Pharm Terms, do you know what these stand for?

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Hi, everybody! I hope all of your classes are going well this semester. I am in pharmacology and we have a list of abbreviations to define. There are a few I cannot find! I have looked in Tabers, the book, online, and an IV book and cannot find these. If you know what these stand for or even think you know I would REALLY appreciate your input.

1. BSA

2. d

3. dx

4. IVSS

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

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Hi, everybody! I hope all of your classes are going well this semester. I am in pharmacology and we have a list of abbreviations to define. There are a few I cannot find! I have looked in Tabers, the book, online, and an IV book and cannot find these. If you know what these stand for or even think you know I would REALLY appreciate your input.

1. BSA

2. d

3. dx

4. IVSS

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

BSA--body surface area?

d--dose?

dx--diagnosis

IVSS--I'm stumped

Note the question marks. Not too sure on these.

oldiebutgoodie

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

Jill, BSA = body surface area - for meds dosed by pt size/weight

dx = diagnosis

d = I'm guessing here, but it may mean "day" as in once per day (this abbreviation is a no-no at my hospital system)

IVSS - don't have a clue - haven't run across that one

HTH :)

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Well dx is diagnosis

IVSS is 4 and a half

I think BSA is body surface area

And I'm blanking on just the "d"

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Oh yes of course d probably does = day as in

qd = once a day

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

This proves the point of eliminating abbreviations - this is what JCAHO now endoreses.

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Specializes in Cardiac/telemetry.

According to my "Medical Abbreviations & Eponyms" Book

IVSS is Intravenous Soluset

d has 23 listings - including dose, decigram, day

BSA has 9 listings including bis-trimethylsilylacetamide, benzenesulfonic acid, bismuth-sulfite agar, bovine serum albumin, beef serum albumin, and body surface area

If (capital) DX - dextranor dicloxacillin

if Dx - diagnosis

Isn't this fun????

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You guys are so great!!!! Thank you all so much! I just love this board.

THANKS!

Jill

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Specializes in Gynecology/Oncology.
This proves the point of eliminating abbreviations - this is what JCAHO now endoreses.

Yep, and I can totally see why they're doing away with a lot of them. I work in a pharmacy, though, and I just can't see some of the doctors changing their ways. I'm sure you all know how they get set in their ways. LOL

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