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Abbreviations
Med Term Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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ad lib | freely, at will, as necessary |
a.c. | before a meal |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
BM | bowel movement |
BP | blood pressure |
c | with |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
c/o, C/O | complains of |
h | hour |
h20 | water |
HTN | hypertension |
I&O | intake and output |
Lab | laboratory |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
N&V | nausea and vomiting |
O2 | oxygen |
p | after |
P | pulse |
p.c. | after meals |
PO, p.o. | by mouth |
p.r.n. | as needed |
q.h., qh | every hour |
q.i.d., QID, qid | four times a day |
R | respiration |
s | without |
stat | immediately |
T | temperature |
t.i.d., TID, tid | three times a day |
TPR | temperature, pulse, and respiration |
Tx | traction or treatment |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VS, vs | vital signs |
wt. | weight |
x | multiplied by, times |
♂ | male |
♀ | female |
# | pound or number |
∆ | change |
Examples of abbreviations not used: | IU: international unit, write "units" (could be mistaken for IV) q.d. or QD: every day, write "daily" (could be mistaken for qid) q.o.d. or QOD: every other day, write "every other day" U or u: unit, write "unit" (could be mistaken for 0, 4 or "cc") |