abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
A.M.
A
morning
3
Q
AAA
A
apply to affected area
4
Q
ac
A
before meals
5
Q
achs
A
before meals and at bedtime
6
Q
AD
A
right ear
7
Q
am, A.M.
A
in the morning; before noon
8
Q
amp
A
ampule
9
Q
amt.
A
amount
10
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
11
Q
a.s., AS
A
left ear
12
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
13
Q
AU
A
each ear; both ears
14
Q
bid, BID
A
twice a day
15
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
16
Q
c
A
with
17
Q
cap.
A
capsule
18
Q
cm
A
centimeter
19
Q
CR
A
controlled-release
20
Q
cr, crm
A
cream
21
Q
D5W
A
5% dextrose in water
22
Q
DAW
A
dispense as written
23
Q
disp
A
dispense
24
Q
dL
A
deciliter
25
DOB
date of birth
26
DR
delayed-release
27
EC
enteric-coated
28
elix.
elixir
29
emuls.
emulsion
30
ER
extended-release
31
F
fahrenheit
32
f or F
female
33
fl or fld
fluid
34
G, or g, or gm
gram
35
garg
gargle
36
gr.
grain
37
gtt, gtts
drop, drops
38
h or hr.
hour
39
H20
water
40
hs or HS
at the hour of sleep (bedtime)
41
IBW
ideal body weight
42
IM
intramuscular
43
IN
intranasal
44
IR
immediate-release
45
IU
international unit
46
IV
intravenous
47
L
liter
48
LA
long-acting
49
lb.
pound
50
liq.
liquid
51
lot
lotion
52
LR
lactated ringer (solution)
53
mcg
microgram
54
MD
medical doctor
55
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
56
mEq
milliequivalent
57
mEq/L
milliequivalent per liter
58
mg
milligram
59
mL
milliliter
60
mm
millimeter
61
N/A
not applicable
62
NDC
National Drug Code
63
NKA
no known allergies
64
NKDA
no known drug allergies
65
NS
normal saline
66
NTE
not to exceed
67
o.d., OD
right eye
68
o.s., OS
left eye
69
OTC
over the counter
70
o.u., OU
both eyes
71
oz
ounce
72
p
after
73
p.r.n., prn
as needed
74
pc
after meals
75
PM
evening
76
PO, p.o.
orally or by mouth
77
PR, p.r.
per the rectum
78
q
every
79
q.s., qs
as much as needed; a sufficient quantity
80
q12h
every 12 hours
81
qd, q1d
daily
82
q2h
every 2 hours
83
q3h
every 3 hours
84
q4h
every 4 hours
85
q6h
every 6 hours
86
q6PM, etc
every evening at 6 PM
87
q8h
every 8 hours
88
guttat.
drop by drop
89
qam
every morning
90
qd, QD
every day
91
qh
every hour
92
qhs
each night at bedtime
93
qid
four times a day
94
qod, QOD, q.o.d.
every other day
95
q.s. ad
add sufficient quantity to make
96
RDA
recommended daily allowances
97
RE
right eye
98
Rx
prescription
99
s
without
100
Sig.
label; insturction to the patient
101
SL, s.l.
sublingual, under the tongue
102
sol
solution; in solution
103
SQ, SC, sub q
subcutaneously
104
SR
sustained release
105
stat
immediately
106
supp
suppository
107
susp
suspension
108
syr.
syrup
109
T
temperature
110
tab
tablet
111
tbsp
tablespoon
112
TID, t.i.d.
three times a day
113
tid ac
three times a day before meals
114
tinct., tr
tincture
115
TIW, tiw
3 times a week
116
top.
topical
117
TO
telephone order
118
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
119
TR
timed-release
120
troche
lozenge
121
tsp
teaspoon
122
U or u
unit
123
ud, ut dict, UD
as directed
124
ung
ointment
125
vag, pv
via the vagina
126
vol.
volume
127
w/o
without
128
wt.
weight
129
x
multiplied by
130
XL
extended-release
131
XR
extended-release
132
XT
extended-release
133
yo
years old
134
yr
year
135
μg, mcg
microgram
