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Common Medical Abrv.

commonly used medical abbreviatons

TermDefinition
a.m. morning
p.m. afternoon or evening
ad.lib. as desired
p.r.n. as needed
b.i.d. twice a day
q.i.d. four times a day
h. or hr. hour
q.2h every 2 hours
q.12h every 12 hours
p.c. after meals
h.s. at bedtime
q.d. once daily
stat immediately
q.o.d. every other day
t.i.d. three times a day
min. minute
q.h. every hour
q.8h every 8 hours
u.d. as directed
a.d. right ear
a.u. both ears
inj. injection
IVPB intravenous piggyback
o.d. right eye
o.s. left eye
pr per rectum
SC or SQ subcutaneous
a.s. left ear
IM intamuscular
IV intravenous
IVP intravenous push
o.u. both eyes
p.o. by mouth
SL sublingual
ID intradermal
aq. aqueous (water)
comp. compound
pulv powder
supp. suppository
syr. syrup
tinct or tr tincture
cap capsule
gtt. drop
sol. solution
susp. suspension
tab tablet
ung ointment
a before
c with
q every
aa of each
DC, d/c, or disc. discontinue
disp. dispense
d.t.d. give of such doses
et and
N/V nausea and vomiting
q.s. a sufficient quantity
q.n.s. quantity not sufficient
non rep. or N.R. do not repeat
R/O ruled out
NPO nothing by mouth
SOB shortness of breath
UTI urinary tract infection
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