Mod 9

Front 1

Abuse

Back 1

Misuse, excessive or improper care

Front 2

Administer

Back 2

To give medication

Front 3

Anaphylaxis

Back 3

Hypersensitive state of body to a foreign protein or drug

Front 4

Apnea

Back 4

Cessation or absence of normal breathing

Front 5

Artifact

Back 5

Anything artificially produced

Front 6

Augment

Back 6

To add, to increase

Front 7

Bipolar

Back 7

Having two poles or processes

Front 8

Compounding

Back 8

Combining two or more substances in definite proportions

Front 9

Dispense

Back 9

Prepare and give out a medication

Front 10

Hypoxemia

Back 10

Lack of oxygen in the blood

Front 11

Infarction

Back 11

Area of tissue in an organ or part that becomes dead

Front 12

Intramuscular

Back 12

Within the muscle

Front 13

Ischemia

Back 13

Local and temporary lack of blood to an organ

Front 14

Meniscus

Back 14

Curvature on tope surface of liquids when in a container

Front 15

Oscilloscope

Back 15

Used for recording electrical activity of the heart, brain and muscular tissue

Front 16

Pharmacology

Back 16

Study of drugs

Front 17

Precipitate

Back 17

A substance that separates from a solution if allowed to stand.

Front 18

Precordial

Back 18

Pertaining to the area on the anterior surface of the body overlying the heart; chest leads

Front 19

Prescribe

Back 19

To order or recommend the use of a drug.

Front 20

Pruritus

Back 20

Itchiness

Front 21

Sensor

Back 21

Also know as electrode

Front 22

Taut

Back 22

To pull or draw tight a surface

Front 23

Transducer

Back 23

Device that converts one form of energy to another

Front 24

Unit dose

Back 24

Premeasured amount of medication; packaged on a per dose basis

Front 25

Urticaria

Back 25

Hives

Front 26

A.c

Back 26

Before meals

Front 27

b.i.d

Back 27

Twice a day

Front 28

BSA

Back 28

Body surface area

Front 29

C

Back 29

With

Front 30

DEA

Back 30

Drug enforcement agency

Front 31

DHHS

Back 31

Department of health and human services

Front 32

FDA

Back 32

Food and drug administration

Front 33

H

Back 33

Hour

Front 34

ECG

Back 34

Electrocardiogram

Front 35

IM

Back 35

Intramuscular

Front 36

IV

Back 36

Intravenous

Front 37

NDC

Back 37

National drug code

Front 38

NPO

Back 38

Nothing by mouth

Front 39

PAC

Back 39

Premature atrial contractions

Front 40

P.c

Back 40

After meals

Front 41

PDR

Back 41

Physicians desk referance

Front 42

P.o

Back 42

By mouth

Front 43

P.r.n

Back 43

As necessary

Front 44

Q

Back 44

Every

Front 45

PVC

Back 45

Premature ventricular contractions

Front 46

Q.i.d

Back 46

Four times a day

Front 47

Rx

Back 47

Prescription

Front 48

S

Back 48

Without

Front 49

sig

Back 49

Instructions

Front 50

t.i.d

Back 50

Three times a day.