Common Medical & Pharmaceutical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A/O
A
alert and oriented
2
Q
D/C
A
discharge
3
Q
A Fib
A
Atrial fibrillation
4
Q
DC
A
discontinue
5
Q
ac
a.c.
A
before meals
6
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
7
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
8
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
9
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
10
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
11
Q
am
A
in the morning
before noon
12
Q
ECG
EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
13
Q
amt
A
amount
14
Q
ER
A
emergency room
extended release
15
Q
ED
A
emergency department
16
Q
ASA
A
Acetylsalicylic Acid
(asaprin)
17
Q
F/U
A
follow up
18
Q
BID
A
Bis In Die
(twice a day)
19
Q
Fx
A
Fracture
20
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
21
Q
FYI
A
for your information
22
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
23
Q
GI
A
gastrointestional
24
Q
BS
A
bowel sounds
25
gtts
drops
26
c
with
27
H&P
history and physical
28
CA
cancer
29
hr
h
hour
30
CAD
coronary artery disease
31
hs
hours of sleep
32
cap.
caps.
capsule(s)
33
HTN
hypertension
34
CBC
complete blood count
35
I&O
intake and output
36
cc
cubic centimeter
37
IM
intramuscular
38
CHF
congestive heart failure
39
IV
intravenous
40
CNS
central nervous system
41
liq
liquid
42
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
43
LPM
liters per minute
44
meds
medications
45
CP
chest pain
46
mid noc
midnight
47
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
48
min
minute
49
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
| (stroke)
50
ml
mL
milliliter
51
mEq
milliequivalent
52
qHS
every night at bedtime
every bedtime
53
MI
myocardial infarction
| (heart attack)
54
QID
*Quarter In Die*
| (four times a day)
55
MD
medical doctor
56
QOD
every other day
57
noc
night
58
Rx
prescription
take
59
NPO
*Nils Per Os*
| (nothing by mouth)
60
s
without
61
S/S
signs and symptoms
62
NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
63
SOB
shortness of breath
64
stat
immediately
65
NTG
nitroglycerin
66
SQ
SC
subcutaneous
67
N/V
nausea/vomiting
68
tabs
tablets
69
NC
nasal cannula
70
TB
tuberculosis
71
NGT
nasogastric tube
72
tbsp
Tbsp
T
tablespoon
73
OTC
over the counter
74
tsp
t
teaspoon
75
O2
oxygen
76
TIA
transient ischemic attack
| (mini-stroke)
77
OD
overdose
78
TID
three times a day
79
oz
ounce
80
TPN
total parental nutrition
| (through feeding tube)
81
pc
after meals
82
per
by,
through
83
TPR
temperature
pulse
respiration
84
pm
afternoon
evening
85
PCN
penicillin
86
TX
treatment
87
PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
| (gastric tube)
88
UA
urine analysis
89
URI
upper respiratory infection
90
PO
*per os*
| (by mouth)
91
UTI
urinary tract infection
92
PRN
*Pro Re Nata*
| (as necessary)
93
VS
vital signs
94
pt
patient
95
w/
with
96
PT
physical therapy
97
w/o
without
98
q
every
each
99
w/c
wheel chair
100
qd
every day
101
wt
weight
102
qh
every hour
103
x
times
104
q2H
every 2 hours
105
YO
year old
106
q3H
every three hours
107
A
a
before
108
elix.
elixir
109
ext
external
extract
110
ad
right ear
111
as
left ear
112
fl
fld
fluid
113
g
gram
114
gr
grain
115
alt. h.
alternate hours
116
gtt
drop
117
HC
hydrocortisone
118
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
119
APAP
Acetaminophen
| (Tylenol®)
120
aq.
water
121
aq. dist.
distilled water
122
inj
injection
123
au
both ears
124
IVP
IV push
125
IVPB
IV piggyback
126
KCl
potassium chloride
127
dil.
dilute
128
kg
kilogram
129
D5W
destrose 5% in water
130
L
liter
131
lb
pound
132
D5W 1/4 NS
dextrose 5% in 1/4 normal saline
133
mcg
microgram
134
D5W 1/2 NS
dextrose 5% in 1/2 normal saline
135
MDI
metered dose inhaler
136
DAW
dispense as written
137
Disp
dispense
138
mg
milligram
139
DS
double strength
140
EC
enteric coated
141
MOM
milk of magnesia
142
q12H
every 12 hours
143
MS
morphine sulphate
144
qPM
every evening
145
MVI
multivitamin injection
146
qs
as much as needed
quantity sufficient
147
o.d.
od
right eye
148
o.s.
os
left eye
149
noct.
night
150
qt
quart
151
om
on morning
152
R
PR
rectally
per rectum
153
on
on night
154
SL
sublinqual
155
SR
sustained release
156
ou
both eyes
157
S
Sig
give the following directions
158
p
p.
after
per
159
ss
one half
160
PCS
patient-controlled analgesia
161
sol
soln
solution
162
SW
sterile water
163
SWFI
sterile water for injection
164
TKO
TKVO
KVO
to keep open
to keep vein open
keep vein open
165
qd
once daily
166
q1h
every one hour
167
q4H
every four hours
168
q6H
every six hours
169
q8H
every 8 hours
170
t.i.w
tiw
three times weekly
171
tinct.
tr
tincture
172
ung.
ointment
173
ut.dict.
UD
as directed
174
VO
verbal order
175
PSE
pseudoephedrine
