Latin Numbers and Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
I
A
1
2
Q
V
A
5
3
Q
X
A
10
4
Q
L
A
50
5
Q
C
A
100
6
Q
D
A
500
7
Q
M
A
1000
8
Q
aq.
A
water
9
Q
Cap.
A
capsule
10
Q
Syr.
A
syrup
11
Q
Supp.
A
suppository
12
Q
Susp.
A
suspension
13
Q
Tr.
A
Tincture
14
Q
Tab.
A
Tablet
15
Q
Inj.
A
Injection
16
Q
Comp.
A
Compound
17
Q
BSA
A
Body surface area
18
Q
fl
A
Fluid
19
Q
TPN
A
Total parenteral nutrition
20
Q
Top.
A
Topically
21
Q
Gtt.
A
Drop
22
Q
Elix.
A
Elixir
23
Q
Ung. or Oint.
A
Ointment
24
Q
Sol.
A
Solution
25
Pulv.
Powder
26
C with the bar on top
With
27
S
Without
28
Stat.
Immediately
29
div.
Divide
30
Dil.
Dilute
31
M
Mix
32
Sig. or S
Write on the label
33
Ft.
Make
34
ss.
One half
35
h.
hour
36
aa.
Of each
37
no.
number
38
O.
pint
39
p.r.n.
As occasion requires
40
q.s.
a sufficient quantity
41
q.s. ad
a sufficient quantity up to
42
q4h
every 4 hours
43
q6h
every 6 hours
44
qd
every day
45
qh
every hour
46
qod
every other day
47
q1w
every week
48
q.i.d
four times a day
49
s.i.d
once a day
49
t.i.d
three times a day
49
p.m.
afternoon
49
b.i.d
twice a day
49
a.m.
morning
50
h.s.
at bed time
51
A.c.
Before meal
52
P.c.
After meal
53
Noct.
night
54
Wk.
week
55
p.o.
orally
56
SL
sublingual
57
ID
intradermal
58
IM
Intramuscular
59
IV
Intravenous
60
S.C.
Subcutaneous
61
Tsp
Teaspoonful
62
R
Rectal
63
Tbsp
Tablespoonful
64
Disp.
Dispense
64
DW
Distilled water
65
D5W
Dextrose 5% in water
65
a.u.
each ear
66
D10W
Dextrose 10% in water
67
o.u.
each eye
68
NS
Normal saline( 0.9% sodium chloride)
69
o.s.
left eye
70
o.d.
right eye
70
a.s.
left ear
71
a.d.
right ear
72
USP
United states Pharmacopoeia
73
BP
British Pharmacopoeia
73
NF
National Formulary
74
u
unit
