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ACRONYMS
CHAPTER 15
Term | Definition |
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ac | BEFORE MEALS |
ad lib | AS DESIRED |
amt | AMOUNT |
bid | TWICE A DAY |
NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
pc | AFTER MEALS |
po | BY MOUTH, ORALLY |
prn | AS NEEDED |
qh | EVERY HOUR |
qid | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
Rx | PRESCRIPTION, TAKE, THERAPY; TREATMENT |
sig | LET IT BE LABELED |
tid | TIMES INTERVAL DIFFERENCES; THREE TIMES A DAY |
ADR | ADVERSE DRUG REACTION |
bpm | BEATS PER MINUTE, BREATHS PER MINUTE |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
CT SCAN | COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN |
HcT | HEMATOCRIT |
MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
RBC | RED BLOOD COUNT, RED BLOOD CELLS |
RR | RESPIRATORY RATE |
TPR | TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION |
WBC | WHITE BLOOD COUNT |
endo | ENDOMETRIOSIS |