinued | D/C |
| discharge | D/C |
| hypertension | HT or HTN |
| no known allergies | NKA |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| nausea and vomiting | N/V |
| shortness of breath | SOB |
| urinary tract infection | UTI |
| chest pain | CP |
| headache | HA |
| no known drug allergies | NKDA |
| obsessive compulsive disease | OCD |
| hydrochlorothiazide | HCTZ |
| aspirin | ASA |
| hormone replacement therapy | HRT |
| milk of magnesia | MOM |
| morphine sulfate | MS |
| penicillin | PCN |
| birth control | BC |
| multiple vitamins | MVI |
| nitroglycerin | NTG |
| twice per day | BID |
| after meals | PC |
| every 8 hours | q8h |
| four times per day | QID |
| at bedtime | hs |
| as needed | prn |
| evening, afternoon | pm |
| every other day | qod |
| around the clock | ATC |
| every day | QD |
| each ear | AU |
| in the cheek | buc |
| by mouth | PO |
| left eye | OS |
| topical | top |
| intramuscular | IM |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| under the tongue | SL |
| right ear | AD |
| Abdomen | abd |
| sterile water for injection | SWFI |
| normal saline | NS |
| 10% dextrose in water | D10W |
| 5% dextrose in normal saline | D5NS |
| 0.9% sodium chloride | NS |
| 0.45% sodium chloride | 1/2 NS |
| ringers lactate | RL |
| water in oil | W/O |
| 5% dextrose in lactated ringers | D5LR |
| 5% dextrose | D5W |
| ampule | amp |
| enteric-coated table | ECT |
| ointment | ung or oint |
| intravenous | IV |
| elixir | elix |
| suspension | susp |
| intravenous push | IVP |
| suppository | supp |
| fluid ounce | fl oz |
| tablet | tab |
| cubic centimeter | cc |
| microgram | mcg |
| one-half | ss |
| gram | g |
| number | # |
| grain | gr |
| Drops (s) | gtt/gtts |
| liter | L |
| teaspoonful | tsp |
| tablespoonful | tbsp |
| acetaminophen | APAP |