Ch. 2 Common Prescription Abbreviations Flashcards
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a.c.
A
before meals
ante cibum
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Ā
A
before
ante
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a.m.
A
before noon
ante meridiem
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b.i.d.
A
twice a day
bis in die
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d
A
day
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h
A
hour
hora
6
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h.s.
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at bedtime [spell out bedtime]
hora somni
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noc
A
night
noctis
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p
A
after
post
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p.c.
A
after meals
post cibum
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p.m.
A
after noon
post meridiem
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Q
p.r.n.
A
as needed
pro re nata
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Q
q
A
every
quaque
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q.d.
A
every day [always spell out every day]
quaque dia
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qh
A
every hour
quaque hora
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q2h
A
every 2 hours
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q.i.d.
A
four times a day
quarter in die
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Q
q.o.d.
A
every other day [spell out every other day]
quaque altera die
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Q
STAT
A
immediately
statium
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Q
t.i.d.
A
three times a day
ter in die
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wk
A
week
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yr
A
year
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AD
A
right ear [spell out right ear]
auris dextra
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Q
ad lib.
A
as desired
ad libitum
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amt
amount
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aq
water
| aqua
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AS
left ear [spell out left ear]
| auris sinistra
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AU
both ears [spell out both ears]
| auris unitas
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c
with
| cum
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NPO
nothing by mouth
| non per os
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OD
right eye [spell out right eye]
| oculus dexter
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OS
left eye [spell out left eye]
| oculus sinister
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OU
both eyes [spell out both eyes]
| oculi unitas
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per
by or through
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p.o.
by mouth
| per os
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PR
through rectum
| per rectum
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PV
through vagina
| per vagina
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Rx
recipe; perscription
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s
without
| sine
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Sig
label; instruction to the patient
| signa
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ss
one-half [spell out one-half or 1/2]
| semis
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wa
while awake
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x
times or for; 6x means six times while x2d mean for two days
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>
greater than [spell out greater than]
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<
less than [spell out less than]
