Pharmacology Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
’
A
foot, minute
2
Q
”
A
inch, second
3
Q
º
A
degree
4
Q
%
A
percentage
5
Q
♀
A
female
6
Q
♂
A
male
7
Q
aa
A
equal parts
8
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
9
Q
A&P
A
Anterior and Posterior
10
Q
AD
A
right ear
11
Q
Agit
A
shake
12
Q
am
A
morning
13
Q
AMA
A
Against Medical Advise
14
Q
ante
A
before
15
Q
Aq or aq
A
Aqueous water
16
Q
AS or al
A
left ear
17
Q
ASA
A
aspirin - Acetyl Salicylic Acid
18
Q
AU
A
both ears
19
Q
Bid
A
drink
20
Q
BID or b.i.d.
A
twice a day
21
Q
BP or B/P
A
Blood Pressure
22
Q
BUN
A
Blood Urea Nitrogen
23
Q
BX
A
biopsy
24
Q
c
A
with
25
cap
capsule
26
CBC
Complete Blood Count
27
cc
Cubic Centimeter
28
Ca
calcium
29
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
30
Cl
chloride
31
c/o
complaint of
32
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
33
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
34
CPT
Current Procedural Terminology
35
CSF
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
36
CVA
Cerebral Vascular Accident
37
D&C
Dilation & Curettage
38
D/C
discontinue
39
DX or diag
Diagnosis
40
dil
dilute
41
disch
discharge
42
DPT
Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
43
ECG / EKG
Electrocardiogram
44
EEG
Electroencephalogram
45
et
and
46
ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
47
Etoh
alcohol
48
exp
expired
49
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
50
Fe
iron
51
fl
fluid
52
FX
fracture
53
FU
follow-up
54
gm
gram
55
gr
grain
56
gt, gtt, gtts
drop, drops
57
G5P0
Gravida 5, Para 0 (no live births)
58
H, h, hr
Hour
59
H2O
Water
60
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
61
Hgb
Hemoglobin
62
hs
bed time
63
HX
history
64
ICD-9
International Classification of Diseases
65
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
66
I & D
Incision and Drainage
67
IM or im
intramuscular
68
IUD
Intrauterine Device
69
IV
Intravenous
70
IVP
Intravenous Pyelogram
71
KUB
Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder
72
L or lb
pound
73
liq
Liquid
74
MDI
Meter Dose Inhaler
75
Mg
Magnesium
76
Mg
Milligram
77
MgSO4
Magnesium Sulfate
78
MOM
Milk of Magnesia
79
mm
millimeter
80
MS
Morphine Sulfate
81
Na
sodium
82
NaCl
sodium chloride
83
neg
negative
84
NKA
No Known Allergies
85
NKDA
No Known Drug Allergies
86
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
87
N & V
Nausea and Vomiting
88
OD
Right Eye
89
OS
Left Eye
90
OU
Each or Both Eyes
91
oint
ointment
92
oz
ounce
93
PB
Phenobarbital
94
pc
after meals
95
per
by
96
PKU
Phenylketonuria
97
PM
afternoon
98
PO
by mouth
99
PRN, ad or lib
as needed, desired
100
PX
physical examination
101
q
every
102
Qd
everyday
103
Qh
every hour
104
qhs
at every bed time
105
q.i.d. QUID
four times a day
106
q6h
every 6 hours
107
qs
quantity sufficient
108
R/O
Rule Out
109
RX
prescription, recipe, or take
110
RBC
Red Blood Cells
111
s
without
112
SOB
Shortness of Breath
113
sol
Solution
114
SubQ, SC, sq
subcutaneous
115
ss
half
116
STAT
immediately
117
SX
symptoms or surgery
118
syr
syrup
119
T, temp
temperature
120
TX
Treatment
121
tabs
tablets
122
tbsp
tablespoons
123
t.i.d.
three times a day
124
tr. tinc
tincture
125
tsp
teaspoon
126
UA
urinalysis
127
ung.
latin - unguentum, ointment
128
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
129
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
130
vag
vaginal
131
vol
volume
132
VS
Vital Signs
133
WBC
White Blood Cells
134
Wt., wt.
Weight
135
X
times
136
>
greater than
137
<
less than
138
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