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pharmocology
Question | Answer |
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8 patient rights | right patient-right medication-dose-time-route-to refuse-documentation-reason |
po | by mouth |
npo | nothing by mouth |
bid | twice daily |
Tid | Three times daily |
Qid | four times daily |
QOD | every other day |
Hs | hour of sleep |
q | every |
prn | as needed |
Apap | acetaminophen |
ASA | asprin |
NTG | Nitroglycerin |
PCN | Penicillin |
aa | of each |
ad lib | freely , as desired |
a.c. | before meals |
c | with |
caps. | capsules |
dl or dL | deciliters |
elix | elixir |
ext. | extract |
g | gram |
gr. | grain |
gtt | drops |
h | hour |
ID | intradermal |
IM | intramuscular |
inj. | by injection |
IV or I.V. | intravenously |
IVPB | intravenous piggy back |
kg | kilogram |
kvo | keep vein open |
L | liter |
mcg | micrograms |
mEg | milliequivalents |
mg | milligram |
ml or mL | mililiter |
NGT | nasogastric tube |
O.D. | in the right eye |
OCTOR | on call to operating room |
O.S. | in the left eye |
o.d. | every day or once a day |
o.u. or O.U. | both eyes |
p | after |
p.c. | after meals |
q.h. | every hour |
q2h | every 2 hours |
q.s. | a sufficent quantity |
S.C. or s.c. or sub q | subcutaneously |
S.L. | sublingually |
ss. | one half |