abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
Q
a.m., am, Am
A
morning
3
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
4
Q
b.i.d., bid, bd
A
twice a day / twice daily / 2 times daily
5
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
6
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
7
Q
CT scan
A
computerized tomography
8
Q
CVP
A
central venous pressure
9
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
10
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate.
11
Q
Dr
A
doctor
12
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
13
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
14
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
15
Q
gtt., gtt
A
drop(s)
16
Q
h., h
A
hour
17
Q
h/o
A
history of
18
Q
Hb
A
haemoglobin
19
Q
Ht
A
height
20
Q
Hx
A
history
21
Q
i
A
1 tablet
22
Q
ii
A
2 tablet
23
Q
iii
A
3 tablets
24
Q
i.m., IM
A
injection into a muscle
25
i.v., IV
injection directly to a vein
26
IVI
intravenous infusion
27
IVP
intravenous piggy bank
28
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
29
MRSA
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
30
XR
extended release
31
n.p.o., npo, NPO
nothing by mouth / not by oral administration
32
NG
nasogastric
33
noc
every night
34
NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
35
o.d., od, OD
once a day
36
o/e
on examination
37
OT
occupational therapist
38
p.c.
after food
39
p.m., pm, PM
afternoon or evening
40
p.o., po, PO
orally / by mouth / oral administration
41
p.r.n., prn, PRN
as needed
42
tsp ; t
teaspoon
43
q.
every
44
q.1.h., q1h
every hour
45
q.2.h., q2h
every 2 hours
46
q.4.h., q4h
every 4 hours
47
q.6.h., q6h
every 6 hours
48
q.8.h., q8h
every 8 hours
49
q.d., qd
every day / daily
50
qid
4 times a day
51
q.h., qh
every hour, hourly
52
q.i.d., qid
4 times a day
53
q.o.d., qod
every other day / alternate days
54
RN
registered nurse
55
s.c., SC
injection under the skin
56
S/R
sustained release
57
stat
immediately, with no delay, now
58
OS
left eye
59
bid
twice daily
60
t.i.d., tid
3 times a day
61
IV
intravenous
62
gtt
drop
63
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
64
qid
four times a day
65
NPO
nothing by mouth
66
elxir
liquid/syrup
67
U&E
urea and electrolytes
68
pc
after
69
a
before
70
UTI
urinary tract infection
71
OD
right eye
72
tbsp
tablespoon
