105 terms in this chapter
monoclonal antibody
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
medications
machine learning
monkeypox (renamed 2022)
morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate. *SAFETY WARNING (TJC Do Not Use List): Confused with one another. Write out 'morphine sulfate' or 'magnesium sulfate' instead.*
next-generation sequencing
night, at night (noctis)
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
out of bed
operating room
over the counter
after meals (post cibum)
by mouth (per os)
post-anesthesia care unit
physical examination
post-exposure prophylaxis
by / through
prior level of function
after surgery (operation)
before surgery (operation)
pre-exposure prophylaxis
as needed (pro re nata)
patient
prior to admission
every (quaque)
every two hours
every day, once daily. *SAFETY WARNING (TJC Do Not Use List): Causes fatal medication errors. Write out 'daily' instead.*
every hour
four times a day (quater in die)
every other day. *SAFETY WARNING (TJC Do Not Use List): Frequently mistaken for 'qd' (daily) or 'qid' (four times daily). Write out 'every other day' instead.*
rule out
review of systems
prescription, intervention plan
without (sine)
status post
subcutaneous. *SAFETY WARNING (ISMP): Mistaken for SL (sublingual) or '5'. Write 'subcut' or 'subcutaneous'.*
social determinants of health
directions for use, give as follows, let it be labeled (signa)
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
immediate(ly) (statim)
short-term goal
symptom(s)
three times a day (ter in die)
three times a week
telephone order
tolerate, tolerated, tolerance
Writing 'X.0 mg' or '.X mg'. *SAFETY WARNING (TJC Do Not Use List): Decimal points are easily missed. Always use leading zeros (0.X mg). Never use trailing zeros (X mg).*
treatment, traction