Sig Codes Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
1°, 2°
A
1 hour, 2 hours, etc.
2
Q
ap
A
before
3
Q
aa
A
of each
4
Q
ac
A
before meals
5
Q
ad
A
right ear
or as directed
6
Q
AM
A
morning
7
Q
amp
A
ampules
8
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen/Tylenol
9
Q
apl
A
applicatorful
10
Q
aq
A
water
11
Q
as
A
left ear
12
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
13
Q
au
A
both ears
14
Q
ax
A
allergy
15
Q
bid
A
twice daily
16
Q
bp
A
Blood pressure
17
Q
c
A
with
18
Q
C
A
100
19
Q
cap
A
capsule(s)
20
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter (same as milliliter or mL)
21
Q
cd
A
cycle day (menstrual cycle)
22
Q
cid
A
five times daily (rarely used now)
23
Q
cmpd
A
compound
24
Q
cr
A
cream
25
d
daily or day
26
DAW
Dispense as Written
27
DC, dc, d/c
discontinue (or discharge from hospital)
28
disp
dispense
29
DS
double strength
30
dx
diagnosis
31
elix
elixir
32
eq
equivalent
33
et
and
34
fid
five times daily
35
__x d
__times daily
36
g, gm
gram
37
gen
generic
38
gr
grain, about 60 mg
39
gtt
drop(s)
40
h, hr
hour(s)
41
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
42
HD
high dose
43
hs
at bedtime
44
H2O
water
45
Hx
history
46
IBU
Ibuprofen
47
IM
intramuscularly
48
inj
inject, injection
49
IU
international units
50
IV
intravenously
51
kg
kilogram
52
l
liters
53
liq
liquid
54
lot
lotion
55
max
maximum
56
MDI
(metered dose) inhaler
57
meq, mEq
milliequivalent(s)
58
mcg, µg
microgram
59
mg
milligram(s)
60
min
minute
| OR minimum
61
ml
milliliter(s)
62
mm
millimeters
63
mo
month
64
neb
nebulizer
65
noct
night
66
npo, NPO
nothing by mouth
67
nr
no refills
68
od
right eye
| OR once daily
69
os
left eye
70
ou
both eyes
71
oz
ounce
72
p
after or pain
73
pc
after meals ("after a meal" if once daily dosing)
74
pc breakfast
after breakfast
75
per
per (per day, week, month, or other time period)
OR
in (in nebulizer, in rectum, in vagina)
76
PM
evening or nighttime
77
po, per os
by mouth
78
PR, pr
rectally (per rectum)
79
prn
as needed
80
PV, pv, vag
in the vagina, vaginally
81
q
every
82
qam
every morning
83
qd
every day or once daily
84
qhs
every night at bedtime, at bedtime nightly
85
q 4 h
every 4 hours
86
q 7 PM
every day at 7 PM
87
qid
four times daily
88
qn
every night
89
qod
every other day
90
qs
sufficient amount
91
r, rec
rectally
92
rept
repeat
93
rf
refill(s)
94
s
without
95
sc
subcutaneous
96
sid
once daily
97
Sig
directions
98
sl
under the tongue
99
sob
shortness of breath
100
sol
solution
101
sq, subq, sub q
subcutaneous (for injectables)
102
ss
one-half
OR
sliding scale (for insulin)
103
stat
immediately
104
sup
suppository
105
susp
suspension
106
sx
symptoms
107
syr
syrup
108
tab
tablet(s)
109
TCN
tetracycline
110
tea, tsp
teaspoonful, 5 mL
111
tbsp
tablespoonful, 5mL
112
tid
three times daily
113
tx
treatment
114
U, u
unit
115
ud, utd
as directed
116
ung
ointment
117
x3d
for 3 days (or maybe 3 doses, caution)
118
wc
with meals ("with a meal" if once daily dosing)
119
WC
worker's compensation
120
YO
years old
121
/
per
122
<
less than
123
>
greater than
