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A
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absense of (asymptomatic)
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Ad
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toward, near
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Adeno
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gland
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Adreno
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adrenal gland
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Ambi
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both
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Ana
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up
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Ante
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before
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Anti
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against
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Angi, Angio
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blood vessel
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Arterio
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artery
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Arthro
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joint
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Audio
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hearing
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Auto
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self
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Bacterio
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pertaining to a microorganism, parasite, or pathogen
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Bi
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two, double
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Bili
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relating to bile
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Brachy
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short
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Brady
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meaning slow
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Broncho
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bronchus of lung
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Cardio
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heart
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Cephalo
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head
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Chole, chol
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bile
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Cholecyst
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gall bladder
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Chondro
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cartilage
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Col
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colon
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Colpo
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cervix, vagina
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Costo
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rib
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Cranio
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skull
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Cyst, systo
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urinary bladder, sac
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Dent
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teeth
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Derma
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skin
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Duodeno
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duodenum
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Dys
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bad, difficult, painful
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Enchephalo
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head
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Endo
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within
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Entero
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intestine
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Exo
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out, away from
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Gastro
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stomach
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Heme, Hemato
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blood
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Hepato
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liver
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Herio
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rupture
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Hernio
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pertaining to a protrusion of a part through tissues
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Hyper
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above, beyond, excessive
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Hypo
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below, under, deficient
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Hystero
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hysteria, uterus
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Ileo
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ileum
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Jejuno
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jejunum
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Kerato
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cornea of eye
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Keratin
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protein of nails, hair
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Lapara
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loin, abdomen
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Laryng
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larynx, voice box
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Latero
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side
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Leuko
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having to do with white corpuscles
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Lith
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stone
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Lymph
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watery fluid from glands
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Mast
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breast
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Menor
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having to do with menses
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Meso
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middle
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Metra, metro
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uterus
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Myelo
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bone marrow, spinal colomn
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Myo
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muscle
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Necro
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dead
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Nephro
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kidney
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Neu, neuro
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nerve
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Oculo
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eye
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Oophor
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ovary
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Olig
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decreased, scant amount
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Ophthalmo
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eye
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Opto
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vision
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Orchio
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testicle
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Os
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bone or an opening
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Osteo
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bone
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Oto
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ear
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Patho
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disease
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Phlebo
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vein
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Physio
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relating to nature, body processes
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Pneumo
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lung or air
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Pseudo
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false
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Pulmo
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lung
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Procto
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rectum
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Psych
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soul or mind
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Pyelo
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pelvis of kidney
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Pyo
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pus
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Renal
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kidneys
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Retro
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backward
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Rhino
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nose, nasal
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Sacro
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sacrum, back
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Salpingo
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tube, fallopian tube
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Spleno
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to do with the spleen
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Tachy
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swift or rapid
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Teno
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tendon
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Thoraco
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chest
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Thyro
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thyroid gland
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Tonsillar
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pertaining to tonsil
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Tracheo
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trachea, windpipe
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Uretero
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ureters, tubes from kidneys to bladdder
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Urino, Uro
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urine, urinary system
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Vaso
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blood vessel
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Ventro
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abdomen or ventral (anterior) part of the body
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Vesico
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urinary bladder
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algia
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pain
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asthenia
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weakness
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biotic
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living matter
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blast
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immature cell
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cele
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tumor cyst, hernia
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centesis
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surgical puncture
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cide
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causing death
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cyte
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cell
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desis
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surgical fixation
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ectomy
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removal of
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emia
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blood
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esthesia
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feeling, sensation
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gene, genic
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production, origin
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gram
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a tracing, mark
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graph
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a writing, record
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itis
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inflammation of
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ize
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to treat by special method
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litho
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stone, calculus
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lysis
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setting free, destruction
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malacia
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softening of
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megaly
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enlargment, hepertrophy
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meter
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measure
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oid
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form, shape, resemblance
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ology
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science of, study of
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oma
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tumor
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opsy
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to review
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orrhaphy
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repair of
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osis
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process (usually disease process), condition of
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otomy
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incision, cutting into
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pathy
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disease, suffering
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penia
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lack of, deficiency
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pexy
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fastening, fixation
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phasia
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to speak
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phagia
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to eat
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plasty
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to shape, mold, surgically repair
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pnea
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breathing
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poiesis
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formation
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ptosis
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drooping, prolapse
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rrhagia
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flow
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rhaphy
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a suturing a stitching
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rhea
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flow, discharge
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rrhage/rrhagia
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bursting forth
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scope
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instrument for examining
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scopy
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see, examine
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stasis
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standing still, control, stopping
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staxia
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control, stopping
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stomy
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to form an opening
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tome
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instrument to cut
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tomy
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incision
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tripsy
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crushing
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trophy
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nourishment, development
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uria
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urine
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Written order
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a standard order sheet or prescription
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Verbal order, VO
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verbal order, usually permitted only in an emergency
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Telephone order, TO
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usually permitted in an emergency or when or when client's condition changes
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Continuous order
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to be followed until cancelled, usually during a hospital stay
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Standing order
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Protocols in certain, special situations
may be synonymous with a continuous order |
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Single, one time only
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medication may be given one time only
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Now, STAT
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to be done immediately
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PRN
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to be done at discretion of the nurse, who assesses the need of the patient
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T/F RNs may take verbal or telephone orders but students may not?
