Why Is the Abbreviation Rx NOT Preprinted on Physician Order

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Essay

Why is the abbreviation Rx NOT preprinted on physician order sheets?

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Definitions:

Final Pathway

The last step in a physiological process or a neural circuit where the signal leads to a specific outcome or response.

Motor Neuron

A type of nerve cell that directly or indirectly controls muscle fibers, responsible for voluntary muscle movements.

EPSPs

Excitatory PostSynaptic Potentials are electrical changes in the membrane of a post-synaptic neuron that make it more likely to fire an action potential.

Sodium Channels

Protein channels in cell membranes that allow sodium ions to flow into or out of a cell, crucial for processes such as the generation of electrical signals in neurons.