DOSAGE CALCULATION ON A PATIENT

Round to the 10th Medication administration calculations are usually rounded to the nearest 10’s place, but some test questions will ask for different rounding parameters. For example, if the drug is being administered in micrograms, the test question may ask you to round it to the nearest 100’s place. Rounding Exceptions There are also rounding exceptions that exist in standard clinical practice. Common exceptions to the 10ths place rounding standard include IV drip rates (in which the answer is rounded to the nearest whole drop per minute), and some pediatric and most neonatal medications doses (in which the dose is so small that it isrounded to the 100ths place) COMMON ABREVIATIONS: A AAO: Alert, awake and oriented A&O: Alert and oriented ABD: Abdomen AC: Before eating ADR: Adverse drug reaction/Acute dystonic reaction AOB: Alcohol on breath B bid: Twice a day BP: Blood pressure BPM: Beats per minute BS: Bowel or breath sounds BW: Body weight BX: Biopsy C c: With CA: Cancer Ca: Calcium CBC: Complete blood count CC: Chief complaint CNS: Central nervous system C/O: Complaining of CP: Chest pain or Cerebral Palsy CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation D D: Dextrose D5W = 5% Dextrose in Water DAW: Dispense as written DC: Discontinue or discharge D&C: Dilation and curettage DNR: Do not resuscitate DOA: Dead on arrival DX: Diagnosis E EBL: Estimated blood loss EMV: eyes, motor, verbal response (Glasgow coma scale) ENT: Ears, nose, throat ETOH: Ethanol EUA: Examination under anesthesia F FFP: Fresh frozen plasma FTT: Failure to thrive FU: Follow-up Fx: Fracture G GC: Gonorrhea GI: Gastrointestinal GSW: Gun shot wound GTT: Glucose tolerance test GXT: Graded exercise tolerance (stress test) H HA: Headache HAV: Hepatitis A Virus HBP: High blood pressure HEENT: Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat Hgb: Hemoglobin HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus HO: History of HPI: History of present illness HR: Heart rate HS: At betime HTN: Hypertension Hx: History I I&D: Incision and drainage I&O: Intake and output ICU: Intensive care unit ID: Infectious disease or identification Irr: Irregular Isol: Isolation IV: Intravenous K KUB: Kidneys, ureters, bladders KVO: Keep vein open