Sig Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
aa
A
of each
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
4
Q
ad (routes)
A
in the right ear
5
Q
ad (dosing/dosage forms)
A
up to
6
Q
ad-lib
A
at pleasure
7
Q
al
A
in the left ear
8
Q
am
A
morning
9
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
10
Q
Aq
A
water
11
Q
As
A
in the left ear
12
Q
atc
A
around the clock
13
Q
au
A
in each ear
14
Q
Bid
A
twice a day
15
Q
biw
A
2 times a week
16
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
17
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
18
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
19
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
20
Q
C
A
with
21
Q
cap
A
capsule
22
Q
CHD
A
coronary heart disease
23
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
24
Q
DC
A
discontinue
25
Div
divide
26
Dtd
give of such dose
27
DPI
dry powder inhaler
28
Et
and
29
fl
fluid
30
Ft
make or let it be made
31
g
gram
32
GERD
gastro-esophageal disease
33
gr
grain
34
gtt
drop
35
gtts
drops
36
h
hour
37
HA
headache
38
HC
hydrocortisone
39
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
40
HTN
hypertension
41
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
42
Hs
at bedtime
43
ID
intradermal or infectious disease
44
IM
intramuscular
45
IV
intravenous
46
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
47
M.
mix
48
mcg or ug
microgram
49
MDI
metered dose inhaler
50
mg
milligram
51
MI
myocardial infarction
52
MTX
methotrexate
53
mOsmol
milliosmole
54
N&V
nausea and vomiting
55
noc
night
56
noct
at night
57
non.rep. or NR
do not repeat
58
NPO
nothing by mouth
59
NTG
nitroglycerin
60
ODT
orally disintegrating tablet
61
od
in the right eye
62
ol
in the left eye
63
os
in the left eye
64
ou
in each eye
65
pc
after meals
66
pm
evening
67
po
by mouth
68
pr
rectally
69
prn
as needed or if needed
70
pv
vaginally
71
Q
every
72
Qd
every day
73
qh or q1h
every hour
74
qid.
4 times a day
75
qod
every other day
76
qs
as much as is sufficient
77
qs ad
a sufficient quantity to (prepare)
78
rep. or rept.
let it be repeated
79
Rx
take thou
80
S
without
81
sig
mark thou
82
sl
sublingual
83
SOB
shortness of breath
84
sol
solution
85
SQ or SC
subcutaneous
86
ss
one half (1/2)
87
stat
immediately or at once
88
supp
suppository
89
susp
suspension
90
syr
syrup
91
tab
tablet
92
tbsp
tablespoon
93
tid
3 times a day
94
tiw
3 times a week
95
tsp
teaspoon
96
ud
as directed
97
ung
ointment
98
URI
upper respiratory infection
99
UTI
urinary tract infection
100
wk
week
