Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
Gram
g
Cup
C or c
Grain
gr
Drop
gtt
Kilogram
kg
Liter
L
Microgram
mcg
Milliequivalent
mEq
Milligram
mg
Milliliter
mL
Ounce
oz
Pint
pt
Tablespoon
T , tbsp
Teaspoon
t or tsp
Before
_
a
Of each
aa or __
aa
Before meals
a.c. Pr ac
As desired, freely
ad lib.
Morning before noon
AM or am
Ampule
Amp
Aqueous, water
aq
Twice a day
bid or b.i.d.
Twice a week
b.i.w.
With
_
c
Cup
c
Capsule
cap, caps
Controlled dose
CD
Controlled release
CR
Dilute
dil.
Double strength
DS
Enteric coated
EC
Elixir
elix.
Fluid
fl, fld
Gastrostomy tube
GT
Hour
h, hr
Intradermal
ID
Intramuscular
IM
Intravenous
IV
Intravenous piggyback
IVPB
Intravenous soluset
IVSS
Keep vein open
A very slow infusion rate
KVO
Long acting
LA
Length of stay
LOS
Minute
min
Mixture
mix
Intranasal
NAS
Nasogastric tube
NG, NGT
At night
noc, noct
Nothing by mouth
n.p.o. Or NPO
Normal saline
NS, N/S
After
_
p
After meals
p.c., pc
Through or by
per
Evening, before midnight
PM or pm
By mouth, oral
p.o.
By rectum
p.r.
When necessary/ required, as needed
prn or p.r.n.
Every
q
Every morning
q.a.m.
Every hour
q.h. Or qh
Every 2 hours Every 4 hours Every 6 hours Every 8 hours Every 12 hours
q2h q4h q6h q8h q11h
Four times a day
q.i.d. Or qid
A sufficient amount/ as much as needed
q.s.
Rectum
rect
Without
_
s
Sublingual
SL or sl
Solution
sol, soln
May be repeated once as necessary
SOS or s.o.s.
Sustained release
SR
Swish and swallow
S&S
Immediately, at once
STAT or stat
Subcutaneous
subcut
Suppository
supp
Suspension
susp
Syrup
syp, or syr
Tablet
tab
Three times a day
t.i.d. Or tid
Tincture
tinct or tr
Ointment
ung. Or oint
Vaginally
vag, v
Long acting
XL
Extended release
XR
Gallon
gal
Quart
qt
Inch
in
Foot
ft
Yard
yd
Liter
L
Gram
g
Meter
m
Kilo
K, k
Micro
mc
Kilogram
Kg
Gram
g
Milligram
mg
Microgram
Mcguire
Kiloliter
KL
Liter
L
Milliliter
mL
Kilometer
Km
Meter
m
Millimeter
mm
Grams measure what
Dry rate of something
Liters measure what
Liquid rate if something
Meters measure what
Length of something
Kilo means
1000
One thousand times
Hecto means
100
One hundred times
Deka means
10
Ten times
Deci means
0.1
One tenth
Centi means
0.01
One hundredth part of
Milli means
0.001
One thousandth part of
Micro means
0.000001
One millionth part of