Abbreviation/symbol Flashcards
1
Q
before meals
A
AC/ ac / a.c
“ AC-t proper BEFORE MEALS”
2
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
“ AD-d LIB- eral salt only AS DESIRED”
3
Q
right ear
A
AD
“ Grady AD-d medicine in his RIGHT EAR”
4
Q
before noon
A
AM or a.m
5
Q
AMounT.
A
amt.
6
Q
water
A
aq
7
Q
left ear
A
AS
“ AS-k me the question in my LEFT EAR”
8
Q
both ears
A
AU
“ AU-dio earphones are used for BOTH EARS”
9
Q
twice a day
A
BID/ bid/ b.i.d
“ BID in the lotto TWICE A DAY”
10
Q
Celsius, centigrade
A
C
11
Q
CAPSule
A
CAPS/ caps
12
Q
Cubic Centimeter
A
cc
13
Q
Fahrenheit
A
F
14
Q
GraM
A
gm / g
15
Q
greater than
A
>
16
Q
drop
A
gt; gtt
“ I will DROP down the snow hill in my GT racer”
17
Q
Hour
A
h
18
Q
hour of sleep
A
HS/ hs/ h.s
“ He Snores at the HOUR OF SLEEP”
19
Q
IntraMuscular
A
IM
“ IM hurt in my intramuscular arm muscle”
20
Q
less than
A
21
Q
greater than
A
>
22
Q
AMounT
A
amt.
23
Q
water
A
aq
24
Q
Celsius, centigrade
A
C
25
intravenous
IV
26
milligram
mg
27
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID
28
right eye
OD
| " i Over Did my mascara on my RIGHT EYE"
29
left eye
OS
| "i put on Orange eye Shadow on my LEFT EYE"
30
Over The Counter
OTC
31
both eyes
OU
| "Open Up BOTH EYES"
32
ounce
oz
33
after meals
PC/ pc/ p.c
| " we can eat Pies and Cakes AFTER MEALS"
34
by or through
per
| " before you finish a case, you must go BY or THROUGH the manager, as PER instructions"
35
afternoon
PM / p.m
36
by mouth, orally
PO/ po/ p.o
| "Pies and Oranges are eaten BY MOUTH"
37
per rectum
PR
| " it is a Painful Recovery if you get a tear by your RECTUM"
38
as needed
PRN/ prn/ p.r.n
| " watch PoRN only AS NEEDED"
39
every
Q/ q/ q.
| " Qieuen leaves his toys EVERY where "
40
every two hours
Q2H/ q2h/ q.2.h.
| " Qieuen needs to eat EVERY.2.Hours."
41
every morning
QAM/ qam/ q.a.m.
| " Qieuen drinks Alot of Mango juice EVERY MORNING
42
every hour
QH/ qh/ q.h.
| " i miss Qieuen's Hugs EVERY HOUR "
43
four times a day
QID/ qid/ q.i.d.
| " Qieuen Is Dancing FOUR TIMES A DAY"
44
Quantity No Sufficent
QNS/ qns/ q.n.s.
45
every evening
QPM/ qpm/ q.p.m.
| " Qieuen should be in bed at 8 o'clock PM EVERY EVENING"
46
Quantity Sufficent
QS/qs/ q.s.
47
prescription
RX
48
label; instructions
Sig
| " SIGnature is needed on LABEL and INSTRUCTIONS"
49
immediately
STAT or stat
50
SubCutaneous injection
SC/ SUBQ/ subq
51
tablet
TAB/ tab
52
three times a day
TID/ tid/ t.i.d.
| " i should Tell everyone I Did push ups THREE TIMES A DAY"
53
nothing by mouth
OS
| "Old Sam should not put NOTHING BY MOUTH"
