Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a with a line over it
A
before
2
Q
gtt
A
drop
3
Q
mcg
A
microgram
4
Q
mEq
A
milliequivalent
5
Q
a with a line above it
A
before
6
Q
aa, aa with line above it
A
of each
7
Q
a.c. ac
A
before meals
8
Q
ad lib.
A
as desired, freely
9
Q
am, AM
A
morning before noon
10
Q
amp
A
ampule
11
Q
aq
A
aqueous, water
12
Q
b.i.d., bid
A
twice a day
13
Q
b.i.w.
A
twice a week
14
Q
c with a line above it
A
with
15
Q
c, C
A
cup
16
Q
cap, caps
A
capsule
17
Q
CD
A
controlled dose
18
Q
CR
A
controlled release
19
Q
dil.
A
dilute
20
Q
DS
A
double strength
21
Q
EC
A
enteric coated
22
Q
elix.
A
elixir
23
Q
fl, fld.
A
fluid
24
Q
GT
A
gastrostomy tube
25
gtt
drop
26
h, hr
hour
27
ID
intradermal
28
IM
intramuscular
29
IV
intravenous
30
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
31
IVSS
intravenous Soluset
32
KVO
keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)
33
LA
long-acting
34
LOS
length of stay
35
min
minute
36
NAS
intranasal
37
NG, NGT
nasogastric
38
noc, noct
at night
39
n.p.o NPO
nothing by mouth
40
NS, N/S
normal saline
41
p with line over it
after
42
p.c., pc
after meals
43
per
through or by
44
pm, PM
evening, before midnight
45
p.o.
by mouth, oral
46
p.r
by rectum
47
p.r.n., prn
when necessary/when required, as needed
48
q.
every
49
q.a.m.
every morning
50
q.h., qh
every hour
51
q2h, q4h, q6h, 18h, q12h
every 2, 4, 6, 18, 12 hours
52
q.i.d., qid
four times a day
53
q.s.
a sufficient amount/as much as needed
54
rect
rectum
55
s with line over it
without
56
sl, SL
sublingual
57
sol, soln
solution
58
s.o.s., SOS
may be repeated once if necessary
59
SR
sustained release
60
S&S
swish and swallow
61
stat, STAT
immediately, at once
62
subcut
subcutaneous
63
supp
suppository
64
susp
suspension
65
syp, syr
syrup
66
tab
tablet
67
t.i.d., tid
three times a day
68
tr., tincture
trincture
69
ung., oint
ointment
70
vag, v
vaginally
71
XL
long acting
72
XR
extended release
