MODULE 6 P3: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
ABBREVIATIONS
A
BEFORE
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aa. or ã ã
OF EACH
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ABW
ACTUAL BODY WEIGHT
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a.c.
BEFORE MEALS
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a.d.
RIGHT EAR
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ad lib.
AT PLEASURE, FREELY
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admin.
ADMINISTER
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a.m.
MORNING
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amp.
AMPULE
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APAP
ACETAMINOPHEN
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aq.
WATER
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aq.dist
DISTILLED WATER
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a.s.
LEFT EAR
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ASA
ASPIRIN
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ATC
AROUND THE CLOCK
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a.u.
EACH EAR
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b.i.d.
TWICE A DAY
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BM
BOWEL MOVEMENT
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BMI
BODY MASS INDEX
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BP
BLOOD PRESSURE
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BS
BLOOD SUGAR
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BSA
BODY SURFACE AREA
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BUN
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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BW
BODY WEIGHT
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C
CENTIGRADE
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c. or C
WITH
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Cc
WITH FOOD or MEALS
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CA
CANCER or CARDIAC ARREST
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Cap
CAPSULE
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CBC
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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Cc
CUBIC CENTIMETERE
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CCT
CRUDE COAL TAR
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chart of chartulae
POWDER or POWDER PAPER
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CHD
CONGESTIVE HEART DISEASE
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C&S
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
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d
DAY
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disc. or D.C.
DISCONTINUE
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disp.
DISPENSE
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div.
DIVIDE
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DOB
DATE OF BIRTH
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DPT
DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, TETANUS
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DS
DOUBLE STRENGTH
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d.t.d.
GIVE OF SUCH DOSES
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DW
DISTILLED WATER
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D5W
DEXTROSE 5% IN WATER
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DX
DIAGNOSE
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EC
ENTERIC COATED
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ECG or EKG
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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EDTA
EDETATE
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EENT
EES, EARS, NOSE, THROAT
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EFAD
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY
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elix.
ELIXIR
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e.m.p.
AS DIRECTED
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EPI
EPINEPHRINE
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ER
EMERGENCY ROOM
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et
AND
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f. or ft.
MAKE
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F
FAHRENHEIT
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FBS
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
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FFA
FREE FATTY ACID
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fl. or fld
FLUID
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ft.
MAKE
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garg
GARGLE
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g or Gm
GRAM
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GI
GASTRO-INTESTINAL
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gr
GRAIN
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gtt, gtts
DROP, DROPS
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GYN
GYNECOLOGY
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CHF
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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CNS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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comp.
COMPOUND
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COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
ABBREVIATIONS
CPZ
CHLORPROMAZINE
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HCTZ
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
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HEPA
HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULAR AIR
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h.s.
AT BED TIME
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HT
HEIGHT
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HPN
HYPERTENSION
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HPI
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
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IBW
IDEAL BODY WEIGHT
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ICU
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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ID
INTRADERMAL
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IM
INTRAMASCULAR
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INH
ISONIAZID
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I&O
INPUT AND OUTPUT
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inj.
INJECTION
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IPPB
INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE
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IU or iu
INTERNATIONAL UNIT
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IV
INTRAVENOUS
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IVP
INTRAVENOUS PUSH or IV PYELOGRAM
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IVPB
INTRAVENOUS PIGGY BACK
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L
LITER
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LCD
COAL TAR SOLUTION
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M.
MIX
ABBREVIATIONS
m^2 or M^2
SQUARE METER
ABBREVIATIONS
mcg or ug
MICROGRAM
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Meq
MILLIEQUIVALENT
ABBREVIATIONS
Mg. mg
MILLIGRAM
ABBREVIATIONS
MI
MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION
ABBREVIATIONS
Ml, mL
MILLILITRE
ABBREVIATIONS
MMR
MEASELS, MUMPS, RUBELLA
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H
HYPODERMC
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h or hr.
HOUR
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HA
HEADACHE
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HBP
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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HCT
HEMATOCRIT
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N&V
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
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NG
NASOGASTRIC
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NF
NATIONAL FORMULARY
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NK
NONE KNOWN
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no. or No.
NUMBER
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noct.
NIGHT
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non rep or N.R.
DO NOT REPEAT OR NO REFILLS
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NPO
NOTHING BY MOUTH
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NS
NORMAL SALINE
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1/2 NS
HALF-STRENGTH NORMAL SALINE
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NTG
NITROGLYCERIN
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NVD
NAUSEA, VOMITING, & DIARRHEA
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O.