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True
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T/F a medication order may be for a prescription medication or any over the counter (OVC) medication such as aspirin?
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True
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What are the 7 components of a medication order?
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1. First and last name of patient/ client
2. Date and time order was written 3. Name of medication 4. Dose of medication 5. Route of medication 6. Time, frequency, duration of medication 7. Signature of person writing the order |
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If any one of the components of a med. order is missing, innaccurate, or unsafe, the nurse...?
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MUST clarify the order with the person who wrote the order.
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T/F Nurses are legally responsible for the administration of medicine?...duh! ;)
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TRUE!
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If no duration is stated on the med. order, the order lasts for...?
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the duration of hospital stay
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The five rights are...?
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1. Right medication
2. Right dose 3. Right patient 4. Right route 5. Right time Right conditions |
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T/F If the doctor's order is in error, the Rn is not legally responsible (with the doctor) if the medication is administered?
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FALSE!
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What is the term for any substance that modifies or changes an organism's funciton?
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Drug
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Is a medication a drug?
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yes
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T/F A drug may or may not be a medication, depending on the use?
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True
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T/F A drug is not therapeudic, abused, or used illegally for nontherapeutic and possibly harmful effects?
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False
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A medication is always used for...?
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therapeutic effect.
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The goal of a medication is to...?
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restore the client's homiostasis and improve his/her functioning psychologically and physiologically.
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One drug may have four different names:
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chemical name, official name, generic name, and brand name
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Chemical name
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describes the particular chemical compounds and molecular structure
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Official name
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listed in an official publication of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Generic name
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assigned by a drug manufacturer before drug is official, not protected by a trademark
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Brand name
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the trade name designated by the manufacturer for one specific product. Registered trademark.
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T/F a generic medication may have several brand names?
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True
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T/F RNs are not responsible for both generic and brand names of drugs?
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False
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T/F Nurses should never administer an unknown drug without looking it up and calling the pharmacist?
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True
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Name sources availible to learn about drugs.
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two official FDA publications are the National formulary and the United States Pharmacopeia (standards of quality-purity, potency, efficacy, bioavailibility, safety, and toxicity of a drug.), American Hospital Formulary Service, PDR, textbooks, Nurse's Drug Alert Newsletter by American Nurses Association (ANA), medical journals/articles/ ads, television and persoanl computer ads
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PO, po
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oral, by mouth (per os)
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IM
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intramuscular
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IV
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intravenous
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IVP
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intravenous push
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IVPB
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intravenous piggy back
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SC, SQ
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subcutaneous
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SL
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sublingual
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TOP
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topical
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PR, pr, R
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rectally (per rectum)
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VAG
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vaginally
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IN, N
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intranasally
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INH
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inhale
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NG
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nasogastric
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Amp
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ampule (break open)
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Caps
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capsule
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Elix
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elixir
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Sol
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solution
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Supp
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suppository
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Susp
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suspension
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Syr
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syrup
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Tab
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tablet
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Tinct
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tincture (soothing topical cream, post surgery)
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Troch
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troches, lozenges
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a
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before
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ac
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before meals
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bid, BID
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two times a day
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DC, D/C
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discontinue
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hs
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hour of sleep, bedtime (NOT at night)
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pc
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after meals (NOT personal computer)
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prn, PRN
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as needed, as necessary (NOT if time, or anytime)
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q
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every
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qD, qd
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every day
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qh, qHr
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every hour
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q2h, q2hr
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every two hours
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q4h, q4hr
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every four hours
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qid, QID
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four times a day
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qod, QOD
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every other day
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stat, STAT
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immediately
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tid, TID
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three times per day
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preop
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preoperatively (before surgery)
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postop
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postoperatively (after surgery)
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Cc, cc
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cubic centimeter
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dr
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dram
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fl dr
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fluid dram
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gr
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grain
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gtt
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drop
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kg, Kg
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kilogram
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KVO
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keep vein open, TKO to keep open
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L, l
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liter
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Mcg, ug
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microgram
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mEq
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milliequivalent
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mg
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milligram
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m
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minim
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ml
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milliliter
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oz
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ounce
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ss
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one half
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tsp
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teaspoon
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tbsp
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tablespoon
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ad lib
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as desired
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c
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with
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NPO
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nothing by mouth (non per os)
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OD, od
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right eye
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Os, os
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left eye
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OU, ou
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both eyes
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X, x
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except
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without
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UO
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urinary output
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I&O
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intake and output (all fluid intake and fluid output, measured in cc)
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TPR
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temperature, pulse, respirations
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BP
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blood pressure
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HAL
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hyperalimentation (high caloric nutritional supplement)
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TPN
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total parenteral nutrition
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D5W
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5% dextrose in water
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NS
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normal saline (0.9% salt solution)
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LR
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Ringer's lactate
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1/2 NS
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one half normal saline (0.45% salt solution)
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D5NS
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5% dextrose with with normal saline
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D5 1/2 NS
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5% dextrose with one half normal saline
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D5LR
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5% dextrose with lactated Ringer's
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The route used for medication administration is determined by:
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1. Purpose of the medication
2. Rate the medication is absorbed 3. Volume of medication to be given 4. Type of medication to be given |
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T/F the route is selected by the person writing the order?
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True
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T/F the responsibility of the Rn is to know how a route is determined to safely administer drugs, to identify an incorrect order, and to prepare the patient to accept a particular route
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True
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Seven rights for medication administration
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right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, right documentation, right reason
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