World's most versatile flashcards

Question	Answer
ā	before
aa, āā	of each
a.c., ac	before meals
ad. lib.	as desired, freely
am, AM	morning before noon
amp	ampule
aq	aqueous, water
b.i.d., bid	twice a day
b.i.w.	twice a week
c (with overbar)	with
c,C	cup
cap,caps	capsule
CD	controlled dose
CR	controlled release
dil.	dilute
DS	double strength
EC	enteric coated
elix.	elixir
fl, fld.	fluid
gt, GT	gastrostomy tube
gtt	drop
h, hr	hour
ID	intradermal
IM	intramuscular
IN	intranasal
IV	intravenous
IVPB	intravenous piggyback
IVSS	intravenous soluset
KVO	keep vein open(a very slow infusion rate)
LA	long-acting
LOS	length of stay
min	minute
NGT, ng	nasogastric tube
noc, noct	at night
n.p.o., NPO	nothing by mouth
NS, N/S	normal saline
o.n.	over night
p -with an overbar-	after
p.c., pc	after meals
per	through or by
pm, PM	evening, before midnight
p.r.	by rectum
p.r.n., prn	when necessary/ required, as needed
q.	every
q.a.m.	every morning
q.h., qh	every hour
q2h, q4h, q6h, q8h, q12h.	every 2 hours, every 4 hours, every 6 hours, every 8 hours, every 12 hours
q.i.d., qid	four times a day
q.s.	a sufficient amount/as much as needed
rect	rectum
s -with an overbar-	without
subcut, Sub-Q, subq	subcutaneous
sl, Sl	sublingual
sol, soln	solution
s.o.s.	once if necessary
SR	substained release
S&S	swish and swallow
stat, STAT	immediatly, at once
supp	suppository
susp	suspension
syp, syr	syrup
tab	tablet
t.i.d., tid	three times a day
tr., tinct	tincture
ung., oint	ointment
vag, v	vaginally
X	times
XL	long acting
XR	extended release

Notes

Flashcards

StudyStack

Study Table

Matching

Hangman

Crossword

Unscramble

Type In

Bug Match

Targets

Export

Print

Edit

Email

Hmm...