Abbreviations with 2 Meanings Flashcards

1
Q

a, an

A

before/ without/ ear

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2
Q

AA

A

Affected Area/ Amino Acids

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3
Q

aa

A

of each/ affected area

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4
Q

ad

A

right ear/ as directed/ up to

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5
Q

amp

A

ampicillin/ ampoule

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6
Q

C or c

A

with/ 100

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7
Q

ca or Ca

A

calcium/ cancer

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8
Q

cf

A

cystic fibrosis/ with food/ cough formula/ cold formula

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9
Q

cr or CR

A

cream/ controlled release

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10
Q

d

A

daily/ right

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11
Q

DC, dc, d/c

A

discontinue/ discharge from hospital, diagnosis code

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12
Q

DS

A

double strength/ days supply

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13
Q

ED

A

emergency department/ erectile dysfunction

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14
Q

ER

A

emergency room/ extended release

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15
Q

HC

A

hydrocodone/ hydrocortisone

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16
Q

INH

A

inhaler/ inhalation/ isoniazid (anti-tubecular drug)

17
Q

inj

A

inject/ injection

18
Q

IU

A

international unit/ intrauterine

19
Q

IVP

A

IV push/ intravenous pyelogram (kidney/urinary tract test)

20
Q

L or l

A

50 (roman numeral)/ liter(s)

21
Q

m

A

meter/ mix/ month/1000 (roman numeral)

22
Q

Min or min

A

minimum/ minute

23
Q

Na

A

nausea/ sodium

24
Q

NS

A

normal saline/ nasal spray

25
Q

od

A

right eye/ once daily

26
Q

Pb

A

Phenobarbitol/ Lead

27
Q

pt

A

patient/ pint

28
Q

s

A

left/ without

29
Q

s/s

A

signs & symptoms/ swish & spit/ swish & swallow

30
Q

ss

A

one-half/ sliding scale (for insulin)/ single strength

31
Q

syr

A

syrup/ syringe

32
Q

u, U

A

unit/ both

33
Q

UD

A

Unit Dose/ as directed

34
Q

w

A

with/ week

35
Q

x

A

times/ for/ ten (roman numeral)