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SIG CODES
Question | Answer |
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A | BEFORE |
AC | BEFORE MEALS |
AD | RIGHT EAR |
A.M. | MORNING |
AMP | AMPOULE |
A.S. | LEFT EAR |
A.U. | BOTH EARS OR EA EAR |
BID | TWO TIMES DAILY |
CAP | CAPSULE |
CC | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
DW | DISTILLED WATER |
ECT | ENTERIC COATED TABLET |
FL OR FLD | FLUID |
FL. OZ | FLUID OUNCE |
GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
GR | GRAIN |
GTT | DROP |
GTTS | DROPS |
HA | HEADACHE |
HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
H OR HR | HOUR |
HT OR HTN | HYPERTENSION |
IA | INTRA-ARTERIAL |
ID | INTRADERMAL |
IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
IV | INTRAVENOUS |
IVP | INTRAVENOUS PUSH |
IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
LB | POUND |
MCG OR UG | MICROGRAM |
mEq | MILLIEQUIVALENT |
MG | MILLIGRAM |
MG/KG | MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM |
ML | MILLILITER |
ML/HR | MILLILITERS PER HOUR |
N&V OR N/V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
NS | NORMAL SALINE |
NTG | NITROGLYCERIN |
OD | RT EYE |
OS | LT EYE |
OU | BOTH EYES |
P | AFTER |
PC | AFTER MEALS |
P.M. | EVENING |
PO | BY MOUTH |
PR | RECTALLY |
PRN | AS NEEDED |
Q | EVERY |
q4h | EVERY 4 HOURS |
q6h | EVERY 6 HOURS |
q12h | EVERY 12 HOURS |
q24h | EVERY 24 HOURS |
qd | EVERY DAY |
QH | EVERY HOUR |
QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
QS | A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY |
SL | SUBLINGUAL |
SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
SS | ONE-HALF |
SQ OR SUBQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
STAT | IMMEDIATELY OR NOW |
SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
SUSP | SUSPENSION |
TAB | TABLET |
TBSP | TABLESPOON |
TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
UD | AS DIRECTED |
UNG | OINTMENT |
UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
WK | WEEK |