Sig Abbreviations Flashcards
0
Q
PRN =
A
As needed
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BID =
A
Twice daily
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Q
qd =
A
Daily
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Q
q4h / q4 =
A
Every 4 hrs.
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Q
qid =
A
Four times daily
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qod =
A
Every other day
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tid =
A
Three times a day
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ac =
A
Before meals
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hs =
A
At bedtime
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pc =
A
After meals
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Q
au
A
Both ears
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Q
as
A
Left ear
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Q
ad
A
Right ear
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Q
ou
A
Both eyes
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Q
od
A
Right eye
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Q
so
A
Left eye
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Q
po
A
per os, (by mouth)
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Q
c
A
With
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Q
sl
A
Sublingual
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Q
top
A
Topically
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Q
a
A
Before
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Q
aa
A
Of each
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Q
ad lib
A
As much as desired
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Q
alt hor
A
Every other hour
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aq dest
Distilled water
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C, cong
Gallon
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Cap
capsule
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cc
cubic centimeter (another term for mL)
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dil
Dilute
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Dtd
Give such doses
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elix
Elixir
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emuls
emulsion
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et
and
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ex aq
in water
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ext
extract
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fld
Fluid
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ft
make
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gel
A gel, jelly
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g
gram
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gr
grain
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gtt
a drop
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IM
intramuscular
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IV
Intravenous
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L
liter
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lin
liniment (Oily liquid prep. To be used on the skin)
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liq
liquid, solution
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lot
Lotion
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M
mix
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mist, mixt
Mixture
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mL
milliliter
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nebul
A spray
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non rep
not to be repeated
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npo
nothing by mouth
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O, o
pint
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P
after
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part aeq
equal parts
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pil
pill
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placebo
I please (inert substitute)
Any dummy medical treatment, originally a medicinal prep. Having no specific pharmacological activity against the patients illness or complaint given solely for the psychophysiological effects of the treatment, more recently, a dummy treatment administered to the control group in a controlled clinical trial in order that the specific and nonspecific effects of the experimental treatment can be distinguished.
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pr
rectally
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pulv
powder
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q
every
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qh
every hour
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qs
as much as required (quantity sufficient)
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qt
quart
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Rx
take
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s
without
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sig
write
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sol
solution
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solv
dissolve
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sos
if needed (for one time)
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spt
spirit
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sp frumenti
whiskey
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ss
half
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stat
Immediately
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syr
syrup
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tab
tablets, or tablet
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tr, tinct
tincture
A preparation of iodine and sodium iodine in diluted alcohol, used as a topical anti-infective.
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ung
ointment
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ut, dict
as directed
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vin
wine
