Commonly used abbreviations Flashcards
(144 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
abd
A
abdomen
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
4
Q
ad
A
to, up to
5
Q
a.d.
A
right ear
6
Q
ad lib
A
at pleasure, freely
7
Q
AM
A
morning
8
Q
amp
A
ampul of medication
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
au
A
each ear
14
Q
BCP
A
birth control pill
15
Q
bid
A
twice a day
16
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
17
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
18
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
19
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
20
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
21
Q
c
A
within
22
Q
Ca
A
calcium
23
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
24
Q
caps
A
capsule
25
cc
cubic centimeter (milliliter)
26
CHF
congestive heart failure
27
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
28
CP
chest pain
29
CRNP
certified registered nurse practitioner
30
dil
dilute
31
dtd
let such doses be given
32
DC
discontinue medication
33
DDS
Doctor of dental surgery
34
DMD
Doctor of medical dentistry
35
DW
distilled water
36
Dx
diagnosis
37
elix
elixir
38
EtOH
ethanol
39
ft.
make, let it be made
40
g ot gm
gram
41
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
42
GI
Gastrointestinal
43
GU
Genitourinary
44
gr
Grain
45
gtt
a drop
46
HA
headache
47
HBP
High blood pressure
48
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
49
HR
hear rate
50
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
51
hs
at bedtime
52
HTN
hypertension
53
inj
an injection
54
IV
intravenous injection
55
IM
Intramuscular injection
56
ID
Intradermal injection
57
IU
international units
58
JRA
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
59
KCL
potassium chloride
60
kg
kilogram
61
L
liter
62
mcg
microgram
63
MD
Doctor of medicine
64
mEq
milliequivalent
65
mg
milligram
66
mg/kg
milligrams/kilogram
67
mg/m2
milligrams/square meter
68
mL
milliliter
69
disp
dispense
70
div
divide
71
DJD
degenerative joint disease
72
DM
diabetes mellitus
73
DO
Doctor of Osteopathy
74
MVI
multivitamin
75
m
Mix
76
N&V
Nausea and vomiting
77
non rep/NR
do not repeat
78
noct
at night
79
NS
normal saline
80
NTG
nitroglycerin
81
OA
osteoarthritis
82
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
83
OJ
orange juice
84
O2
oxygen
85
ou
each eye
86
od
right eye
87
os
left eye
88
P
pulse
89
pc
after eating
90
PEFR
peak expiratory flow rate
91
pm
evening
92
po
by mouth
93
postop
after surgery
94
pr
rectally
95
prn
when necessary
96
pulv
powder
97
PVCs
premature ventricular
| contractions
98
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
99
q
every
100
qd
everyday
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qid
four times daily
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qod
every other day
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qs
as much as is sufficient
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qs ad
a sufficient quantity to
| prepare
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qh
every hour
106
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
107
mOsmol
milliosmole
108
m or min
Minimum
109
MOM
Milk of magnesia
110
MS
morphine sulfate
111
MTX
methotrexate
112
RN
Registered Nurse
113
Rect
Use rectally
114
s
without
115
ss
one-half
116
SC
subcutaneous injection
117
Sig
write on label
118
SL
sublingual
119
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
120
SOB
shortness of breath
121
sol
Solution
122
SQ or SubQ
subcutaneous injection
123
sq m, m2
square meter
124
stat
immediately
125
supp
Suppository
126
Susp
Suspension
127
Sx
symptom
128
syr
syrup
129
T
temperature
130
tab
tablet
131
TB
tuberculosis
132
TCN
tetracycline
133
TED
thromboembolic disease
134
TIA
transient ischemic attack
135
tid
three times a day
136
tiw
three times a week
137
tbsp
tablespoon
138
TMP-SMX
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
139
tsp
teaspoon
140
top
(Use) topically
141
Tx
treatment
142
U
unit
143
UA
uric acid, urinalysis
144
URI
upper respiratory infection
