Common Abbreviations Used in Prescriptions and Medication Orders Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
Before
2
Q
Before
A
A
3
Q
aa. or ã ã
A
of each
4
Q
of each
A
aa. or ã ã
5
Q
ABW
A
Actual Body Weight
6
Q
Actual Body Weight
A
ABW
7
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals
8
Q
Before meals
A
a.c.
9
Q
a.d.
A
Right ear
10
Q
Right ear
A
a.d.
11
Q
ad lib.
A
at pleasure, freely
12
Q
at pleasure, freely
A
ad lib.
13
Q
admin.
A
Administer
14
Q
Administer
A
admin.
15
Q
a.m.
A
Morning
16
Q
Morning
A
a.m.
17
Q
amp.
A
Ampule
18
Q
Ampule
A
amp.
19
Q
APAP
A
Acetaminophen
20
Q
Acetaminophen
A
APAP
21
Q
aq.
A
Water
22
Q
Water
A
aq.
23
Q
aq.dist
A
Distilled water
24
Q
Distilled water
A
aq.dist
25
a.s.
Left ear
26
Left ear
a.s.
27
ASA
Aspirin
28
Aspirin
ASA
29
ATC
Around the clock
30
Around the clock
ATC
31
a.u.
Each ear
32
Each ear
a.u.
33
b.i.d.
Twice a day
34
Twice a day
b.i.d.
35
BM
Bowel movement
36
Bowel movement
BM
37
BMI
Body mass index
38
Body mass index
BMI
39
BP
Blood pressure
40
Blood pressure
BP
41
BS
Blood sugar
42
Blood sugar
BS
43
BSA
Body surface area
44
Body surface area
BSA
45
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
46
Blood urea nitrogen
BUN
47
BW
Body weight
48
Body weight
BW
49
C
Centigrade
50
Centigrade
C
51
c.
With
52
With
c.
53
Cc
With food or meals
54
With food or meals
Cc
55
CA
Cancer or cardiac arrest
56
Cancer or cardiac arrest
CA
57
Cap
Capsule
58
Capsule
Cap
59
CBC
Complete Blood Count
60
Complete Blood Count
CBC
61
cc
Cubic centimetre
62
Cubic centimetre
cc
63
CCT
Crude coal tar
64
Crude coal tar
CCT
65
chart of chartulae
Powder or powder paper
66
Powder or powder paper
chart of chartulae
67
CHD
Congestive heart disease
68
Congestive heart disease
CHD
69
C&S
Culture and Sensitivity
70
Culture and Sensitivity
C&S
71
d
Day
72
Day
d
73
disc. Or D.C.
Discontinue
74
Discontinue
disc. Or D.C.
75
disp.
Dispense
76
Dispense
disp.
77
div.
Divide
78
Divide
div.
79
DOB
Date of Birth
80
Date of Birth
DOB
81
DPT
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
82
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
DPT
83
DS
Double strength
84
Double strength
DS
85
d.t.d.
Give of such doses
86
Give of such doses
d.t.d
87
DW
Distilled Water
88
Distilled Water
DW
89
D5W
Dextrose 5% in water
90
Dextrose 5% in water
D5W
91
DX
Diagnose
92
Diagnose
DX
93
EC
enteric coated
94
enteric coated
EC
95
ECG or EKG
Electrocardiogram
96
Electrocardiogram
ECG or EKG
97
EDTA
Edetate
98
Edetate
EDTA
99
EENT
eyes, ears, nose, throat
100
eyes, ears, nose, throat
EENT
101
EFAD
essential fatty acid deficiency
102
essential fatty acid deficiency
EFAD
103
elix.
Elixir
104
Elixir
elix.
105
e.m.p
as directed
106
as directed
e.m.p
107
EPI
Epinephrine
108
Epinephrine
EPI
109
ER
emergency room
110
emergency room
ER
111
et
And
112
And
et
113
f. or ft.
make
114
make
f. or ft.
115
F
Fahrenheit
116
Fahrenheit
F
117
FBS
fasting blood sugar
118
fasting blood sugar
FBS
119
FFA
Free fatty acid
120
Free fatty acid
FFA
121
fl. or fld
Fluid
122
Fluid
fl. or fld
123
ft.
Make
124
Make
ft.
125
garg
Gargle
126
Gargle
garg
127
g or Gm
Gram
128
Gram
g or Gm
129
GI
gastro-intestinal
130
gastro-intestinal
GI
131
gr
Grain
132
Grain
gr
133
gtt, gtts
drop, drops
134
drop, drops
gtt, gtts
135
GYN
Gynecology
136
Gynecology
GYN
