medabbrev Flashcards
1
Q
1/2NS
A
one-half normal saline (0.45%)
2
Q
a
A
before
3
Q
A.M.
A
morning
4
Q
aa
A
of each
5
Q
AAA
A
apply to affected area
6
Q
ac
A
before meals
7
Q
achs
A
before meals and at bedtime
8
Q
AD
A
right ear
9
Q
ad lib
A
freely; as much as desired
10
Q
ad sat.
A
to saturation
11
Q
ad.
A
to; up to
12
Q
alt. h.
A
every other hour
13
Q
am, A.M.
A
in the morning; before noon
14
Q
amp
A
ampule
15
Q
ap
A
before dinner
16
Q
a.s., AS
A
left ear
17
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
18
Q
AU
A
each ear; both ears
19
Q
bid, BID
A
twice a day
20
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
21
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
22
Q
bol
A
bolus
23
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
24
Q
BT
A
bedtime
25
c
with
26
cap.
capsule
27
cc
cubic centimeter
28
CD
controlled delivery
29
cm
centimeter
30
conc
concentrated
31
HS
half-strength
32
hs or HS
at bedtime, hours of sleep
33
IJ
injection
34
IM
intramuscular
35
IN
intranasal
36
inf
infusion
37
inj.
injection
38
instill.
instillation
39
IP
intraperitoneal
40
IR
immediate-release
41
IU
international unit
42
IV
intravenous
43
IVP
intravenous push
44
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
45
L
liter
46
LA
long-acting
47
liq.
liquid
48
lot
lotion
49
LR
lactated ringer (solution)
50
mane
in the morning
51
mcg
microgram
52
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
53
mEq
milliequivalent
54
mEq/L
milliequivalent per liter
55
mg
milligram
56
mL
milliliter
57
mm
millimeter
58
mMol
millimole
59
MR
modified-release
60
n or noct.
in the night
61
NAS
intranasal
62
NKA
no known allergies
63
NKDA
no known drug allergies
64
noct. maneq.
night and morning
65
NPO, n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
66
NS
normal saline
67
NTE
not to exceed
68
o.d., OD
right eye
69
o.d.
once per day
70
o.s., OS
left eye
71
q.s., qs
as much as needed; a sufficient quantity
72
q12h
every 12 hours
73
qd, q1d
daily
74
q2h
every 2 hours
75
q3h
every 3 hours
76
q4h
every 4 hours
77
q6h
every 6 hours
78
q6PM, etc
every evening at 6 PM
79
q8h
every 8 hours
80
qam
every morning
81
qd, QD
every day
82
qh
every hour
83
qhs
each night at bedtime
84
qid
four times a day
85
qn
Nightly or at bedtime
86
qod, QOD, q.o.d
every other day
87
q.s. ad
add sufficient quantity to make
88
RE
right eye
89
s
without
90
s.o.s.
if necessary
91
sa
according to the art; best practice
92
SA
sustained action
93
Sig.
write on label
94
SL, s.l.
sublingual, under the tongue
95
SOB
shortness of breath
96
sol
solution; in solution
97
SQ, SC, sub q
subcutaneously
98
SR
sustained release
99
stat
immediately
100
supp
suppository
101
susp
suspension
102
syr.
syrup
103
tab
tablet
104
tbsp
tablespoon
105
TID, t.i.d.
three times a day
106
tid ac
three times a day before meals
107
TIN, t.i.n.
three times a night
108
tinct., tr
tincture
109
TIW, tiw
3 times a week
110
top.
topical
111
TR
timed-release
112
troche
lozenge
113
tsp
teaspoon
114
U or u
unit
115
ud, ut dict, UD
as directed
116
ung
ointment
117
vag, pv
via the vagina
118
vol %
volume percent
119
vol.
volume
120
w/o
without
121
w/v
weight in volume
122
wt.
weight
123
x
multiplied by
124
XL
extended-release
125
XR
extended-release
126
XT
extended-release
127
yo
years old
128
yr
year
129
μEq
microequivalent
130
μg, mcg
microgram
131
μL
microliter
132
fl or fld
fluid
133
G, or g, or gm
gram
134
garg
gargle
135
gr.
grain
136
GTT
glucose tolerance test
137
gtt, gtts
drop, drops
138
guttat.
drop by drop
139
h, or hr.
hour
140
elix.
elixir
141
emuls.
emulsion
142
ER
extended-release
143
disp
dispense
144
div
divide
145
dL
deciliter
146
DR
delayed-release
147
DW
dextrose in water, diabetes mellitus or distilled water
148
EC
enteric-coated
149
CR
controlled-release
150
cr, crm
cream
151
D5/0.9 NaCl
5% dextrose and normal saline
152
D5 1/2/NS
5% dextrose and half normal saline
153
D5NS
dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%)
154
D5W
5% dextrose in water
155
DAW
dispense as written
156
dil.
diluted
