A few nights before July 4, three 12-year old government/military brats (Danny, Adam, and Jason) are gathered in a Key West bedroom reading their favorite comic book Sgt. Slammer.
bolus [bÅâ²lÅ­s] Type:Term. Definitions 1. A single, relatively large quantity of a substance, usually one intended for therapeutic use, such as a bolus dose of a drug injected intravenously. 2. A masticated morsel of food or another substance ready to be swallowed, such as a bolus of barium for radiographic studies. 3.
The question posed in the February 23 APCs Weekly Monitor Report 90774 or 90775 as appropriate for bolus of normal saline did not specify whether the bolus was an IV push or an IV infusion. Often hospital documentation states the term bolus, either for an IV push or an IV infusion. Our answer was based on the bolus injection being an IV push. However, we do not want to give the impression that hospitals should assume that the term bolus automatically means IV push.