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Pharmacy Proc II
Pharm Proc II YBI Chap 16 Terms and Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BMTU | Bone marrow transplant unit |
| CCU | Cardiac care unit or Coronary care unit |
| ED | Emergency department |
| ER | Emergency room |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| CT-ICU | Cardiothoracic intensive care unit |
| NICU | Neonatal/neurological intensive care unit |
| PICU | Pediatric intensive care unit |
| SICU | Surgical intensive care unit |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| PAR | Post-anesthesia recovery |
| OR | Operating room |
| PACU | Post-anesthesia care unit |
| PEDS | Pediatrics |
| M.D. | Medical doctor |
| L.P.N. | Licensed practical nurse |
| R.N. | Registered nurse |
| N.P. | Nurse practitioner |
| D.O. | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| M.S.W. | Master of Social Work |
| P.A. | Physician's assistant |
| R.T. | Respiratory therapist |
| P.C.T. | Patient care technician |
| Pharm.D. | Doctor of Pharmacy |
| What is preparations of large quantities of unit dose oral solutions/suspensions or small volume parenterals for future use? | Batching |
| What is a record of medication that are compounded in the pharmacy for non-specific pateints? | Bulk compounding log |
| What is the main in-patient pharmacy in a hospital that has primary satellites? It is the place where most of the hospital's meds are prepared and stored. | Central pharmacy |
| What is an area disigned for the preparation of sterile products? | Clean room |
| What is a locked cart of medications designed for emergency use only? | Code cart |
| What is a process in which the pharmacy technician goes to specific nursing units to find out what IV drips will be needed later that day? | Drip rounds |
| What is a voluntary/involuntary removal of a drug product by the manufacturer? | Drug recall |
| What is to quickly obtain a medication not currently in stocck in the pharmacy in situations where the drug is urgently needed? | Emergency drug procurement |
| What is a sterile, preservative-free medication administered into a patient's epidural space? | Epidural |
| What is the on-demand preparation of a drug product according to a physician's prescription, formula, or recipe? | Extemporaneous compounds |
| What is a filter that filters solution immedicately before it enters a patient's vein? | Final filter |
| What is a pharmacy located in a hospital or in-patient facility which services only those patient's in the hospital facility and ancillary areas? | In-patient pharmacy |
| What is a small volume parenteral that will be added into or "piggybacked" into a large volume parenteral? | Intravenous piggyback |
| What is a form that tracks the medication administered to a patients in institutional settings? | MAR - Medication administration record |
| What is a pharmacy attached to a hospital servicing patient's who have left the hospital or who are visiting doctors in a hospital outpatient setting? | Outpatient pharmacy |
| What is the amount of drug product that should be kept on the pharmacy shelf? | Par |
| What is a branch of the in-patient pharmacy responsible for preparing, dispensing, and monitoring medication for specific patient areas? | Pharmacy satellite |
| What is a system which shuttles objects through a tube using compressed air as the force? | Pneumatic tube |
| What is an order for medication to be administered only on an as needed basis? | PRN order |
| What is addition of H2O or other diluent to commercially made drug bottles/vials in order to make a solution/suspension from a pre-made powder form of the drug? | Reconstitute |
| What asre medications having limited availability d/t cost, manufacturer problems, or safety concerns? | Restricted distribution |
| What are medications that will expire soon after preparation, usually within 1-6 hours? | Short stability |
| What is a standard medication order for patient's to receive medication at scheduled intervals? | Standing order |
| What is an order for medication to be administered immediately? | STAT order |
| What are complex solutions with two base solutions and additional micronutrients? | TPN - Total parenteral nutrition solution |
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