Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
IV
A
intravenous
2
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggyback
3
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
4
Q
SC/SQ
A
subcutaneous
5
Q
TM
A
transmucosal
6
Q
IB
A
intrabuccal (mouth)
7
Q
IP
A
intraperitoneal (membrane of the abdominal cavity)
8
Q
IA
A
intra-articular (intra-arterial)
9
Q
IO
A
intraosseous (bone marrow)
10
Q
PO
A
per os (oral)
11
Q
PR
A
per rectum
12
Q
OS
A
left eye (oculus sinister)
13
Q
OD
A
right eye (oculus dexter)
14
Q
OU
A
each eye (oculus uterque)
15
Q
AS
A
left ear (auris sinistra)
16
Q
AD
A
right ear (auris dextra)
17
Q
AU
A
both ears (auris unitas)
18
Q
q
A
every (quaque)
19
Q
h
A
hour (hora)
20
Q
d
A
day (die)
21
Q
min
A
minute
22
Q
s.i.d.
A
once daily (semel in die)
23
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice daily (bis in die)
24
Q
t.i.d.
A
three times daily (ter in die)
25
q.i.d.
four times daily (quarter in die)
26
q.o.d.
every other day (quaque latera die) (q2d)
27
p.r.n.
as needed (pro re nata)
28
od
every day (omne die)
29
qd
every day (quaque die)
30
q6h
every 6 hours (quaque 6 hora)
31
q8h
every 8 hours (quaque 8 hora)
32
q12h
every 12 hours (quaque 12 hora)
33
sat
immediately, at once
34
a.c.
before meals (ante cibum)
35
p.c.
after meals (post cibum)
36
ad. Lib.
if desired, freely (ad libitum)
37
q.s.
as much as suffices or 'total amount' (quantum satis)
38
a
before (ante)
39
p
after (post)
40
c
with (cum)
41
s
without
42
aq
water (aqua)
43
et
and
44
noct
night
45
tab
tablet
46
cap
capsule
47
pulv
powder
48
sol
solution
49
susp
suspension
50
elix
elixir
51
tinct
tincture
52
gtt
drop
53
oint
ointment
