Inpatient EMR · Teaching reference

Enter a medication order
the way it should be done.

A compact, clinician-built reference for medical students and residents: the anatomy of a complete order, common pitfalls, side-by-side correct vs. incorrect examples, and an AI reviewer that catches problems before you sign.

Sample correct order
Acetaminophen 650 mg PO Q6H PRN
  pain or fever ≥ 38.0°C
  Max 3000 mg / 24 h
  Indication: post-op pain
  Duration: 72 h or until d/c
Drug
generic, no abbrev.
Dose + units
650 mg (no trailing 0)
Route
PO
Frequency
Q6H
PRN trigger
pain / fever ≥ 38°C
Indication
post-op pain
Why this exists

Most order errors are not knowledge gaps — they're incomplete entries.

EMRs accept what you type. They will let you sign "tylenol 2 tabs prn" even though it lacks a dose in mg, a route, a frequency, and an indication. We teach the discipline the EMR doesn't enforce.

AI Order Reviewer

Paste a typed order. Get structured, clinical feedback.

Powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5. The reviewer parses your order, flags missing elements, surfaces dangerous abbreviations and look-alike sound-alike risks, and returns a clean rewrite you can paste into the EMR.

  • Verdict: safe · needs review · unsafe
  • Per-field error list with concrete fixes
  • High-alert medication flags (anticoagulants, insulin, opioids)
  • Rewritten order in standard inpatient format
Open AI reviewer
AI reviewing medical orders
The eight elements

A complete inpatient order — every time.

01
Drug
Generic name. Spell out — no LASA abbreviations.
02
Dose
Numeric value with explicit units.
03
Units
mg, mcg, g, mL, units (never "u").
04
Route
PO, IV, IM, SC, SL, PR, topical, inhaled.
05
Frequency
Q6H, BID, daily, once, continuous.
06
Indication
Clinical reason — required for PRN.
07
Duration
Stop date or # of days when applicable.
08
PRN params
Trigger, max dose / 24 h, escalation.
Clinician at workstation

Built for the bedside reality.

When you're paged at 02:00 for a sleeping order, you don't reach for a textbook — you type. This site exists so the way you type matches what a vigilant pharmacist would want to read back.

Generic-name drugsNo trailing zeroLeading zero for < 1No "u" — write unitsIndication always
RxFlow Review

An educational reference for medical students and residents learning to enter safe, complete inpatient medication orders. Not a substitute for institutional policy or clinical judgement.

Reference
  • ISMP "Do Not Use" abbreviation list
  • Joint Commission medication management standards
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices high-alert meds
Disclaimer

Examples are illustrative. Always verify against your institutional formulary, allergy/interaction screening, and renal/hepatic dose adjustments before signing an order.

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