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IM procedure sequence
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1.Cleanse area with alcohol, allow drying, then pull skin down or to one side about one inch with non-dominant hand
2. Dart the needle into the tissue at a 90 degree angle 3. Aspirate far at least 5 seconds, if no blood is aspirated, inject medication, 10 seconds per milliliter 4. Once medication has been instilled, wait 10 seconds before withdrawing the needle at the same angle it was inserted 5. Apply gentle pressure at site to dry |
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Ampule
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A glass flask that contains a single dose of medication for parental administration
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Intra-dermal Injection
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Injection placed just below the epidermis
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Intra-muscular
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Injection placed into the muscular tissue
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Intra-venous
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Route to administer mediation directly into the vein or venous system, most dangerous route of medication administer
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MDI
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Metered-dose inhaler to deliver a controlled dose of medication for inhalation
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Needle gauge
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Measurement of the diameter of the needle
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Subcutaneous injection
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placed between the epidermis and the muscle, into the subcutaneous tissue
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Sublingual
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under the tongue
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Suppository
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Oval or cone shaped substance that is inserted into a body cavity and melts at body temperature
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Vial
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A glass bottle with a self-sealing stopper through which medication is removed
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Nebulizer
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Instrument that produces a fine spray or mist in this case, passing air through liquid medication to produce fine particles for inhalation
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Ech/o
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sound
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Radi/o
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radiation, x-rays
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Cholecyst/o
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gall bladder
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Col/o, colon/o, colon
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colon, large intestines
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Duoden/l, duoden
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duodenum
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Enter/o
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small intestine
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Esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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Hepat/o
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liver
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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adren/o, adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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Thyr/o
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thyroid
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Apid/o, lip/o
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fat
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albin/o, leuk/o
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white
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix(neck of uterus)
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coron/o
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coronary, crown
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Cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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erythr/o
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red
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hist/o
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tissue
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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pyr/o
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fever,fire
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py/o
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pus
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melan/o
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black, dark
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sarc/o
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flesh, connective tissue
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