Calculations- Abbreviations For Patient Instructions Flashcards
1
Q
AC
A
Before meals
2
Q
AD
A
Right ear
3
Q
AS
A
Left ear
4
Q
ATC
A
Around the clock
5
Q
AU
A
Both ears
6
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
7
Q
BIW
A
Twice weekly
8
Q
C
A
With
9
Q
D.C.
A
Discontinue
10
Q
HS
A
Bedtime
11
Q
IM
A
Intramuscularly
12
Q
IV
A
Intravenously
13
Q
IVP
A
Intravenous push
14
Q
IVPB
A
Intravenous piggyback
15
Q
OD
A
Right eye
16
Q
OS
A
Left eye
17
Q
OU
A
Both eyes
18
Q
PC
A
After meals
19
Q
PO
A
By mouth orally
20
Q
PR
A
Per rectum
21
Q
PRN
A
As needed
22
Q
Q12H
A
Every 12hours
23
Q
Q24H
A
Every 24 hours
24
Q
Q4-6H
A
Every 4-6 hours
25
Q8H
Every 8 hours
26
QAM
Every morning
27
QD
Once daily
28
QHS
At bedtime
29
QID
Four times daily
30
QOD
Every other days
31
QPM
Every evening
32
SC OR SQ
Subcutaneously
33
SL
Sublingual under the tongue
34
SS
Swish and swallow
35
TID
Three times daily
36
TIW
Three times weekly
37
UD
As directed
38
WA
While awake
39
X1
One time
40
X2
Two times
41
X3
Three times
