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

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The Rx abbreviation is not on a medication order sheet because that sheet is used to order other types of treatments and services (example: physical therapy, social services) in addition to drugs.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Interneurons are entirely located within the:

A) CNS. B) PNS. C) ANS. D) SNS.

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Which word is misspelled?

A. ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen) B. ilius (absence of peristalsis) C. cirrhosis (chronic irreversible degeneration of the liver) D. hemorrhoids (protruding anal or rectal veins)

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As an example of cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease is a(n) ____

a. narrowing of the peripheral blood vessels b. inflammation of the peripheral blood vessels c. inflation of arterial lumen d. rupture of a blood vessel that feeds the brain e. blockage of a blood vessel that feeds the brain

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