Abbreviations Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
Q
aa. or aa with a bar across the top
A
of each
2
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
3
Q
ad
A
up to or to make
4
Q
a.d.
A
right ear
5
Q
ad. lib.
A
at pleasure; freely
6
Q
admin.
A
administer
7
Q
a.m.
A
morning
8
Q
amp.
A
ampul
9
Q
aq.
A
water
10
Q
a.s.
A
left ear
11
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
12
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
13
Q
a.u.
A
each ear
14
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
15
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
16
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
17
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
18
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
19
Q
cap.
A
capsule
20
Q
cc.
A
cubic centimeter (equiv. mL)
21
Q
CHD
A
coronary heart disease
22
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
23
Q
comp.
A
compound
24
Q
d.
A
day
25
dil.
dilute
26
disc. or DC
discontinue
27
disp.
dispense
28
div.
divide
29
d.t.d.
give of such doses
30
DW
distilled water
31
D5LR
dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's
32
D5NS
dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9% NaCl)
33
D5W
dextrose 5% in water
34
D10W
dextrose 10% in water
35
elix.
elixir
36
et
and
37
ex aq.
in water
38
f. or fl.
fluid
39
ft.
make
40
g
gram
41
GI
gastrointesitinal
42
gl. aq.
glass of water
43
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
44
gtt.
drop
45
GU
genitourinary
46
h. or hr.
hour
47
HA
headache
48
HBP
high blood pressure
49
HC
hydrocortisone
50
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
51
h.s.
at bedtime
52
ID
intradermal
53
IM
intramuscular
54
inj.
injection
55
iso.
isotonic
56
IU
international units
57
IV
intravenous
58
IVP
intravenous push
59
IVPB
intravenous piggy back
60
m & n
morning and night
61
M.
mix
62
min
minute
63
m2 or M2
square meter
64
mcg (or µg)
microgram
65
mEq
milliequivalent
66
mg
milligram
67
mg/kg
milligram (of drug) per kilogram (of body weight)
68
mg/m2
milligram (of drug) per square meter (of body surface area)
69
mL (or ml)
milliliter
70
mL/h (or ml/hr)
milliliter (of drug solution) administered per hour (as through IV administration)
71
mOsm or mOsmol
milliosmole
72
MI
myocardial ischemia/infarction
73
MS
morphine sulfate
74
N & V
nausea and vomiting
75
NF
National Formulary
76
NMT
not more than
77
No.
number
78
noct.
night
79
non rep. or N.R.
do not repeat
80
NPO
nothing by mouth
81
N.S. or NS
normal saline
82
1/2NS
half-strength normal saline
83
NTG
nitroglycerin
84
o.d.
right eye
85
o.s.
left eye
86
o.u.
each eye
87
oint.
ointment
88
OJ
orange juice
89
p.c.
after meals
90
p.m.
afternoon or evening
91
p.o.
by mouth
92
postop
postoperatively
93
ppm
parts per million
94
ppb
parts per billion
95
pr
by rectum
96
p.r.n. or prn
when required or as needed
97
pt.
patient
98
pulv.
powder
99
q.
every
100
q.d.
every day or once a day
101
q.h.
every hour
102
q.i.d.
four times a day
103
q.o.d.
every other day
104
q.s. or qs.
a sufficient quantity
105
q.s. ad
a sufficient quantity to make
106
rect.
rectal or rectum
107
rep.
repeat
108
R.L. or R/L
Ringer's Lactate
109
Rx or
prescription symbol (Recipe, you take)
110
s. or s with bar across the top
without
111
Sig.
write on label
112
SL
sublingual
113
SOB
shortness of breath
114
sol.
solution
115
ss. or ss with bar across the top
one half
116
stat.
immediately
117
subc or subq or s.c. or SQ
subcutaneously
118
sup. or supp.
suppository
119
susp.
suspension
120
syr.
syrup
121
tab.
tablet
122
t.a.t.
until all taken
123
tbsp.
tablespoonful (i.e. 15 mL)
124
t.i.d.
three times a day
125
t.i.w.
three times a week
126
top.
topical
127
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
128
tsp.
teaspoonful (i.e. 5 mL)
129
U or u
unit (both, each) **
130
u.d. or ut. dict.
as directed
131
ung.
ointment
132
URI
upper respiratory infection
133
USP
United States Pharmacopeia
134
UTI
urinary tract infection
135
vol.
volume
136
w.a.
while awake
137
wk.
week
