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abbreviations 1-13 Flashcards

1
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ABW

A

actual body weight

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2
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a.d.

A

right ear

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3
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am

A

morning

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4
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amp

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ampoule

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5
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APAP

A

acetaminophen

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aq.

A

water

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a.s.

A

left ear

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8
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ASA

A

aspirin

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ATC

A

around the clock

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10
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a.u.

A

each ear

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11
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BM

A

bowel movement

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12
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BP

A

blood pressure

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13
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BS

A

blood sugar

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14
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BSA

A

body surface area

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15
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BW

A

body weight

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16
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cap.

A

capsule

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17
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Cc

A

cubic cm mL

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18
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CCT

A

crude coal tar

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19
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chart

A

powder or powder paper

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20
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chartulae

A

powder or powder paper

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21
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CMC

A

carboxymethylcellulose

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22
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collyr.

A

eye lotion, eye wash

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23
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comp.

A

compound

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24
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CPZ

A

chlorpromazine

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25
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CVD

A

cardiovascular disease

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26
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D.C.

A

discontinue

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27
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dil.

A

dilute

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28
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disc.

A

discontinue

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29
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div.

A

divided

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30
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dos.

A

dose

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31
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dur. dol.

A

while pain lasts

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32
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DW

A

distilled water

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33
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d5w

A

dextrose 5% in waterl

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34
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elix.

A

elixire

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35
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Ex. ap

A

in water

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36
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F, Ft

A

make

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37
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Fl

A

fluid

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38
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Fld

A

fluid

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39
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G

A

gram

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40
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Gm

A

gram

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41
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GI

A

gastro intestinal

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42
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Gr

A

grain

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43
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H

A

hyodermic

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44
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H

A

hour

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45
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Hr

A

hour

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46
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HA

A

HEADACHE

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47
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HMP

A

HIGH blood pressure

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48
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HPMC

A

hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

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49
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HT

A

hypertension

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50
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ID

A

intradermal

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51
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IM

A

intramuscular

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52
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Inj.

A

injection

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53
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IV

A

intravenous

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54
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IVP

A

intravenous push

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55
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IVBP

A

intravenous piggyy back

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56
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L

A

liter

57
Q

L

A

left

58
Q

LCD

A

coal tar solution

59
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LVP

A

large volume parenteral

60
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m

A

mix

61
Q

M

A

mix

62
Q

m2

A

square meter

63
Q

man. prim

A

first thing in the morning

64
Q

mcg

A

microgram

65
Q

m. dict

A

as directedM

66
Q

MDD

A

manic depressive disorder

67
Q

mEq

A

milliequivalent

68
Q

mOsm

A

milliosmol

69
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mOsmol

A

milliosmol

70
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MR

A

may repeat

71
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n

A

nare

72
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NV

A

nausea vomitting

73
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nebul

A

a spray

74
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NG

A

nasogastric

75
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NMT

A

not more than

76
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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

77
Q

NR

A

do not repeat

78
Q

NS

A

normal saline

79
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1/2 NS

A

half strength normal saline

80
Q

NTG

A

nitroglycerin

81
Q

O

A

pint

82
Q

OD

A

overdose

83
Q

o.d.

A

right eye

84
Q

oint

A

ointment

85
Q

o.l.

A

left eyes

86
Q

O2

A

both eyes

87
Q

P, post

A

after

88
Q

pb

A

phenobarbitalp

89
Q

placebo

A

I will satisfy to please

90
Q

p.m.

A

afternoon

91
Q

pm

A

evening

92
Q

pond

A

heavy

93
Q

Pr

A

rectally

94
Q

pro rat aet

A

according to agep

95
Q

pulv

A

powder

96
Q

q

A

every

97
Q

q.n.

A

each nare

98
Q

qs. ad

A

a sufficient quantity to make

99
Q

r

A

RECT6AL

100
Q

Ringers lactate

A

RL

101
Q

r/o

A

rule out

102
Q

s.a.

A

according to artsa

103
Q

sat

A

saturatedsc

104
Q

sc

A

subcutaneous

105
Q

sesq

A

one and one half

106
Q

SID

A

once per day

107
Q

sig.

A

write on label

108
Q

SL

A

sublingual

109
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

110
Q

sol

A

solution

111
Q

subc/subq

A

subcutaneous

112
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sup

A

suppository

113
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susp

A

suspension

114
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SVP

A

small volumber parenteral

115
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syr

A

syrup

116
Q

tab

A

tablet

117
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tal

A

sucht

118
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tal. dos

A

such doses

119
Q

tbsp

A

tablespoonful

120
Q

TCA

A

tricyclic antidepressant

121
Q

TCN

A

tetracycline

122
Q

tid

A

three times a day

123
Q

top

A

topically

124
Q

TPN

A

total parental nutrition

125
Q

tr.

A

tincture

126
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tsp

A

teaspoon

127
Q

u

A

unit

128
Q

U

A

unit

129
Q

u.d.

A

as directed

130
Q

ung

A

ointment

131
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

132
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vin

A

wine

133
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VC

A

vital sign

134
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W

A

with

135
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WBC

A

white blood count

136
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w/o

A

without

137
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X

A

times

138
Q

y.o.

A

years old

139
Q

ZnO

A

zinc oxide

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