Math for Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Vitals
Vitals pt 2
Abbreviations
100
units of a dekagram
What is 10
100
Physician Assistants, Medical Doctors, and Nurse Practitioners
What are the only licensed professionals who can write prescriptions
100
This picks up heat waves
What is the tympanic thermometer
100
oxygen
What is taken into the lungs when we inspire
100
twice a day
What is BID
200
NEVER include a zero after a whole number
What is trailing zero rule
200
The schedule that has the most controlled regulations
What is schedule 1
200
Intermittent fever
What is alternating between fever and normal fever
200
There are 9 total and the 2 most used are radial and brachial
What is pulse sites
200
diagnosis
What is DX
300
When writing decimal numbers less than 1 you MUST include a zero before
What is the leading zero rule
300
Sublingual
What is under the tongue
300
Temperature may be highest during the day
What is late afternoon
300
120/80
What is normal blood pressure
300
nothing by mouth
What is NPO
400
When available strength is divided by ordered strength
What is the formula method
400
Oral medications
What is swallowing by mouth
400
Tachycardia
What is over 100 bpm
400
orthostatics
What is measuring blood pressure while patient is sitting up straight
400
every
What is Q
500
The two methods of drug calculations explained in ch 7
What is the ratio method and the formula method
500
TID
What is three times a day
500
classified as the rate
What is the number of bpm
500
patient, medication, dosage, route, time and documentation
What are the 6 rights
500
as needed
What is PRN
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