When a doctor uses sig for medication dosing do I write as s.i.g. since this is Latin? Has anyone heard of not using periods for Latin words? I received something back from my quality once that changed n.p.o. to NPO. Thought BOS states to use periods for Latin words? Any thoughts? ...
Relafen 500 mg 2 tablets per g-tube q. AM.
Am I really hearing g-tube? Or would it be g 2?
He also dictates Neurontin 300 mg 1 per g-tube on day 1 and 1 b.i.d. on day 2, and 1 t.i.d. on day 3 per g-tube. ...
I have heard this before with other meds and have no idea what the doc is talking about. He dictates sodium bicarb nineteen fifty mg. What does he mean? 1950 mg or 19/50 mg, or sodium bicarb19 50 mg. I looked up sodium bicarb for the dosing and still don't know what he means. Can someone help? Thank you. ...
Lantus insulin 38 units at 10:00 a.m., 10 units QBK, and 6 units QDL. Have never heard of QBK and QDL, stating very clearly, I just do not know how to type them..any help greatly appreciated, not finding them on goodle either ...
Has anyone ever heard of a dose of Percocet as high as 50 mg q.3 h. p.r.n. for pain? This seems terribly high, but the pateint is in almost constant pain from cystinuria and bilateral renal calculi. ...