Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
Q
a
A
artery
2
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aa
A
of each
3
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
4
Q
ac
A
before a meal
5
Q
ad
A
right ear
6
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
7
Q
ad sat
A
to saturation
8
Q
a.m.
A
in the morning
9
Q
ant
A
anterior
10
Q
app.
A
applicator full
11
Q
aq
A
water
12
Q
aq dist
A
distilled water
13
Q
as
A
left ear
14
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
15
Q
au
A
each ear
16
Q
AV
A
atrioventricular
17
Q
bid
A
twice a day
18
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
19
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
20
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
21
Q
c
A
with
22
Q
Cap
A
capsule
23
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
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Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
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dc
discontinue
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dil
dilute
27
disp
dispense
28
dr
dram
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DM
distilled water
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D5W
5% dextrose in water
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D10W
10% dextrose in water
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D5LR
5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution
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D5NS
5% dextrose in normal saline
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Dx
diagnosis
35
ECF
extracellular fluid
36
elix.
elixir
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ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
38
et
and
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F
female
40
FEV
forced expiratory volume
41
fl
fluid
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fl dr
fluid dram
43
fl oz
fluid ounce
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GI
gastrointestinal
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gr
grain
46
Grad
gradually
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gtt.
drops
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h, hr
hour
49
HA
headache
50
Hgb
hemoglobin
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h.s (hor som)
hour of sleep (bedtime)
52
HTN
hypertension
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ID
intradermal
54
IM
intramuscularly
55
qd
daily
56
Inj.
injection
57
Instill
instillation
58
IU
international unit (rarely used anymore)
59
IV
intravenously
60
IVP
intravenously push
61
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
62
Lot
lotion
63
mEq
milliequivalent
64
MS
morphine sulfate
65
N/V
nausea and vomiting
66
NMT
not more than
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NPO
nothing by mouth
68
NS
normal saline
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1/2 NS
half strength NS (0.45% NaCl)
70
NTE
not to exceed
71
NTG
nitroglycerin
72
OD
right eye
73
Oint.
ointment
74
OS
left eye
75
OU
both eyes (each eye)
76
pc
after meals
77
pm
afternoon
78
po
by mouth
79
prn
as needed
80
pwd
powder
81
q
every
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qam
every morning
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qd
every day
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qh
every hour
85
qhs
at bedtime every night
86
q2h, etc.
every (n) hours
87
qid
four times a day
88
qod
every other day
89
qs
a sufficient quantity
90
s
without
91
Sig
label (v.)
92
SL
under the tongue
93
SOB
shortness of breath
94
Soln
solution
95
sq (sc)
subcutaneously
96
ss
1/2
97
stat
immediately
98
supp.
suppository
99
susp.
suspension
100
syr
syrup
101
tab
tablet
102
tbsp
tablespoon
103
t.i.d.
three times a day
104
top
topical
105
TPN
total peripheral (parenteral) nutrition
106
tr
tincture
107
tsp
teaspoonful
108
ud
as directed
109
ung
ointment
110
URI
upper respiratory infection
111
UTI
urinary tract infection
112
vag
vaginally
113
Wk
week
