Intro to Pharmacy Practice II Weekly Quizzes

Carcin/o

prefix meaning cancer

Necro/o

prefix meaning death

Onc/o

prefix meaning tumor or mass

Micro

prefix meaning small

Macro

prefix meaning large or long

Cyt/e

cell

-poiesis

suffix meaning formation

-gen

suffix meaning producer or cause

-stasis

suffix meaning stop or stand

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

anti or contra

prefix meaning against or opposed to

megaly

suffix meaning enlargement

-rrhage or -rrhagia

suffix meaning to burst forth

-ectomy

suffix meaning to remove

-tomy

suffix meaning incision

-stomy

suffix meaning creating of an opening

Q

every

H, h, hr, hrs

hour/s

QD

everyday unsafe abbrev

Qday

every day

BID

two times daily

TID

three times daily

SOAP

subjective, objective, assessment, plan

ICU

intensive care unit

-osis

suffix meaning condition or increase

-emia

suffix meaning blood condition

-penia

suffix meaning abnormal reduction

-lysis

suffix meaning breakdown or dissolution

Leukocyte

white blood cell (WBC); protects body from harmful invading substances

erythrocyte

red blood cell

thrombocyte

platelet; essential for blood clotting

CBC

complete blood count

H/H or H&H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

aPTT

activated partial thromboplastin time

QID

four times daily **unsafe abbreviation

QOD

every other day **unsafe abbreviation

NKA

no known allergies

NKDA

no known drug allergies

QHS

every day at bedtime **unsafe abbreviation

PRN

as needed

PO

by mouth

IV

intravenously

SC or SQ

subcutaneously **unsafe abbreviation

subcut

subcutaneously

IM

intramuscularly