Nitro drip
Nitroglycerin infusion
What Nitro drip stands for
Nitro drip is a medical abbreviation for nitroglycerin infusion. TermDecode files it under medication abbreviations.
Risk
ISMP lists Nitro drip as error-prone: nitroglycerin infusion may be mistaken as nitroprusside infusion.
Safer Alternative
Write "nitroglycerin infusion"
Seen in context
Nitro drip confused with nitroprusside infusion
Sources
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