Common Prescription Abbrevistions Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
PO
A
By mouth
2
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
3
Q
OTC
A
Over the counter
4
Q
OZ
A
Ounce
5
Q
N/V
A
Nausea/Vomiting
6
Q
Tus
A
Cough
7
Q
Stat
A
Immediately
8
Q
gr
A
Grain
9
Q
mL
A
Milliliter
10
Q
q2h
A
Every two hours
11
Q
—
S
A
Without
12
Q
W/O
A
Without
13
Q
q3h
A
Every 3 hours
14
Q
q4h
A
Every 4 hours
15
Q
C
A
Cup or Celsius
16
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
17
Q
gtt
A
Drop
18
Q
gtts
A
Drops
19
Q
inj
A
Injection
20
Q
hr , h
A
Hour
21
Q
Vag
A
Vagina
22
Q
pr
A
Per rectum
23
Q
noct
A
At night
24
Q
NKA
A
No known allergies
25
mg
Milligram
26
Kg
Kilogram
27
LB, lb, #
Pound
28
med
Medicine
29
EENT
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
30
mcg
Microgram
31
FDA
Food and drug administration
32
qm
Every morning
33
qod
Every other day
34
pt
Pint
35
OD
Overdose
36
Rt
Right
37
R
Right
38
Lt
Left
39
L
Left
40
pt
Patient
41
MOM
Milk of magnesia
42
Y/O
Years old
43
VS
Vital Signs
44
pulv
Powder
45
qh
Every hour
46
T
Tablespoon
47
Tbs
Tablespoon
48
t
Teaspoon
49
tsp
Teaspoon
50
TAB
Tablet
51
gal
Gallon
52
G
Gram
53
Gm
Gram
54
g
Gram
55
gm
Gram
56
am
Morning
57
Caps
Capsules
58
disp
Dispense
59
prn
As needed
60
qid
Four times a day
61
qs
Quantity sufficient
62
R
Rectal
63
MO
Mineral oil
64
qt
Quart
65
S
Give the following directions
66
Sig
Give the following directions
67
qn
Every night
68
NS
Normal saline
69
MS
Morphine sulfate
70
meq
Milliequivalent
71
pc
After meals
72
Rx
Take, treatment
73
r/o
Rule out
74
SC
Subcutaneous
75
SQ
Subcutaneous
76
subQ
Subcutaneous
77
sub-q
Subcutaneous
78
SOB
Shortness of breath
79
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| SS
One half
80
tid
Three times a day
81
tinct
Tincture
82
ung
Ointment
83
VO
Verbal Order
84
W/O
Water in oil
85
X
Times
86
WNL
Within normal limits
87
ac
Before meals
88
ad lib
As desired
89
amp
Ampule
90
ASA
Aspirin
91
aq
Water
92
bid
Twice a day
93
—
| C
With
94
cc
Cubic centimeter
95
cm
Centimeter
96
C/O
Complaining of
97
D/C
Discharged
98
Dx
Diagnosis
99
dil
Dilute
100
dr
Dram
101
ext
Extract
102
F
Fahrenheit
103
FE, fe
Iron
104
fx
Fracture
105
hs
At bedtime
106
HTN
Hypertension
107
Hx
History
108
ID
Intradermal
109
IM
Intramuscular
110
IV
Intravenous
111
K
Potassium
112
Kt
Potassium
113
fl
Fluid
114
L
Liter
115
pm
Afternoon
116
NPO
Nothing by mouth
