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