Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Oral
A
By mouth. p.o.
2
Q
Sublingual
A
Under the tongue. SL
3
Q
Buccal
A
Inside the cheek
4
Q
Parenteral
A
Administered by route other than by mouth or gastrointestinal tract. IV, IM, subcut, or ID
5
Q
Insertion
A
Placed into a body cavity.
6
Q
Instillation
A
Medication is introduced in liquid form into a body cavity.
7
Q
Inhalation
A
Medication is administered into the respiratory tract.
8
Q
Intranasal
A
A medication solution is instilled into the nostrils.
9
Q
Topical
A
A medication is applied to the external surface of the skin.
10
Q
c, C
A
cup
11
Q
g
A
gram
12
Q
gr
A
grain
13
Q
gt
A
drop
14
Q
gtt
A
drops
15
Q
kg
A
kilogram
16
Q
L
A
liter
17
Q
mcg
A
microgram (1/1000th of a milligram)
18
Q
mEq
A
milliequivalent
19
Q
mg
A
milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
20
Q
mL
A
milliliter
21
Q
oz
A
ounce
22
Q
pt
A
pint
23
Q
qt
A
quart
24
Q
T, tbs
A
tablespoon (15mL)
25
t, tsp
teaspoon
26
↑
Increase
27
↓
Decrease
28
▵
Change
29
⩰
Approximate
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ā
before
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aa, āā
of each
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a.c., ac
before meals
33
ad lib.
as desired, freely
34
am, AM
morning before noon
35
amp
ampule
36
aq
aqueous, water
37
b.i.d., bid
twice a day
38
b.i.w.
twice a week
39
č
with
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cap, caps
capsule
41
CD
controlled dose
42
CR
controlled release
43
dil.
dilute
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DS
double strength
45
EC
enteric coated
46
elix.
elixir
47
fl, fld.
fluid
48
GT
gastrostomy tube
49
h, hr
hour
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ID
intradermal
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IM
intramuscular
52
IV
intravenous
53
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
54
IVSS
intravenous Soluset
55
KVO
keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)
56
LA
long acting
57
LOS
length of stay
58
min
minute
59
mix
mixture
60
NAS
intranasal
61
NG, NGT
nasogastric tube
62
noc, noct
at night
63
n.p.o., NPO
nothing by mouth
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NS, N/S
normal saline
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ṕ
after
66
p.c., pc
after meals
67
per
through or by
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pm, PM
evening, before midnight
69
p.o.
by mouth
70
p.r.
by rectum
71
p.r.n., prn
when necessary/required, as needed
72
q.
every
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q.a.m.
every morning
74
q.h., qh
every hour
75
q2h, q4h, q6h, q8h, q12h
every 2 hours, every 4 hours, every 6 hours, every 8 hours, every 12 hours
76
q.i.d., qid
four times a day
77
q.s.
a sufficient amount/ as much as needed
78
rect
rectum
79
ś
without
80
sl, SL
sublingual
81
sol, soln
solution
82
s.o.s., SOS
may be repeated once if necessary
83
SR
sustained release
84
S&S
swish and swallow
85
stat, STAT
immediately, at once
86
subcut
subcutaneous
87
supp
suppository
88
susp
suspension
89
syp, syr
syrup
90
tab
tablet
91
t.i.d., tid
three times a day
92
tr., tinct
tincture
93
ung., oint
ointment
94
vag, v
vaginally
95
XL
long acting
96
XR
extended release
