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Abbreviations
Associated With Orders and Administering Medicine
Term | Definition |
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PO | Per OS (by mouth) |
NPO | Nil Per OS (nothing by mouth) |
PR | Per Rectum (Anal) |
IM | Intramuscular |
SC | Subcutaneous (under the skin) |
IV | Intravenous |
CVL | Central Venous Line |
PICC | Peripherally Inserted Center Catheter |
Sig | Instructions Short for Signa, for Latin, for "label" |