Generic Name - Is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medication
Contraindication - Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable.
DD Form 1289 - DoD Prescription
15 mL - Minimum amount of urine to be collected
Parenteral - By some other means than through the gastrointestinal tract; refers to the introduction of
substances into an organism by IV, SQ, IM, ID injection
Lavender top tube - Complete Blood Cell count (CBC)
Absorption - The process of absorping or of being absorbed
Lyophilized - Freeze-dried; the process of quickly freezing then drying a liquid substance in a vacuum;
used to preserve a perishable material.
Pharmacology - The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and
uses.
24 Hour Intake and Output Worksheet - DD Form 792
Buccal - A solid medication and is placed in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until
it is dissolved; patients should be instructed to ALTERNATE CHEEKS to avoid irritation and to NOT
CHEW/SWALLOW the medication.
Indication - The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test.
Female Hct value - 37%-47%
5 types of WBCs - Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Antiflatulent - Agents that acts on the surface bubbles by reducing the surface tension and thereby
disrupting or breaking the bubble; used for excess gas in the intestinal tract
Subcutaneous (SQ) - Angle: 45°-90°
, Antitussives - Agents that inhibit or suppress the act pf coughing; used as a cough suppressant
Patient's Profile - NAVMED 6550/12
Antiemetics - Preventing or arresting vomiting; used in the prevention or relief of nausea, vomiting,
motion sickness and vertigo
Phenergan - Promethazine
Meclizine - Dramamine
Antiemetics - Phenergan
Dramamine
Intradermal (ID) injection gauge - 25 to 27
PRN order - Medication may be administered when the patient requires it; the provider sets limits for
the interval between doses.
Bisacodyl - Dulcolax
Dulcolax - Laxative
6 Rights of Medication Administration - RIGHT:
Drug/medication
Dose
Documentation
Patient
Route
Time
Schedule III - Has potential for abuse but is less than schedule I or II, currently accepted for medical use
and abuse of the drug may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological
dependence.
Hematochezia - Passage of bloody stools
Medication Administration Record (MAR) - NAVMED 6550/8
2 ways an order may be initiated: - written and verbal
Leukopenia - A condition in which the number of WBCs circulating in the blood is abnormally low.
PHA - Periodic Health Assessment
Case Managers - Serves as an essential link to all agencies, disciplines, private and public associations
and practitioners within the delivery system.
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