IPPE Final Flashcards
Sig codes & simple math conversions (128 cards)
1
Q
A.M.
A
morning
2
Q
P.M.
A
evening
3
Q
h or hr
A
hour
4
Q
min
A
minute
5
Q
d
A
day
6
Q
noc
A
night
7
Q
wk
A
week
8
Q
q
A
every
9
Q
qAM
A
every morning
10
Q
qPM
A
every evening
11
Q
q.h.
A
every hour
12
Q
q2h
A
every 2 hours
13
Q
q4h
A
every 4 hours
14
Q
q6h
A
every 6 hours
15
Q
q8h
A
every 8 hours
16
Q
q12h
A
every 12 hours
17
Q
q4-6h
A
every 4 to 6 hours
18
Q
q4-8h
A
every 4 to 8 hours
19
Q
q.d. (s.i.d.)
A
once daily
20
Q
q.o.d.
A
every other day
21
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice daily
22
Q
t.i.d.
A
three times daily
23
Q
q.i.d.
A
four times daily
24
Q
t.i.w.
A
three times weekly
25
a.c.
before meals
26
p.c.
after meals
27
p.r.n.
as needed
28
ad lib
as desired
29
stat
immediately
30
hs
at bedtime
31
x3d
for 3 days
32
ATC
around the clock
33
i.c.
between meals
34
m&n
morning and night
35
rep.
repear
36
A.D.
right ear
37
A.S.
left ear
38
A.U.
both ears
39
O.D.
right eye
40
O.S.
left eye
41
O.U.
both eyes
42
PR
R
p.r.
rectally
| per rectum
43
PO
| p.o.
by mouth
| orally
44
SL
sublingual
| under the tongue
45
SC
SubQ
SQ
subcutaneous
46
IV
intravenous
47
IM
intramuscular
48
ID
intradermal
49
CIVI
continuous (24 hour) intravenous
50
top.
topcially
51
V
| Vag
vaginally
52
NPO
nothing by mouth
53
IVP
intravenous push
54
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
55
a
before
56
aa
of each
57
aaa
apply to affected area
58
ad
to make
| up to
59
cr
cream
60
DAW
dispense as written
61
DC
d/c
Disc
discontinue
62
max
maximum
63
neb
with nebulizer
64
NR
| non rep.
no refills
| do not repeat
65
q.s.
sufficient quantity
66
rf
refill
67
sig
directions on label
| write on
68
sx
symptoms
69
tx
treatment
70
aq.
water
71
c
with
72
Dil.
dilute
73
et
and
74
admin
administer
75
s
without
76
ut dict.
| u.d.
as directed
77
disp.
dispense
78
div.
divide
79
ft
make
80
M
mix
81
No.
number
82
cap
capsule
83
inj.
injection
84
oint
| ung
ointment
85
NS
normal saline
86
sol.
solution
87
supp.
suppository
88
susp.
suspension
89
syr.
syrup
90
tab.
tablet
91
pulv.
powder
92
p
after
93
HBP
high blood pressure
94
UTI
urinary tract infection
95
fl
| f
fluid
96
cm^3
cubic centimeter
| millimeter (mL)
97
BSA
body surface area
98
g
| gm
gram
99
gal
gallon
100
gtt
drop (20 per mL of solution)
101
IU
international unit
102
lb
pound
103
kg
kilogram
104
L
liter
105
M^2
| m^2
square meter
106
mcg
| μg
microgram
107
mEq
milliequivalent
108
mg
milligram
109
mg/kg
milligram (drug) per kilogram (of body weight)
110
mg/m^2
milligrams (drug) per square meter (body surface area)
111
mL
milliliter
112
mL/h
milliliters per hour
| given via IV
113
oz
ounce
114
Pt
pint
115
qt
quart
116
ss
one half
117
tbsp.
| tbs
tablespoonful
118
1 tbsp = ____ mL?
15 mL
119
tsp
teaspoonful
120
1 tsp = ______ mL?
5 mL
121
gr
grain
122
1 grain = _____ mg?
~60mg
123
1 kg = _____ lb?
2.2 lbs
124
1 gal = _____ qt?
4 quarts
125
1 qt = ______ pt?
2 pints
126
1 pt = ______ cups?
2 cups
127
1 cup = _____ oz?
8 ounces
128
1 oz = _____ mL?
30 mL
