Abbreviations

Question 1

ac

Answer 1

before meals

Question 2

ad lib

Answer 2

as desired, freely

Question 3

am

Answer 3

morning before noon

Question 4

aq

Answer 4

aqueous, water

Question 4

amp

Answer 4

ampule (a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for especially hypodermic injection)

Question 5

BID

Answer 5

twice a day

Question 6

c (with a line on top)

Answer 6

with

Question 7

cap*

Answer 7

capsule

Question 8

CD

Answer 8

controlled dose

Question 9

CR

Answer 9

controlled release

Question 10

dil.

Answer 10

dilute

Question 11

DS

Answer 11

double strength

Question 12

EC

Answer 12

enteric coated (polymer coated capsule so that the gastric acids do not destroy med)

Question 13

elix.

Answer 13

elixir (a liquid containing a medicinal drug with syrup, glycerine, or alcohol added to mask its unpleasant taste)

Question 14

fld.

Answer 14

fluid

Question 15

GT

Answer 15

gastronomy tube (allows air and fluid to leave the stomach and can be used to give drugs and liquids, including liquid food, to the patient.)

Question 16

gtt

Answer 16

drop

Question 17

h, hr

Answer 17

hour

Question 18

ID

Answer 18

intradermal (injections administered into the dermis, just below the epidermis)

Question 19

IM

Answer 19

intramuscular

Question 20

IV

Answer 20

intravenous

Question 21

IVPB

Answer 21

intravenous piggyback (a small bag of solution attached to a primary infusion line or intermittent venous access device to deliver medication over a specified period of time)

Question 22

KVO

Answer 22

keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)

Question 23

LA

Answer 23

long acting

Question 24

LOS

Answer 24

length of stay

Question 25

min

Answer 25

minute

Question 26

mix

Answer 26

mixture

Question 27

NAS

Answer 27

intranasal

Question 28

NG, NGT

Answer 28

nasogastric tube

Question 29

noct

Answer 29

at night

Question 30

NPO

Answer 30

nothing by mouth

Question 31

NS, N/S

Answer 31

normal saline

Question 32

pc

Answer 32

after meals

Question 33

per

Answer 33

through or by

Question 34

pm

Answer 34

evening, before midnight

Question 35

PO

Answer 35

by mouth, oral

Question 36

pr

Answer 36

by rectum

Question 37

prn

Answer 37

when necessary/required as needed

Question 38

q

Answer 38

every

Question 39

q.a.m.

Answer 39

every morning

Question 40

qh

Answer 40

every hour

Question 41

q2h

Answer 41

every 2 hours

Question 42

q4h

Answer 42

every 4 hours

Question 43

q6h

Answer 43

every 6 hours

Question 44

q8h

Answer 44

every 8 hours

Question 45

q12h

Answer 45

every 12 hours

Question 46

QID

Answer 46

four times a day

Question 47

qs

Answer 47

a sufficient amount/as much as needed

Question 48

rect

Answer 48

rectum

Question 49

SL

Answer 49

sublingual

Question 50

soln

Answer 50

solution

Question 51

SR

Answer 51

sustained released

Question 52

stat

Answer 52

immediately, at once

Question 53

SUBCUT

Answer 53

subcutaneous (beneath, or under, all the layers of the skin)

Question 54

supp

Answer 54

suppository

Question 55

susp

Answer 55

suspension (The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid or another solid; also a substance in this state.)

Question 56

syp

Answer 56

syrup

Question 57

tab

Answer 57

tablet

Question 58

TID

Answer 58

three times a day

Question 59

tinct

Answer 59

tincture

Question 60

ung, oint

Answer 60

ointment

Question 61

vag

Answer 61

vaginally

Question 62

XL

Answer 62

long lasting

Question 63

XR

Answer 63

extended release

Question 64

aa

Answer 64

of each

Question 65

ante

Answer 65

before

Question 66

AV.

Answer 66

average

Question 67

b.m.

Answer 67

bowel movement

Question 68

PH

Answer 68

past history

Question 69

PI

Answer 69

pervious illness

Question 70

Rx

Answer 70

prescription

Question 71

TPR

Answer 71

temp, pulse, respiration