Chemotherapy~
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- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy is the Treatment or prevention of cancer with chemical agents. The chemotherapy IV type can be administered as a syringe, admixture, or a piggyback. Once the subtype (syringe, piggyback, etc.) is selected, the order entry follows the same procedure as the type that corresponds to the selected subtype (example: piggyback type of chemotherapy follows the same entry procedure as regular piggyback IV).
Source: Pharmacy Benefits Management V. 4.0 User Manual
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- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy is the Treatment or prevention of cancer with chemical agents. The chemotherapy IV type administration can be a syringe, admixture, or a piggyback. Once the subtype (syringe, piggyback, etc.) is selected, the order entry follows the same procedure as the type that corresponds to the selected subtype (e.g., piggyback type of chemotherapy follows the same entry procedure as regular piggyback IV).
Source: Inpatient Medications V. 5.0 Nurse’s User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
