common terms Flashcards
AP
apical pulse
AS
automatic stop
bp
blood pressure
c with a line over or w/
with
cbc
complete blood count
crma
certified residential medication aide
dil
dilute
DSSP
double teaspoon
Dx
diagnosis
elix
elixir
hct
hematocrit
hgb
hemoglobin
h, hr
hour
L
liter
hx
history
I & O
intake and output
IU
international unit
lb
pound
loa
leave of absence
MAR
medication administration report
min
minute or “
ml
milliliter
MRX
may repeat times
NPO
nothing by mouth
OTC
over the counter
PM
evening
PO
by mouth
PR
per rectal
R
rectal or respiration
r with a circle
right
RPH
registered pharmacist
Rx
treatment or prescription
s with a line over it or w/o
without
sob
shortness of breath
spec
specimen
s/s
signs and symptoms
TPR
temperature, pulse and respiration
vs
vital signs
wt
weight
ac
before meals
AD
right ear
AS
left ear
AU
both ears
BID
two times per day
cap
capsule
cc
cubic centimeter
c/o
complains of
d/c
discontinue
g or gm
gram
gr or g
grain
gtt (s)
a drop (s)
HS
hour of sleep or bedtime
mg
milligrams
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
oz
ounce
a triangle
change
I, II, III, IV, V
1,2,3,4,5
p with a line over it
after
pc
after meals
prn
as needed
Q
every
QD
once a day
QH
every hour
q2h, q4h, q8h
every 2,4,8 hours
QHS
every hour of sleep or bedtime
QID
four times a day
QOD
every other day
sc or subq
subcutaneous
SL
sublingual
sol
solution
SS with a line over it
one half
stat
at once
supp
suppository
susp
suspension
tab
tablet
TID
three times a day
tinct
tincture
T or tbsp
tablespoon
t or tsp
teaspoon
U
unit
ung
ointment
> or arrow up
increase, upper, elevate
< or arrow down
lower, decrease
SYR
syrup
ASA
aspirin
Ca
calcium
Cl
chloride
APAP
acetaminophen
DSS
colace (dioctyl sodium silfosuccinate)
FeSO4
Ferrous Sulfate
H2O
water
H2O2
hydrogen peroxide
I
iodine
K
potassium
Kl
potassium iodine
KCL
potassium chloride
LiCO3
lithium carbonate
Mg
magnesium
MOM
milk of magnesia
MS
morphine sulfate
Na
sodium
NaCl
sodium chloride
NS
normal saline
NTG
nitroglycerine
O2
oxygen
SSKI
saturated solution of potassium iodine