Abbreviations Flashcards by Ash Martin

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Ad llb or PRN

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as needed

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bid

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twice daily

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cap

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capsule

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d/c

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discontinue

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gtt

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drop

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hs

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bedtime

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hs prn

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as needed at bedtime

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od

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daily

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qhs

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every bedtime

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qs

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quantity sufficient

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q___h

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every __ hrs

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qd or od

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every day (q2day)

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qid

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4 times a day

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stat

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immediately

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tab

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tablet

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tid

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3 times a day

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po

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by mouth

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IM

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intramuscular injection

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s/c

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subcutaneous injection

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IV

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intravenously

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SL

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sublingual

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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AFB

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acid fast bacilli

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activated partial thromboplastintime

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APTT

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barium enema

BE

blood urea nitrogen

BUN

C&S

culture & sensitivity

cross match & type

C&T

CBC

complete blood count

creatinine kinase

CK

CO2

carbon dioxide

C-reactive protein

CRP

cerebrospinal fluid

CSF

CXR

chest x ray

post anterior

PA

Lateral

Lat

Electrocadiogram

ECG

enzyme linked imunosorbent assay

ELISA

endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography

ERCP

electromyography

EMG

erthrocyte Sedimentation rate

ESR

fasting blood sugar

FBS

gall bladder series

GB or GBS

glucose tolerance test

GTT

glycosylated hemoglobin

HbA1C

Hemoglobin

Hb

hepatitis B virus

HBV

hematocrit

Hct

high density lipoprotein

HDL

human immunodeficiency virus

HIV

international normalized ratios

INR

intravenous glucose tolerance test

IV-GTT

intravenous pyelogram

IVP

K

Potassium

xray of Kidney Ureter Bladder

KVB

lactic dehydrogenase

LDH

low density lipoprotein

LDL

lumbar puncture

LP

x ray of lumbosacral spine

LS

mean corpusmuscular hemoglobin

MCH

mean corpuscular Hemoglobin conce

MCHC

mean corpuscular volume

MCV

magnesium

Mg

sodium

Na

ova & parasites

O&P

occult blood

OB

phosphorus

P

pap smear

Pap

partial pressure of carbon dioxide

Pco2

pulmonary function test

PFT

prostate specific antigen

PSA

prothrombin time

PT

partial thromboplastin time

PTT aPTT or APTT

red blood cell

RBC

sugar and acetone

S&A

serum glutamic oxalacetic transamin

SGOT

serum glutamic pyruvic tranamin

SGPT

triiodothryonine

T3

thyroxine

T4

type & screen

T&S

thyroid simulating hormone

TSH

upper gastrointestinal series

UGI

ultrasound

us

vanereal disease research lab

VDRL

vanillyl mandelic acid

VMA

white blood cell count

WBC