Abbreviation 3 Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
P.M.
A
afternoon
2
Q
pc
A
after meals
3
Q
per
A
through or by
4
Q
po and P.O.
A
by mouth
5
Q
post
A
after
6
Q
PRN
A
as needed
7
Q
PP or pp
A
post prandle
8
Q
pre
A
before
9
Q
q or Q
A
every
10
Q
qd or QD
A
every day(no longer used)
11
Q
qh or QH
A
every hour
12
Q
Q#H
A
every # hours
13
Q
qid or QID
A
four times a day
14
Q
qod or QOD
A
every other day
15
Q
Resp
A
respirations
16
Q
RLE
A
right lower extremities
17
Q
RLL
A
right lower lobe
18
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
19
Q
RML
A
right middle lobe
20
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
21
Q
Rt
A
right
22
Q
RUE
A
right upper extremities
23
Q
RUL
A
right upper lobe
24
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
25
Rx
prescription
26
s
without
27
SOA or soa
short of air
28
SOB or s.o.b.
short of breath
29
stat
immediately
30
sub ling
sublingual
31
tab
tablet
32
TBS
tablespoon
33
tid
three times a daily
34
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
35
tr
troche
36
tsp
teaspoon
37
Tx or tx
treatment
38
U
unit
39
UA or U/A
urinary analysis
40
v.o.
verbal order
41
VS or V/S
vital signs
42
WNL
within normal limites
43
wt
weight
44
<
less than
45
=
equal
46
>
greater than
47
X
times
