Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(112 cards)
0
Q
Gram
A
g
1
Q
Cup
A
C or c
2
Q
Grain
A
gr
3
Q
Drop
A
gtt
4
Q
Kilogram
A
kg
5
Q
Liter
A
L
6
Q
Microgram
A
mcg
7
Q
Milliequivalent
A
mEq
8
Q
Milligram
A
mg
9
Q
Milliliter
A
mL
10
Q
Ounce
A
oz
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Q
Pint
A
pt
12
Q
Tablespoon
A
T , tbsp
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Q
Teaspoon
A
t or tsp
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Q
Before
A
_
a
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Of each
A
aa or __
aa
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Q
Before meals
A
a.c. Pr ac
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As desired, freely
A
ad lib.
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Q
Morning before noon
A
AM or am
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Q
Ampule
A
Amp
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Q
Aqueous, water
A
aq
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Q
Twice a day
A
bid or b.i.d.
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Q
Twice a week
A
b.i.w.
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With
A
_
c
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Cup
c
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Capsule
cap, caps
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Controlled dose
CD
27
Controlled release
CR
28
Dilute
dil.
29
Double strength
DS
30
Enteric coated
EC
31
Elixir
elix.
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Fluid
fl, fld
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Gastrostomy tube
GT
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Hour
h, hr
35
Intradermal
ID
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Intramuscular
IM
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Intravenous
IV
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Intravenous piggyback
IVPB
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Intravenous soluset
IVSS
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Keep vein open
| A very slow infusion rate
KVO
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Long acting
LA
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Length of stay
LOS
43
Minute
min
44
Mixture
mix
45
Intranasal
NAS
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Nasogastric tube
NG, NGT
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At night
noc, noct
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Nothing by mouth
n.p.o. Or NPO
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Normal saline
NS, N/S
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After
_
| p
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After meals
p.c., pc
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Through or by
per
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Evening, before midnight
PM or pm
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By mouth, oral
p.o.
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By rectum
p.r.
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When necessary/ required, as needed
prn or p.r.n.
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Every
q
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Every morning
q.a.m.
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Every hour
q.h. Or qh
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Every 2 hours
Every 4 hours
Every 6 hours
Every 8 hours
Every 12 hours
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q2h
q4h
q6h
q8h
q11h
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61
Four times a day
q.i.d. Or qid
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A sufficient amount/ as much as needed
q.s.
63
Rectum
rect
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Without
_
| s
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Sublingual
SL or sl
66
Solution
sol, soln
67
May be repeated once as necessary
SOS or s.o.s.
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Sustained release
SR
69
Swish and swallow
S&S
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Immediately, at once
STAT or stat
71
Subcutaneous
subcut
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Suppository
supp
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Suspension
susp
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Syrup
syp, or syr
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Tablet
tab
76
Three times a day
t.i.d. Or tid
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Tincture
tinct or tr
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Ointment
ung. Or oint
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Vaginally
vag, v
80
Long acting
XL
81
Extended release
XR
82
Gallon
gal
83
Quart
qt
84
Inch
in
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Foot
ft
86
Yard
yd
87
Liter
L
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Gram
g
89
Meter
m
90
Kilo
K, k
91
Micro
mc
92
Kilogram
Kg
93
Gram
g
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Milligram
mg
95
Microgram
Mcguire
96
Kiloliter
KL
97
Liter
L
98
Milliliter
mL
99
Kilometer
Km
100
Meter
m
101
Millimeter
mm
102
Grams measure what
Dry rate of something
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Liters measure what
Liquid rate if something
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Meters measure what
Length of something
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Kilo means
1000
| One thousand times
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Hecto means
100
| One hundred times
107
Deka means
10
| Ten times
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Deci means
0.1
| One tenth
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Centi means
0.01
| One hundredth part of
110
Milli means
0.001
| One thousandth part of
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Micro means
0.000001
| One millionth part of
