Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
QOD
A
every other day
2
Q
QD
A
every day
3
Q
BID
A
twice daily
4
Q
TID
A
three times daily
5
Q
QID
A
4x daily
6
Q
QAM
A
every morning
7
Q
QPM
A
every evening
8
Q
Qwk
A
every week
9
Q
Qmo
A
every month
10
Q
h
A
hour
11
Q
(degree symbol)
A
hour
12
Q
D
A
day
13
Q
SID
A
once daily for vets
14
Q
hs
A
at bedtime
15
Q
ac
A
before meals
16
Q
cf
A
with food
17
Q
wf
A
with food
18
Q
pc
A
after meals
19
Q
WA
A
while awake
20
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
21
Q
NTE
A
not to exceed
22
Q
PRN
A
as needed
23
Q
STAT
A
immediately
24
Q
PO
A
by mouth
25
PR
rectally
26
PV
vaginally
27
AU
both ears
28
AS
left ear
29
AD
right ear
30
OU
both eyes
31
OS
left eye
32
OD
right eye
33
IV
intraveneous
34
IVP
intravenous push
35
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
36
IM
Intramuscular
37
ID
intradermal
38
IC
intracardiac
39
IP
intraperitoneal
40
IN
intranasal
41
NG
nasogastric
42
SQ
subcutaneous
43
SL
Sublingual
44
TD
transdermal
45
UD
use as directed
46
AAA
apply to affected area
47
QS
quantity sufficient
48
NR
no refills
49
DAW
dispense as written
50
aa
of each
51
ad
to make/up to
52
div
divide
53
qs ad
a sufficient quantity to make
54
N/V
Nausea/Vomiting
55
HBP
High Blood Pressure
56
HTN
hypertension
57
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
58
GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
59
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
60
gr
grain
61
how many mg in 1 gr?
64.8 mg
62
gtt
drop
63
gtts
drops
64
tsp
teaspoon
65
how many mL in a teaspoon?
5mL
66
tbs
tablespoon
67
how many mL in a tablespoon?
15mL
68
oz
ounce
69
how many mL in an ounce?
29.67mL
70
how many grams equal an ounce?
28.35g
71
M
Molar
72
mEq
milliequivalent
73
IU
international unit
74
cr
cream
75
crm
cream
76
oint
ointment
77
ung
ointment
78
lot
lotion
79
top
topical
80
inj
injection
81
tab
tablet
82
cap
capsule
83
susp
suspension
84
syr
syrup
85
supp
suppository
86
CR
controlled release
87
DR
delayed release
88
ER
extended release
89
LA
Long Acting
90
SR
Sustained Release
91
XR
extended release
92
PPE
personal protective equipment
93
D5W
5% dextrose in water
94
D10W
10% dextrose in water
95
NSS
normal saline solution (0.9% salt in water)
96
1/2NS
half normal saline (0.45% NaCl in water)
97
D5NS
5% dextrose in normal saline
98
RL
Ringer's Lactate
99
LR
Lactated Ringers
100
SWFI
Sterile Water For Injection
101
LVP
Large Volume Parenteral
102
LVP Infusion Volume
more than 100mL
103
SVP
small volume parenteral
104
Infusion Volume of SVP
less than or equal to 100mL
105
MVI
multivitamin
106
TPN
Total Parental Nutrition
107
USP
United States Pharmacopeia
108
NPO
Nothing by mouth
109
D/C
Discontinue
110
with
c with line above
111
without
s with line above
112
one-half
ss with line above
113
NKA
no known allergies
114
NKDA
no known drug allergies
115
BP
Blood Pressure
116
IOP
Intraocular Pressure
117
HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapy
118
PB
Phenobarbital
119
PCN
Penicillin
120
PE
Phenylephrine
121
PSE
pseudophedrine
122
PTU
propylthiouracil
123
TAC
triamcinolone
124
TCN
Tetracycline
125
APAP
acetaminophen
126
ASA
Aspirin
127
CPZ
chlorpromazine
128
DM
Dextromethorphan
129
EES
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate
130
EPO
Erythropoietin
131
HC
hydrocortisone
132
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
133
INH
Isoniazid
134
KCl
potassium chloride
135
MgSO4
magnesium sulfate
136
MMI
methimazole
137
MOM
Milk of Magnesia
138
MSO4
Morphine Sulfate
139
MTX
Methotrexate
140
NTG
Nitroglycerin
141
OC
Oral Contraceptive
