HCPCS table of drugs and vaccines quizzes with 100% correct answers

HCPCS table of drugs and vaccines quizzes with 100% correct answers INJ: injection -Answer-insertion of liquid into the body with a syringe DME: durable medical equipment -Answer-a. withstand repeated use; b. primarily and customarily serves a medical purpose; c. generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and d. is appropriate for use in the home. IT: intrathecal -Answer-an intrathecal pump works to relieve chronic pain by inserting small amounts of medicine directly into the intrathecal space (area surrounding the spinal cord). IC: intraocular -Answer-within or introduced into the inside of the eyeball (Sustained release intraocular drug delivery systems are used for retinal diseases. Other diseases, e.g. glaucoma, will be treated this way, too) IV: intravenous -Answer-IV bags on a pole connected to IV lines. Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is the infusion of liquid substances directly into a vein IM: intramuscular -Answer-injection is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle INH: inhalant -Answer-are a broad range of drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea ORAL: administered orally -Answer-the administration of a tablet, a capsule, an elixir, or a solution or other liquid form of medication by mouth. PAR: parenteral -Answer-the introduction of nutrition, a medication, or other substance into the body via a route other than the gastro-intestinal tract, especially via infusion, injection or implantation SC: subcutaneous -Answer-a subcutaneous injection is an injection in which a needle is inserted just under the skin. Also known as subcu TABS: tablets -Answer-a mixture of pharmacological substances pressed into a small cake or bar, colloquially called a "pill" OTH: other routes -Answer-Drugs are introduced into the body by several routes. They may be taken by mouth (orally); given by injection into a vein (intravenously), into a muscle (intramuscularly), into the space around the spinal cord (intrathecally) VAR: various routes of administration -Answer-different routes of administration : Oral, Sublingual, Rectal, Topical, Parenteral - Intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous ------------------------------------ -Answer---------------------------------------- HBIg: hepatitis B immune globulin -Answer-injection is used to prevent hepatitis B from occurring again in HBsAg-positive liver transplant patients OPV: oral polio -Answer-Also called "trivalent oral polio vaccine" or "Sabin vaccine", OPV consists of a mixture of live, attenuated (weakened) poliovirus strains of all three poliovirus types. RV: retrovirus -Answer-A rotavirus vaccine protects children from rotaviruses, which are the leading cause of severe diarrhea among infants and young children VAERS: vaccine adverse event reporting system -Answer-Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a United States program for vaccine safety, co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after administration of vaccines HiB: hemophilus influenza B vaccine -Answer-a conjugate vaccine developed for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria HDCV: human diploid cell rabies -Answer-is a vaccine used to control rabies. Rabies can be prevented by vaccination, both in humans and other animals MMR: measles mumps & rubella vaccine -Answer-the three-in-one vaccine protects against three potentially serious illnesses a. Measles is characterized by fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis (pinkeye), and a red, pinpoint rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. b. virus usually causes swelling in the salivary or parotid glands, just below the ears, giving the appearance of chipmunk cheek