Using Your Understanding of Common Prescription Abbreviations, Define the Following

question 33

Essay

Using your understanding of common prescription abbreviations, define the following physician orders.
1. atenolol bid * 10 days
2. Lunesta hs prn
3. cephalexin ac tid
4. NPO p midnight
5. prednisone 20 mg PO pc
6. Humalog SC stat

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Definitions:

Caldera

A large volcanic depression that is typically circular to elongate in shape and formed by collapse of a magma chamber.

Volcanic Mudflow

A rapid flow of volcanic ash mixed with water, often melting snow or glaciers, that moves down the slopes of a volcano, also known as a lahar.

Pyroclastic Column

A vertical column of volcanic ash and gas ejected into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic eruption.

Fissure Eruption

A volcanic eruption that occurs when magma rises through and erupts onto the surface in a long fissure.