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Abbreviations&Acrony
abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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_a | before |
ac | before meals |
ad lib | freely, as desired |
AM | before noon |
bid | twice a day |
_c | with |
d | day |
dc, D/C | discontinue |
h | hour |
hs | at bedtime |
npo | nothing by mouth |
od | every day, daily |
_p, p | after |
pc | after meals |
PM | afternoon, evening |
prn | as reqiured/needed |
q | every |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
qid | four times a day |
qam | every morning |
qod | every other day |
_s | without |
_ _s s | half |
hypo | hypodermic(injection) |
IM | intramuscular |
IV | intravenous |
IVP | intravenous push |
po | orally |
Sl, subl | sublingual |
aubcu | subcutaneous |