Shorthands Flashcards
1
Q
equal parts of each
A
aa
2
Q
apply to affected area(s)
A
aaa
3
Q
before meals or food
A
ac
4
Q
ampoule
A
amp
5
Q
water
A
aq
6
Q
right ear
A
ad
7
Q
left ear
A
as
8
Q
each ear
A
au
9
Q
morning
A
am
10
Q
twice daily
A
bid
11
Q
three times daily
A
tid
12
Q
four times daily
A
qid
13
Q
bowel movement
A
BM
14
Q
capsule
A
cap
15
Q
with
A
c
16
Q
measurement in mls OR with meal or food
A
cc
17
Q
cream
A
cr
18
Q
elixir
A
elix
19
Q
drop(s)
A
gtt/gtts
20
Q
bedtime
A
hs
21
Q
intramuscularly
A
IM
22
Q
intraveneously
A
IV
23
Q
intravenous push
A
IVP
24
Q
intravenous piggyback
A
IVPB
25
liqiud
liq
26
lotion
lot
27
maximum
max
28
metered dose inhaler
MDI
29
nebules
nebs
30
nothing by mouth
NPO
31
no repeat
NR
32
not to exceed
NTE
33
once daily
qd
34
into the right eye
od
35
into the left eye
os
36
into both eyes
ou
37
oral liquid
O/L
38
pertaining to the eye
ophthalmic
39
pertaining to the ear
otic
40
after meals or food
pc
41
by mouth (orally)
po
42
evening
pm
43
at bedtime
qhs
44
every morning
qam
45
rectally
pr
46
as needed
prn
47
as needed for pain
prn pain
48
as needed for itching
prn pruritis
49
as needed for cough
prn tuss
50
vaginally
pv
51
each, every
q
52
each (every) hour
qh
53
every other day
qod
54
every evening
qpm
55
sufficient quantity
qs
56
without
s
57
sublingual
SL
58
shortness of breath
SOB
59
solution
sol (or soln)
60
spirit
sp
61
half, 1/2
ss
62
at once, immediately
stat
63
suppository
supp
64
suspention
susp
65
syrup
syr
66
tablet
tab
67
topically
top
68
teaspoonful (5ml)
tsp
69
tablespoonful
tbsp
70
cough
tuss
71
until finished
uf
72
ointment
ung
73
as directed
ud
74
adverse drug reaction
ADR
75
no known allergies
NKA
76
no known drug allergies
NKDA
77
diagnosis
Dx
78
treatment
Tx
79
dispense as written
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