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BS LPN program
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acromi/o | acromion |
| Ankyl/o | stiffness |
| Bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus |
| Calcane/o | calcaneus |
| Carp/o | carpal |
| Condyl/o | condyle |
| Dextr/o | right |
| Gangli/o | ganglion |
| Humer/o | humerus |
| Ischi/o | ischium |
| Laryng/o | larynx |
| Ment/o | chin |
| Nas/o | nose |
| Noct/i | night |
| Phag/o | eat |
| Phalang/o | phalange |
| Pharyng/o | pharynx |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Sinistr/o | left |
| Stern/o | sternum |
| Thromb/o | thrombosis |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Vas/o | vessel |
| Neo | new |
| -manual | hand |
| Pedal | foot |
| Plasm | growth |
| X% | Xg per 100mL |
| X:Y | Xg per YmL |
| >3mL | round to tenths |
| 1mL(tuberculin syringe) | round to the hundredths |
| Ampule | sealed container for powdered or liquid drugs |
| Concentration | amount of drug in a solution |
| Diluent | liquid used to dissolve a solid, usually a powder into a solution |
| Final concentration | after the powder has been mixed with solution |
| Insulin syringe | 100units or 50 units |
| Intradermal | an injection given into the upper layers of the skin |
| Intramuscular | an injection given in the muscle |
| Intravenous push | medication given by injection or infusion into a vein; must be diluted |
| Multiple dose vial | large stock containers of medication |
| Parenteral | general term that means administration be injection (IV, IM, or subcutaneous) |
| Precision syringe | 1mL/0.5m |
| Prefilled cartridge | used in conjunction with prefilled syringe |
| Prefilled syringe | liquid sterile medication that is ready to administer without further preparation |
| Reconstitution | dissolving a powder to a liquid form |
| Sodium chloride | normal saline |
| Sterile water | used to reconstitute powders |
| Subcutaneous | the tissue between the skin and muscle |
| Tuberculin syringe | 1mL syringe |
| Vial | a glass container with a rubber stopper containing one or more doses of a drug |
| Withdrawable volume | is sufficient excess present to allow for withdrawal of the stated volume |
| Percipitaion | separate |