Conversions and Abbreviations Flashcards
ac
before meals
bid
twice a day
cap
capsules
d
day (24 hrs)
exlir.
liquid or syrup
h
hour
hs
at bedtime
IM
intramuscular
po
by mouth
pc
after meals
pil
pill
prn
as needed
q
every
sig
patient instructions
qid
4 times a day
supp
administered rectally
T
one tablet
tab
tablet
tid
3 times a day
U
unit
1 kg = __ g
1000 g
1g = __mg
1000 mg
1 L = __ml
1000 mL
1 mL = __cc
1 cc
1 cm = __mm
10 mm
1 tsp =__gtt
60 gtt
1 tbsp = __tsp
3 tsp
1 oz = __tbsp
2 tbsp
1 c = __oz
8 oz
1 lb = __oz
16 oz
1 ton = __lb
2000 lb
1 ft = __in
12 in
1 yard = __ft
3 ft
3 ft = __in
36 in
1 kg = __lb
2.2 lb
1 mL/1cc = __gtt
15 gtt
1 tsp =__ml/__cc
5 mL/5 cc
1 tbsp = __mL
15 mL
1 oz =__mL/__cc
30 ml/30 cc
1 c =__mL/__cc
240 mL/240 cc
1 in =__cm
2.5 cm
gtt
drop
ss (roman numeral)
1/2
i
1
ii
2
iii
3
iv
4
v
5
vi
6
vii
7
viii
8
ix
9
x
10
xi
11
xii
12
xiii
13
xiv
14
xv
15
xvi
16
xvii
18
xix
19
xx
20
xxi
21
xxii
22
xxiii
23
xxiv
24
xxv
25
xxvi
26
xxvii
27
xxviii
28
xxix
29
xxx
30
50 (answer is a letter)
L
100 (answer is a letter)
C
500 (answer is a letter)
D
1000 (answer is a letter)
M
0100 (military time)
1:00 am
11:30 am
1130
0001
12:01 am
1400 (military time)
2:00 pm
8:30 pm
2030
12 am (midnight)
2400
0000
midnight
0059
12:59 am
1 am
0100
9:36 am
0936
1159 (military time)
11:59 am
1200
noon/12pm
12:59 am
1259
1300
1:00 pm
3:27 pm
1527
2017 (military time)
8:17 pm
9:40 pm
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