Sig Codes Flashcards
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
aaa
A
apply to affected area
3
Q
ad
A
to, up to
4
Q
ac
A
before meals
5
Q
aq or aqua
A
water
6
Q
ad*
A
right ear*
7
Q
al* or as*
A
left ear*
8
Q
am
A
morning/before noon
9
Q
au*
A
both ears*
10
Q
bid
A
twice daily
11
Q
c-
A
with
12
Q
c
A
food
13
Q
cc*
A
with meals or units*
14
Q
cap
A
capsule
15
Q
d/c or D/C*
A
discontinue or discharge
16
Q
eod*
A
every other day*
17
Q
gm or g
A
gram
18
Q
gtt or gtts
A
drop or drops
19
Q
hs
A
at bedtime
20
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
21
Q
IV
A
intravenous
22
Q
MDI
A
multi-dose inhaler
23
Q
mitte
A
send
24
Q
noct
A
in the night
25
od*
in the right eye
26
od or qd*
once daily
27
os or ol*
in left eye
28
opth
ophthalmic
29
ou*
in each eye
30
pc
after meals
31
po
by mouth or orally
32
prn
when required or when needed
33
pulv
powder
34
qam
every morning or every day before noon
35
qid
four times daily
36
q
every or each
37
qh
every hour
38
qhs
every bedtime
39
q#h
every # hours
40
qs
sufficient quantity
41
qs ad
a sufficient quantity to make
42
Rx
take or prescription
43
sig
write on label/directions
44
SL or s/l*
sublingual/dissolve under the tongue
45
SOB
shortness of breath
46
ss
one-half or a half
47
stat
at once/immediately
48
supp
suppository
49
sx
symptoms
50
tab
a tablet
51
tid
three times daily
52
tx
treatment
53
ung or ungt
ointment
54
ut dict or ud
as directed
55
uf
until finished
56
of each
aa
57
apply to affected area
aaa
58
to, up to
ad
59
before meals
ac
60
water
aq or aqua
61
right ear*
ad*
62
left ear*
al or as*
63
morning/before noon
am
64
both ears*
au*
65
twice daily
bid
66
with
c-
67
food
c
68
with meals or units*
cc*
69
capsule
cap
70
discontinue or discharge*
d/c or D/C*
71
every other day*
eod*
72
gram
gm or g
73
drop or drops
gtt or gtts
74
at bedtime
hs
75
intramuscular
IM
76
intravenous
IV
77
multi-dose inhaler
MDI
78
send
mitte
79
in the night
noct
80
in the right eye*
od
81
once daily*
od or qd*
82
in the left eye*
os or ol*
83
ophthalmic
opth
84
in each eye*
ou*
85
after meals
pc
86
by mouth or orally
po
87
when required or when needed
prn
88
powder
pulv
89
every morning or every day before noon
qam
90
four times daily
qid
91
every or each
q
92
every hour
qh
93
every bedtime
qhs
94
every # hours
q#h
95
sufficeint quantity
qs
96
a sufficeint quantity to make
qs ad
97
take or prescription
Rx
98
write on label/directions
sig
99
SL or s/l*
sublingual/dissolve under the tongue*
100
shortness of breath
SOB
101
one-half or a half
ss
102
at once/immediately
stat
103
suppository
supp
104
symptoms
sx
105
a tablet
tab
106
three times daily
tid
107
treatment
tx
108
ointment
ung or ungt
109
as directed
ut dict or ud
110
until finished
uf
111
Latin: ana
of each
112
Latin: ad
to, up to
113
Latin: ante cibum
before meals
114
Latin: aqua
water
115
Latin: aurio dextra
right ear
116
Latin: aurio laeva or aurio sinister
left ear
117
Latin: ante meridiem
morning/before noon
118
Latin: auris utrae
both ears
119
Latin: bis in die
twice daily
120
Latin: cum
with
121
Latin: cibos
food
122
Latin: watch
with meals or units/discharge
123
Latin: capula
capsule
124
Latin: gutta
drop or drops
125
Latin: hora somni
at bedtime
126
Latin: mitte
send
127
Latin: nocte
in the night
128
Latin: oculus dexter
in the right eye
129
Latin: quaque die
once daily
130
Latin: oculus sinister
in the left eye
131
Latin: oculus uterque
in each eye
132
Latin: post cibum
after meals
133
Latin: per os
by mouth or orally
134
Latin: pro re nata
when required or when needed
135
Latin: pulvis
powder
136
Latin: quaque die ante meridiem
every morning or every day before noon
137
Latin: quarter in die
four times daily
138
Latin: quaque
every or each
139
Latin: quaque hora
every hour
140
Latin: quaque hora somni
every bedtime
141
Latin: quaque # hora
every # hours
142
Latin: quantum sufficat
sufficient quantity or a sufficient quantity to make
143
Latin: recipe
take or prescription
144
Latin: signa
write on label/directions
145
Latin: semis
one-half or a half
146
Latin: statim
at once/immediately
147
Latin: suppositorium
suppository
148
Latin: tabella
a tablet
149
Latin: ter in die
three times daily
150
Latin: unguentum
ointment
151
Latin: ut dictum
as directed
152
Do not use
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ad (right ear)
al or as (left ear)
au
cc
D/C
eod
od (right eye)
od or qd (once daily)
os or ol (left eye)
ou
SL
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