abbreviations reverse deck Flashcards

1
Q

drop

A

gtt

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2
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microgram

A

mcg

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3
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milliequivalent

A

mEq

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4
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tablespoon

A

T

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5
Q

teaspoon

A

t

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6
Q

before

A

_a

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7
Q

of each

A

__aa

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8
Q

before me

A

a.c., ac

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9
Q

as desired

A

ad lib.

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10
Q

morning before noon

A

am, AM

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11
Q

ampule

A

amp

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12
Q

aqueous, water

A

aq

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13
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twice a day

A

b.i.d., bid

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14
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twice a week

A

b.i.w.

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15
Q

with

A

_C

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16
Q

capsule

A

cap, caps

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17
Q

controlled dose

A

CD

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18
Q

controlled release

A

CR

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19
Q

dilute

A

dil.

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20
Q

double strength

A

DS

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21
Q

enteric coated

A

EC

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22
Q

elixir

A

elix.

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23
Q

fluid

A

fl, fld.

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24
Q

gastrostomy tube

A

GT

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25
Q

hour

A

h, hr

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26
Q

intradermal

A

ID

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27
Q

intramuscular

A

IM

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28
Q

intravenous

A

IV

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29
Q

intravenous piggyback

A

IVPB

30
Q

intravenous Soluset

A

IVSS

31
Q

keep vein open (very slow infusion rate)

A

KVO

32
Q

long acting

A

LA

33
Q

length of stay

A

LOS

34
Q

minute

A

min

35
Q

mixture

A

mix

36
Q

intranasal

A

NAS

37
Q

nasogastic tube

A

NG, NGT

38
Q

at night

A

noc, noct

39
Q

nothing by mouth

A

n.p.o, NPO

40
Q

normal saline

A

NS, N/S

41
Q

after

A

_p

42
Q

after meals

A

p.c., pc

43
Q

through or by

A

per

44
Q

evening, before midnight

A

pm, PM

45
Q

by mouth, oral

A

p.o.

46
Q

by rectum

A

p.r.

47
Q

every

A

q.

48
Q

every morning

A

q.a.m.

49
Q

every hour

A

q.h., qh

50
Q

every (2,4,6) hours

A

q2h, q4h, q6h, …

51
Q

four times a day

A

q.i.d.

52
Q

a sufficient amount/as much as needed

A

q.s.

53
Q

rectum

A

rect

54
Q

without

A

_s

55
Q

sublingual

A

sl, SL

56
Q

may be repeated once if necessary

A

s.o.s., SOS

57
Q

sustained release

A

SR

58
Q

swish & swallow

A

S&S

59
Q

immediately, at once

A

stat, STAT

60
Q

subcutaneous

A

subcut

61
Q

suspension

A

susp

62
Q

syrup

A

syp, syr

63
Q

tablet

A

tab

64
Q

3x a day

A

t.i.d., tid

65
Q

suppository

A

supp

66
Q

tincture

A

tr., tinct

67
Q

ointment

A

ung., oint

68
Q

vaginally

A

vag, v

69
Q

long acting

A

XL

70
Q

extended release

A

XR