Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AD
A
Right ear
2
Q
AS
A
Left ear
3
Q
AU
A
Both ears
4
Q
BAR
A
Bright, alert, responsive
5
Q
BID
A
Twice daily
6
Q
CC
A
milimeters
7
Q
CHF
A
Congestive heart failure
8
Q
CNS
A
Central nervous system
9
Q
DLH
A
Domestic Longhair
10
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
11
Q
DOA
A
Dead on arrival
12
Q
DSH
A
Domestic shorthair
13
Q
DVM
A
Doctor of veterinary medicine
14
Q
DX
A
Diagnosis
15
Q
FeLV
A
Feline leukemia virus
16
Q
F/S
A
Female spay
17
Q
FIA
A
Feline infectious anemia
18
Q
FIP
A
Feline infectious peritonitis
19
Q
Fx
A
Fracture
20
Q
G
A
Grams
21
Q
IM
A
Intramuscular
22
Q
IP
A
Intraperitoneal
23
Q
IV
A
Intravenous
24
Q
Kg
A
Killograms
25
LA
Large animal
26
Lbs
Pounds
27
Mg
Milligrams
28
ML
Milliters
29
M/N
Male neuter
30
N
Normal
31
NSAID
Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(s)
32
OD
Right eye
33
OS
Left eye
34
OU
Both eyes
35
OTC
Over the counter
36
PCV
Packed cell volume
37
PO
By mouth
38
PRN
As needed
39
PU/PD
Polyuria/dipsia
40
Qd
Everyday
41
Qh
Everyhour
42
Q12h
Every 12 hours
43
QID
4 times a day
44
QOD or EOD
Every other day
45
QS
fillup to amount
46
RBC
Red blood cells
47
RX
Prescription
48
Sg
Urinary specific gravity
49
SID
Once a day
50
SQ or SC
Subcutaneous
51
STAT
Immediately
52
SA
Small animal
53
SX
Surgery
54
T
Tablet
55
Tbsp
Tablespoon
56
Tsp
Teaspoon
57
TID
Three times a day
58
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
59
Tx
Treatment
60
UA
Urine analysis
61
WBC
White blood cell
62
W/O
Without
63
WT
Weight
64
YO
Years old
65
V
Vomiting
66
D
Diarrhea
67
L
Left
68
R
Right
69
O'
Owner
70
P'
Patient
71
WNL
Within normal limits
72
PE
Physical Examination
73
OZ
Ounces
