sig codes Flashcards
1
Q
aq dist
A
Distilled water
2
Q
a, a line on top
A
before, ante
3
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
4
Q
c, c line on top
A
with
5
Q
d.c.,D/C*
A
discontinue
6
Q
disp
A
dispense
7
Q
et
A
and
8
Q
iss, or with line on top
A
one and one-half
9
Q
NKA
A
No known allergies
10
Q
NKDA
A
No known drug allergies
11
Q
NPO, n.p.o.
A
nothing by mouth
12
Q
p, or with a line over it
A
after
13
Q
p,p., or with a line over it
A
after
14
Q
q,q., or with a line over it
A
every
15
Q
qs
A
quantity sufficient
16
Q
R
A
Take
17
Q
s with a line over it
A
without
18
Q
sig.s
A
write on label
19
Q
ss, or with a line over it
A
one-half
20
Q
sys
A
systolic
21
Q
tbs, T
A
Table spoon
22
Q
tsp, t
A
teaspoon
23
Q
ut dict, ud
A
as directed
24
Q
cap, caps
A
Capsule
25
comp
compound
26
dil.
dilute
27
EC
enteric-coated
28
elix.
elixir
29
ext.
extract
30
fld.,fl
fluid
31
gt,gtt
drop/drops
32
H
hypodermic
33
LA
Long-acting
34
liq
liquid
35
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
36
sol, soln.
solution
37
SR
slow-release
38
supp.
suppository
39
susp.
suspension
40
syr
syringe
41
tab
tablet
42
tr, tinct, tinc.
tincture
43
ung, oint
ointment
44
ad,A.D.,AD*
Right ear
45
as,A.S.,AS*
left ear
46
au, A.U.,AU*
Both ears
47
od, O.D., OD
right eye
48
os, O.S., OS
left eye
49
ou, O.U., OU
both eyes
50
aq
water
51
GT
Gastrostomy tube
52
IVPB
Intravenous piggyback
53
IVSS
Intravenous soluset
54
ID
intradermal
55
IM, I.M.
Intramuscular
56
IV, I.V.
Intravenous
57
IVP
Intravenous push
58
KVO, TKO
Keep vein open
59
NG, NGT,ng
nasogastric tube
60
NJ
nasojejunal tub
61
per
per, by, through
62
po, p.o., PO P.O.
By mouth
63
R, P.R., p.r.
Rectally
64
sc*,SC*,s.c.*, sq*,SQ*, sub-q, Sub-q
Subcutaneous, Beneath the skin
65
SL, sl
Sublingually, under the toung
66
top,TOP
Topical, applied to skin surface
67
a.c., ac, AC, ac line on top
before meals
68
ad. lib, ad lib
as desired freely
69
b.i.d., bid, BID
Twice a day
70
b.i.w.
Twice a week
71
h,hr
hour
72
h.s.*, hs*,HS*
Hour of sleep at bedtime
73
LOS
Length of stay
74
min
Minute
75
non rep
Do not repeat
76
n, noc, noct,
night
77
od
every day
78
p,c, pc, PC, pc line on top
after meals
79
p.r.n., prn, PRN
When necessary
80
qam, q.a.m.
every morning
81
qpm, o.n., q.n.
every night
82
q.d,* qd*
Daily
83
q.h., qh
every hour
84
q._____hrs, q____h
every ________hours
85
qhs, q.h.s.
Every night at bedtime
86
q.i.d., qid, QID
4 times a day
87
q.o.d.,* qod*
every other day
88
rep
repeat
89
SOS, s.o.s.
once if necessary, as necessary
90
stat
Immediately
91
t.i.d., tid, TID
3 times a day
92
t.i.w.*
3 times a week
