Conversions and Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ac
A
before meals
2
Q
bid
A
twice a day
3
Q
cap
A
capsules
4
Q
d
A
day (24 hrs)
5
Q
exlir.
A
liquid or syrup
6
Q
h
A
hour
7
Q
hs
A
at bedtime
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
9
Q
po
A
by mouth
10
Q
pc
A
after meals
11
Q
pil
A
pill
12
Q
prn
A
as needed
13
Q
q
A
every
14
Q
sig
A
patient instructions
15
Q
qid
A
4 times a day
16
Q
supp
A
administered rectally
17
Q
T
A
one tablet
18
Q
tab
A
tablet
19
Q
tid
A
3 times a day
20
Q
U
A
unit
21
Q
1 kg = __ g
A
1000 g
22
Q
1g = __mg
A
1000 mg
23
Q
1 L = __ml
A
1000 mL
24
Q
1 mL = __cc
A
1 cc
25
1 cm = __mm
10 mm
26
1 tsp =__gtt
60 gtt
27
1 tbsp = __tsp
3 tsp
28
1 oz = __tbsp
2 tbsp
29
1 c = __oz
8 oz
30
1 lb = __oz
16 oz
31
1 ton = __lb
2000 lb
32
1 ft = __in
12 in
33
1 yard = __ft
3 ft
34
3 ft = __in
36 in
35
1 kg = __lb
2.2 lb
36
1 mL/1cc = __gtt
15 gtt
37
1 tsp =__ml/__cc
5 mL/5 cc
38
1 tbsp = __mL
15 mL
39
1 oz =__mL/__cc
30 ml/30 cc
40
1 c =__mL/__cc
240 mL/240 cc
41
1 in =__cm
2.5 cm
42
gtt
drop
43
ss (roman numeral)
1/2
44
i
1
45
ii
2
46
iii
3
47
iv
4
48
v
5
49
vi
6
50
vii
7
51
viii
8
52
ix
9
53
x
10
54
xi
11
55
xii
12
56
xiii
13
57
xiv
14
58
xv
15
59
xvi
16
60
xvii
18
61
xix
19
62
xx
20
63
xxi
21
64
xxii
22
65
xxiii
23
66
xxiv
24
67
xxv
25
68
xxvi
26
69
xxvii
27
70
xxviii
28
71
xxix
29
72
xxx
30
73
50 (answer is a letter)
L
74
100 (answer is a letter)
C
75
500 (answer is a letter)
D
76
1000 (answer is a letter)
M
77
0100 (military time)
1:00 am
78
11:30 am
1130
79
0001
12:01 am
80
1400 (military time)
2:00 pm
81
8:30 pm
2030
82
12 am (midnight)
2400
83
0000
midnight
84
0059
12:59 am
85
1 am
0100
86
9:36 am
0936
87
1159 (military time)
11:59 am
88
1200
noon/12pm
89
12:59 am
1259
90
1300
1:00 pm
91
3:27 pm
1527
92
2017 (military time)
8:17 pm
93
9:40 pm
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