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Right ear
aures dextra
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RIGHT EAR
DO NOT USE
AD
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Left ear
aures laeva
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LEFT EAR
DO NOT USE
AL
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Each ear
aures utrae
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EACH EAR
DO NOT USE
AU
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HHN
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HAND-HELD NEBULIZER
Medication in placed in a device that produces a fine spray for inhalation.
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IM
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ITRAMUSCULARLY
The injection is given at a 90 degree angle into a muscle.
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IV
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INTRAVENOUSLY
The injection is given into a vein.
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IVP
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INTRAVENOUS PUSH
Medication is injected directly in a vein.
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IVPB
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INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK
Medication prepared in a small volume of fluid is attached to an IV (which is already infusing fluid into a patient's vein) at specified times.
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MDI
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METERED-DOSE INHALER
An aerosol device delivers medication by inhalation.
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NEB
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NEBULIZER
Medication is placed in a device that produces a fine spray for inhalations.
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NGT (ng)
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NASOGASTRIC TUBE
Medication is placed in the somach through a tube in the nose.
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In the right eye
oculus dextra
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IN THE RIGHT EYE
DO NOT USE
OD
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In the left eye
oculus sinister
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IN THE LEFT EYE
DO NOT USE
OS
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In both eyes
oculi utrique
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IN BOTH EYES
DO NOT USE
OU
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Po (PO)
per os
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BY MOUTH
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