Chapter 5 And abbreviations Test Flashcards
0
Q
Right ear
A
AD
1
Q
Before meals
A
ac
2
Q
Morning
A
am
3
Q
Left ear
A
AS
4
Q
As soon as possible
A
asap
5
Q
Both ears
A
AU
6
Q
Twice a day
A
BID, bid
7
Q
Buccal
A
buc
8
Q
Blood pressure
A
BP
9
Q
body surface area
A
BSA
10
Q
Capsules
A
caps
11
Q
Compound
A
compd
12
Q
Dilute
A
dil
13
Q
Drops
A
gtt
14
Q
Bedtime, hour of sleep
A
hs
15
Q
Inhalent
A
inh
16
Q
Intramuscular
A
IM
17
Q
Intrathecal
A
IT
18
Q
Intravenous
A
IV
19
Q
Kilogram
A
kg
20
Q
No known allergies
A
NKA
21
Q
No steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
A
NSAID
22
Q
Right eye
A
OD
23
Q
Ointment
A
oint/ung
24
Operating room
O.R.
25
Left eye
OS
26
Over the counter
OTC
27
Each eye/both eyes
OU
28
After meals
pc
29
By mouth
po, P.O.
30
Per rectum
pr
31
Whenever necessary
prn
32
Every morning
qam
33
Every day
qd
34
Every bedtime
qhs
35
Four times a day
qid
36
Every other day
qod
37
Quantity sufficient
qs
38
Subcutaneous
SC, sq
39
Sublingual
sl
40
Suppository
supp
41
Sterile water for injection
SWI
42
Three times a day
tid
43
As directed
u.d., u.dict
44
Vaginal
vag, PV
45
Syrup
Sugar coated based solutions that have medications dissolved in them, which improves the taste of the drug.
46
Elixir
Agents that contain dissolved medication in either alcohol base or water and alcohol base.
47
Emulsion
Mixture of water and oil when used with an emulsifier binds the two together.
48
Suspension
Liquids that have very small, solid particles suspended in the base solution.
49
Solution
Water based solutions with which medication is dissolved.
