Abbreviations Flashcards
(120 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
aa
A
of each
20
Q
ad
A
right ear
21
Q
amp
A
ampule
22
Q
aq
A
water, aqueous
23
Q
ASA
A
asprin
24
Q
au
A
both ears
25
BM
bowel movement
26
brady
slow
27
BSA
body surface area
28
cap
capsule
29
CHF
congestive heart failure
30
d.t.d.
given of such dose
31
D5W
5% dextrose in water
32
dil
dilute
33
DNR
do not resuscitate
34
et
and
35
g
gram
36
gtt(s)
drops
37
HA
headache
38
HBP
high blood pressure
39
hs
hours of sleep, bedtime
40
hypo
below, deficient
41
IM
intramuscular
42
IV
intraveinous
43
IVPB
intravenous piggy bank
44
LR
ringer's lactate
45
m2
square meter
46
mEq
miliequivelent
47
Min
minute
48
m0sm
milomoles
49
N.R. or non rep
no refil, do not repeat
50
neo
new
51
NKDA
no known drug allergies
52
NS
normal saline 0.9%
53
NTG
nitroglicerin
54
oint
ointment
55
ou
both eyes
56
per
by or through
57
po
orally, by mouth
58
pulv
powder
59
q2h
every two hours
60
HC
hydrocortisone
61
hyper
above
62
ID
intradermal
63
inj
injection
64
IVP
intravenous push
65
L
liter
66
mcg
microgram
67
mg
miligram
68
mL
mililiter
69
MS
morphine sulfate
70
N/V OR N&V
nausea & vomiting
71
NKA
no known allergies
72
noct
nocturnal
73
NPO
nothing by mouth
74
od
right eyes
75
os
left eye
76
pc
after meals
77
pm
evening or afternoon
78
prn
as needed
79
q
every
80
q4-6hr
every 4-6 hours
81
q4h
every four hours
82
qd
everyday
83
qid
four times daily
84
qs
a sufficient quantity to make
85
s
without
86
SOB
shortness of breath
87
SL
if there is need
88
stat
immidiately
89
susp
suspension
90
tab
tablet
91
tbsp or T
tablespoon
92
ung
ointment
93
UTI
urinary tract infection
94
wk
week
95
w/
with
96
x
times
97
q6h
every six hours
98
qh
every hour
99
qod
every other day
100
R
by rectum, rectally
101
rx
recipe, take
102
SQ
subcutaneous
103
sig/sigma
write on label;/ direction for patient
104
sol
solution
105
ss
one half
106
sup
suppository
107
syr
syrup
108
tachy
fast, rapid
109
tid
three times daily
110
Top
topical
111
tr
tincture
112
ud or ut or dict
as directed
113
URI
upper repository infection
114
vs
vital signs
115
w/o
without
116
WBC
white blood cells
117
h or hr
hour
118
sos
if there is need
119
sc
subcutaneously
120
tiw
three times weekly
