Abbreviations Flashcards
(69 cards)
1
Q
Before meals
A
AC
2
Q
Before meals and before bedtime
A
ACHC
3
Q
After meals
A
PC
4
Q
Twice a day
A
BID
5
Q
Three times a day
A
TID
6
Q
Four times a day
A
QID
7
Q
Every hour
A
QH
8
Q
Every night
A
QN
9
Q
Immediatly
A
STAT
10
Q
Every 2 hours
A
Q2H
11
Q
Every 4 hours
A
Q4H
12
Q
Every 6 hours
A
Q6H
13
Q
Every 8 hours
A
Q8H
14
Q
Every 12 hours
A
Q12H
15
Q
As needed
A
PRN
16
Q
Daily ,every day
A
Daily
17
Q
At bedtime
A
At bedtime
18
Q
Every other day
A
Every other day
19
Q
Handheld nebulizer
A
HHN
20
Q
Intramuscular
A
IM
21
Q
Intravenous
A
IV
22
Q
Intravenous push
A
IVP
23
Q
Intravenous piggyback
A
IVPB
24
Q
Intravenous rider
A
IVR
25
Meter-dose inhaler
MDI
26
Nebulizer
Neb
27
By mouth
PO
28
By rectum
PR
29
Right ear
Right ear
30
Left ear
Left ear
31
Right and left ear
Both ears
32
Right eye
Right eye
33
Left eye
Left eye
34
Right and left eye
Both eyes
35
Gram
g/gm
36
Kilogram
Kg
37
Liter
L
38
Microgram
mcg
39
Miliequivalent
meq
40
Miligram
mg
41
Milliliter
mL/ml
42
millimeter
mm
43
centimeter
cm
44
unit
unit
45
drop
gtt
46
inch
in
47
pint
pt
48
Quart
qt
49
tablespoon
Tbsp
50
Teaspoon
Tsp
51
Fluid once
fl oz
52
capsule
cap
53
controlled release
CR
54
Extended release
ER
55
Long acting
LA
56
slow(or sustained) release
SR
57
Enteric coated
EC
58
Elixir
el/elix
59
Solution
sol
60
suppository
sup/supp
61
suspension
susp
62
syrup
syr
63
tablet
tab
64
Ointment
Oint
65
keep vein open
KVO
66
to keep open
TKO
67
no known allergies
NKA
68
no known drug allergies
NKDA
69
Discontinue
Discontinue
