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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
Q

comp

A

compound

26
Q

dil.

A

dilute

27
Q

EC

A

enteric-coated

28
Q

elix.

A

elixir

29
Q

ext.

A

extract

30
Q

fld.,fl

A

fluid

31
Q

gt,gtt

A

drop/drops

32
Q

H

A

hypodermic

33
Q

LA

A

Long-acting

34
Q

liq

A

liquid

35
Q

MDI

A

metered-dose inhaler

36
Q

sol, soln.

A

solution

37
Q

SR

A

slow-release

38
Q

supp.

A

suppository

39
Q

susp.

A

suspension

40
Q

syr

A

syringe

41
Q

tab

A

tablet

42
Q

tr, tinct, tinc.

A

tincture

43
Q

ung, oint

A

ointment

44
Q

ad,A.D.,AD*

A

Right ear

45
Q

as,A.S.,AS*

A

left ear

46
Q

au, A.U.,AU*

A

Both ears

47
Q

od, O.D., OD

A

right eye

48
Q

os, O.S., OS

A

left eye

49
Q

ou, O.U., OU

A

both eyes

50
Q

aq

A

water