Abbreviations Flashcards
(124 cards)
1
Q
1/2 NS
A
half normal saline 0.45%
2
Q
ac
A
before meals
3
Q
am
A
morning
4
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
5
Q
as
A
left ear
6
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
7
Q
bid
A
twice daily
8
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
9
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
10
Q
c
A
with
11
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
12
Q
comp
A
compound
13
Q
D/C
A
discontinue
14
Q
DAW
A
dispense as written
15
Q
disp
A
dispense
16
Q
elix
A
elixir
17
Q
fl
A
fluid
18
Q
gr
A
grain
19
Q
h or hr
A
hour
20
Q
aa
A
of each
21
Q
ad
A
right ear
22
Q
amp
A
ampule
23
Q
aq
A
water, aqueous
24
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
25
au
both ears
26
BM
bowel movement
27
brady
slow
28
BSA
body surface area
29
cap
capsule
30
CHF
congestive heart failure
31
d.t.d.
give of such dose
32
D5W
5% of dextrose in water
33
dil
dilute
34
DNR
do not resuscitate
35
et
and
36
g
gram
37
gtt(s)
drops
38
HA
headache
39
q4h
every 4 hours
40
qd
every day
41
qid
four times daily
42
qs
a sufficient quantity to make
43
S
without
44
SOB
shortness of breath
45
SL
sublingual
46
sos
if there is need
47
stat
immediately
48
susp
suspension
49
tab
tablet
50
tbsp or T
tablespoon
51
tiw
three times weekly
52
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
53
tsp or t
teaspoon
54
ung
ointment
55
UTI
urinary tract infection
56
w/
with
57
wk
week
58
x
times
59
q6h
every 6 hours
60
qh
every hour
61
qod
every other day
62
R
by rectum, rectally
63
Rx
recipe, take
64
SQ
subcutaneous
65
sig or signa
write on label; directions for the patient
66
sol
solution
67
ss
one half
68
sup
suppository
69
syr
syrup
70
tachy
fast, rapid
71
tid
three times daily
72
Top
topical
73
tr
tincture
74
ud or ut or dict
as directed
75
URI
upper respiratory infection
76
vs
vital signs
77
w/o
without
78
WBC
white blood cell count
79
HBP
high blood pressure
80
hs
hour of sleep, bedtime
81
Hypo
below, deficient
82
IM
intramuscular
83
IV
intravenous
84
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
85
LR
Ringer's Lactate
86
m2
square meter
87
mEq
milliequivalent
88
Min
minute
89
m0sm
milliosmoles
90
N.R. or non rep
no refill or do not repeat
91
neo
new
92
NKDA
no known drug allergies
93
NS
normal saline 0.9%
94
NTG
nitroglycerin
95
oint
ointment
96
ou
both eyes
97
per
by or through
98
po
orally, by mouth
99
pulv
powder
100
q2h
every 2 hours
101
HC
hydrocortisone
102
hyper
above
103
ID
intradermal
104
inj
injection
105
IVP
intravenous push
106
L
liter
107
mL
milliliter
108
mcg
microgram
109
mg
milligram
110
MS
morphine sulfate
111
N/V or N&V
nausea & vomiting
112
NKA
no known allergies
113
noct
nocturnal
114
NPO
nothing by mouth
115
od
right eye
116
os
left eye
117
pc
after meals
118
pm
evening or afternoon
119
prn
as needed
120
q
every
121
q4-q6
every 4-6 hours
122
How many mL is one tsp
5 mL
123
How many mL is in an ounce
30mL
124
How many grams is in one pound
454 g
