Approved Abbreviations and Symbols - DO NOT USE Flashcards
1
Q
IU
A
“international unit”
2
Q
Q.D.
A
“daily”
3
Q
Q.O.D.
A
“every other day”
4
Q
U
A
“Units”
5
Q
ug
A
“mcg” for “micrograms”
6
Q
cc
A
“ml” or “milliliters”
7
Q
Ms or MS04
A
“morphine” or “morphine sulfate”
8
Q
MgSO 4
A
“magnesium sulfate”
9
Q
T.I.W
A
“3 times weekly” or “three times weekly” or specify the actual three days ex: “every Mon-Wed-Fri”
10
Q
2.0mg
A
“2mg” do not use trailing zeros
11
Q
.1 mcg
A
“0.1mcg”
12
Q
HS
A
hours of sleep …“at bedtime”
13
Q
SQ
A
subcutaneous … “subQ”
14
Q
OS OD OU
A
“left eye” “right eye” or “both eyes”
15
Q
BT
A
“bedtime”
16
Q
D/C
A
Discharge or Discontinue
17
Q
IN
A
intranasal
18
Q
Per os
A
By mouth mistaken for OS, left eye
19
Q
Qhs
A
Every night
20
Q
AS AD AU
A
“left ear” “right ear” “both ears”
21
Q
Q1d
A
daily
22
Q
ss
A
Sliding scale
23
Q
SSRI
A
Sliding scale regular insulin (mistaken for selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
24
Q
SSI
A
Sliding scale insulin
25
Apothecary
write in metric units
26
Abbreviations Drug Names
write full name of drug
27
UD
Unit dose
