Abbreviations Flashcards
(119 cards)
0
Q
ac
A
before meals
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
ad
A
to, up to
3
Q
ad lib
A
as freely as desired
4
Q
Aq
A
Aqua
5
Q
bid
A
two times a day
6
Q
bin
A
two times a night
7
Q
c
A
with
8
Q
caps
A
capsules
9
Q
D5W
A
5% dextrose in water
10
Q
elix
A
elixir
11
Q
ext
A
extract
12
Q
fld
A
fluid
13
Q
Fl
A
fluid
14
Q
g
A
gram
15
Q
gm
A
gram
16
Q
Gm
A
gram
17
Q
gr
A
grain
18
Q
gtt
A
drop
19
Q
h
A
hour
20
Q
hr
A
hour
21
Q
hs
A
hour of sleep; at bedtime
22
Q
HS
A
hour of sleep; at bedtime
23
Q
i
A
one
24
ii
two
25
iii
three
26
IM
intramuscularly
27
IV
intravenously
28
L
left
29
m
minim
30
min
minim
31
mcg
microgram
32
mEq
milliequivalent
33
mg
milligram
34
ml
milliiter
35
Noct
at night
36
n
at night
37
NS
normal saline (.9% sodium chloride)
38
1/2 NS
.45% sodium chloride
39
0
pint
40
OD
right eye
41
od
everyday
42
oh
every hour
43
om
every morning
44
on
every night
45
os
mouth
46
OS
left eye
47
OTC
over the counter
48
ou
each eye
49
oz
ounce
50
PB
IV piggyback
51
IVPB
IV piggyback
52
pc
after meals
53
per
through or by
54
po
by mouth
55
prn
as needed; when required
56
qd
every day
57
qh
every hour
58
q 2 h
every two hours
59
q 3 h
every three hours
60
q 4 h
every 4 hours
61
qid
four times a day
62
qs
sufficient
63
R
right
64
Rx
take thou/ prescription
65
c (with a line over)
with
66
s (with a line over)
without
67
S
write (on the label)
68
Sig
write (on the label)
69
SC
subcutaneously
70
sc
subcutaneously
71
subq
subcutaneously
72
SQ
subcutaneously
73
SL
beneath the tongue
74
Sol
solution
75
ss
one half
76
stat
immediately
77
tid
three times a day
78
tin
three times a night
79
TO
telephone order
80
tr
tincture
81
tinct
tincture
82
U
unit
83
X
times
84
VO
verbal order
85
>
more than
86
<
less than
87
=
equal to
88
f
dram
89
fl f
fluid dram
90
oz
ounce
91
fl oz
fluid ounce
92
cc
cubic centimeter
93
d
day
94
DC
discontinue
95
dr
dram
96
et
and
97
in
inch
98
IVP
intravenous push
99
K
kilogram
100
Kg
kilogram
101
L
liter
102
lb
pound
103
no
number
104
NPO
nothing by mouth
105
pre-op
before surgery
106
q
each, every
107
R
rectal
108
supp
suppository
109
susp
suspension
110
syr
syrup
111
t
teaspoon
112
tsp
teaspoon
113
tab
tablet
114
TBA
to be absorbed
115
tbsp
tablespoon
116
T
tablespoon
117
via
by way of
118
wt
weight