PINT
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OB-GYN
OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY
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OC
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
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OD
OVERDOSE
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o.d.
RIGHT EYE
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oint.
OINTMENT
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o.s.
LEFT EYE
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OR
OPERATING ROOM
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OT
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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OTC
OVER-THE-COUNTER
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o.u.
EACH EYE
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o2
BOTH EYES
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oz.
OUNCE (AVOIRDUPOIS)
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p or per
BY
ABBREVIATIONS
pt.
PATIENT
ABBREVIATIONS
Pb
PHENOBARBITAL
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MO
MINERAL OIL
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MOM
MILK OF MAGNESIA
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mOsmol
MILLIOSMOLES
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MR
MAY REPEAT
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MRX_
MAY REPEAT TIMES
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N
NOSTRIL
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PPD
PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE (TUBERCULIN)
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PPI
PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT
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PPM
PART PER MILLION
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Pr
RECTALLY
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Pre-op
BEFORE SURGERY
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p.r.n.
WHEN REQUIRED OR AS NEEDED
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PT
PHYSICAL THERAPY
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pulv.
POWDER
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Pv
VAGINALLY
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q or q na may dash sa taas
EVERY
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q AM
EVERY MORNING
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q.d.
EVERYDAY
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q.h.
EVERY HOUR
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q.i.d.
FOUR TIMES A DAY
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q.o.d.
EVERY OTHER DAY
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q.s.
A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY
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q.s. ad
A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO MAKE
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r or R
RECTAL
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R.L or R/L
RINGER’S LACTATE
ABBREVIATIONS
s or s
WITHOUT
ABBREVIATIONS
sat.
SATURATED
ABBREVIATIONS
Sig.
WRITE ON LABEL
ABBREVIATIONS
SL
SUBLINGUAL
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SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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sol.
SOLUTION
ABBREVIATIONS
s.o.s
IF THERE IS NEED
ABBREVIATIONS
SS
SATURATED SOLUTION
ABBREVIATIONS
ss. or ss
ONE- HALF
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p.c.
AFTER MEALS
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PCN
PENICILLIN
ABBREVIATIONS
p.m.
AFTERNOON; EVENING
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p.o.
BY MOUTH
ABBREVIATIONS
p or post
AFTER
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syr.
SYRUP
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SZ
SEIZURE
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T&C
TYPE AND CROSSMATCH
ABBREVIATIONS
tab
TABLET
ABBREVIATIONS
TAC
TETRACAINE, ADRENALIN, AND COCAINE
ABBREVIATIONS
tal.
SUCH
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tal. dos.
SUCH DOSE
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tbsp
TABLESPOON
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TCA
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT
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t.a.t
UNTIL ALL TAKEN
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tx
TREATMENT
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TCN
TETRACYCLINE
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t.i.d.
THREE TIMES A DAY
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t.i.w.
THREE TIMES A WEEK
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TMP/ SMX
TRIMETHOPRIM/ SULFAMETHOXAZOLE
ABBREVIATIONS
top
TOPICALLY
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TPN
TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
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tr.
TINCTURE
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Tsp
TEASPOON
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U or u
UNIT (S)
ABBREVIATIONS
UA
URINALYSIS
ABBREVIATIONS
u.d. or ut dict
AS DIRECTED
ABBREVIATIONS
ung.
OINTMENT
ABBREVIATIONS
URI
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
ABBREVIATIONS
USP
UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA
ABBREVIATIONS
UTI
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
ABBREVIATIONS
UUN
URINE UREA NITROGEN
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UV
ULTRAVIOLET
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SSKI
SATURATED SOLUTION OF POTASIUM IODIDE
ABBREVIATIONS
stat.
IMMEDIATELY
ABBREVIATIONS
subc or subq or s.c.
SUBCUTANEOUSLY
ABBREVIATIONS
supp.
SUPPOSITORY
ABBREVIATIONS
susp.
SUSPENSION
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SVR
ALCOHOL
ABBREVIATIONS
VS
VITAL SIGNS
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w/WBC
WITH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
ABBREVIATIONS
w/o
WITHOUT
ABBREVIATIONS
X
TIMES
ABBREVIATIONS
y.o.
YEAR OLD
ABBREVIATIONS
ZnO
ZINC OXIDE
