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abreviations for med
Question | Answer |
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@ | at |
ac | before meals |
bid | twice a day |
qid | four times a day |
DC,D/C | discontinue |
et | and |
gt | grop |
hs | hour of sleep |
inj | injection |
IV | intravenous |
NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
pc | after meals |
qh | every hour |
q4h | every four hours |
s | without |
Sig | directions, label |
STAT | immediately |
AD | right ear |
AU | both ears |
OS | left eye |
q | every |
PP | post prandial |
pm | at night |
agit | agitate |
M | mix |
Ophth | instill in eye |
Top | topical |
Supp | suppository |
caps | capsule |
syr | syrup |
i | one |
X | ten |
L | fifty |
aa | of each |
c | with |
tid | three times a day |
qod | every other day |
cc | cubic centimeter |
GI | gastrointestinal |
gtt | drops |
h | hour |
IM | intramuscular |
noc, noct | night |
PO | by mouth |
PRN,prn | as needed |
q2h | every two hours |
RX | take, take thou |
ss | one half |
qns | insufficient quantity |
Sub Q, SQ | subcutaneous |
AS | left ear |
OD | right eye |
OU | both eyes |
X | times |
am | in the morning |
ad | up to |
U,u | unit, units |
dil | dilute |
otic | instill in ear |
ung, oint | ointment |
vag | vaginally |
tab | tablet |
aq | aqueous water |
V | five |
C | one hundred |
mg,mgm | milligram |
amb | ambulatory |
DOB | date of birth |
gravid | # of pregnancies |
GYN | gynecology |
LMP | last menstrual period |
NKDA | no known drug allergies |
OB | obstetrics |
para | # live births |
peds | pediatrics |
VB | viable birth |
WB | well baby |
WN | well nourished |
y/o | years old |
check sign | check |
C/O | complains of |
CC | chief complaint |
DC | discontinue |
Dx | diagnosis |
FH | family history |
Hx | history |