Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
ac
A
before meals
3
Q
ad
A
to, up to
4
Q
ad*(not recognized)
A
right ear
5
Q
ad lib
A
at pleasure, freely
6
Q
am
A
morning
7
Q
amp
A
ampule
8
Q
aq
A
water
9
Q
a.s.*(not recognized)
A
left ear
10
Q
a.u.*(not recognized)
A
each ear
11
Q
bid
A
twice a day
12
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
13
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
14
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
15
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
16
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
17
Q
c(with a line over it)
A
with
18
Q
Ca
A
calcium
19
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
20
Q
cap
A
capsule
21
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
22
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
23
Q
dil
A
dilute
24
Q
disp
A
dispense
25
div
divide
26
DJD
degenerative joint disease
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DM
diabetes mellitus
28
dtd
give of such doses
29
DW
distilled water
30
Dx
diagnosis
31
elix
elixir
32
ft
make
33
g(gm)
gram
34
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
35
GI
gastrointestinal
36
GU
genitourinary
37
gr
grain
38
gtt
drop(dropps)
39
HA
headache
40
HBP
high blood pressure
41
HR
heart rate
42
hs
at bedtime
43
HTN
hypertension
44
ID
intradermal
45
inj
injection
46
IV
intravenous
47
IM
intramuscular
48
IU*(not recognized)
international units
49
JRA
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
50
KCL
potassium chloride
51
Kg
kilogram
52
L
liter
53
mcg
microgram
54
mEq
milliequivalent
55
mg
milligram
56
mg/kg
milligram per kilogram
57
mg/m^2
milligram per square meter
58
mL
milliliter
59
mOsm
milliosmole
60
N&V
nausea and vomiting
61
noct
at night
62
non rep
do not repeat
63
NS
normal saline
64
OA
osteoarthritis
65
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
66
od*(not recognized)
right eye
67
os*(not recognized)
left eye
68
ou*(not recognized)
each eye
69
pc
after meals
70
pm
afternoon
71
po
by mouth
72
pr
by rectume
73
prn
as needed
74
pulv
powder
75
PVCs
premature ventricular contractions
76
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
77
q*(not recognized)
every
78
qd
every day
79
qh
each hour
80
qid
four times a day
81
qod
every other day
82
qs
a sufficient quantity
83
qs ad
a sufficient quantity to prepare
84
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
85
s(with a line over it)
without
86
SC, SQ, SUBCUT, SubQ*(not recognized)
subcutaneous
87
Sig
write on label
88
SL
sublingual
89
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
90
SOB
short of breath
91
sol
solution
92
ss(with a line over it)
one half
93
stat
immediately
94
supp
suppository
95
susp
suspension
96
Sx
symptom
97
syr
syrup
98
tab
tablet
99
TB
tuberculosis
100
Tbsp
teaspoon
101
TED
thromboembolic disease
102
TIA
transient ischemic attack
103
tid
three times a day
104
tiw
three times a week
105
Top
topical
106
tsp
tablespoon
107
U*(not recognized)
unit
108
UA
Uric acid; urinalysis
109
UC
ulceritive colitis
110
ud
as directed
111
ung
ointment
112
URI
upper respiratory infection
113
ut dict
as directed
114
UTI
urinary track infection
115
WA
while awake
116
wk
week
