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ABBREVIATIONS 100+
Question | Answer |
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ABX | ANTIBIOTICS |
AC | BEFORE MEALS |
AD | RIGHT EAR |
AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
APAP | ACETAMINOPHEN |
AS | LEFT EAR |
ASA | ASPIRIN |
ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
AU | BOTH EARS |
AWP | AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE |
BID | TWICE A DAY |
C | WITH |
CAP | CAPSULE |
IR | IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
D/C | DISCONTINUE |
DAW | DISPENSE AS WRITTEN (label) |
EC | ENTERIC COATED |
GM | GRAM |
GR | GRAIN |
GTT | DROP |
HCTZ | HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (diuretic) |
HR | HOUR |
HS | BEDTIME |
HX | HISTORY |
IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
IV | INTRAVENOUS |
IVP | INTRAVENOUS PUSH |
IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGY BACK |
K | POTASSIUM |
KG | KILOGRAM |
MCG | MICROGRAM |
MDI | METERED DOSE INHALER |
MG | MILLIGRAM |
ML | MILLILITER |
N/V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGIES |
NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
NOC | SLEEP |
NON REP | DO NOT REPEAT |
NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
NTG | NITROGLYCERINE |
OD | RIGHT EYE |
OS | LEFT EYE |
OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
OU | BOTH EYES |
P | AFTER |
PC | AFTER MEALS |
PCN | PENICILLIN |
PM | AFTERNOON/EVENING |
PO | BY MOUTH |
PRN | AS NEEDED |
Q | EVERY |
Q4H | EVERY 4 HOURS |
QAM | EVERY MORNING |
QD | EVERYDAY OR DAILY |
QH | EVERY HOUR |
QID | 4 TIMES A DAY |
QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
QPM | EVERY NIGHT |
QS | QUANTITY SUFFICIENT |
QW | EVERY WEEK |
R or PR | RECTALLY |
REP | REPEAT |
RX | PRESCRIPTION |
S | WITHOUT |
SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
SL | SUBLINGUAL |
SS | HALF |
STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
TPN | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION |
PA | PRIOR AUTHORIZATION |
TBSP | TABLESPOON |
SR | SUSTAINED RELEASE |
CR | CONTROLLED RELEASE |
ER | EXTAINED RELEASE |
XR | EXTENDED RELEASE |
NS | NORMAL SALINE (salt water) |
TAD | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
TCN | TETRACYCLINE |
TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
TSP | TEASPOON |
U | UNIT |
UAT | UNTIL ALL TAKEN |
UD | AS DIRECTED |
UNG | OINTMENT |
URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
V or PV | VAGINALLY |
DNE | DO NOT EXCEED |
PSE | PSEUDOEPHEDRINE |
NTE | NOT TO EXCEED |
U & C | USUAL AND CUSTOMARY |
WA | WHILE AWAKE |
SOB | SHORT OF BREATH |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
ACHS | WITH MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
TEMP | TEMPERATURE |
ETOH | ETHYNOL ALCOHOL |
AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
DUR | DRUG USAGE OR UTILIZATION REVIEW |