| Question |
Answer |
| A.C. |
Before meals |
| AM |
Morning |
| ASA |
Acetysalic Acid - Aspirin |
| BCP |
Birth Control Pills |
| BE |
Barium Enema |
| b.i.d. |
2X a day |
| BP |
Blood Pressure |
| c with line over |
with |
| s with line over |
without |
| Ca |
Cancer or Calcium |
| cap |
capsule |
| cm |
centimeter |
| D5W |
5% dextrose in water |
| D10W |
10% dextrose in water |
| d.c. |
discontinue |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| Fe |
Iron - mineral |
| FeSo |
Ferisol Sulfate |
| g or gm |
gram |
| gr |
grain |
| gtt |
drops |
| H2O |
water (hydrogen oxygen) |
| H2O2 |
Hydrogen Peroxide |
| hs |
Hours of sleep |
| hyp |
hypodermic |
| IM |
Intra-muscular |
| INHALN |
Inhalent |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| K |
Potassium |
| KCL |
Potassium chloride |
| Kg |
Kilogram |
| L |
Left or Liter |
| mg |
Miligram |
| Mg |
Magnesium |
| min |
Minute or minim (unit) |
| ml |
milliliter |
| MOM |
Milk of Magnesia |
| NKA |
No Known Allergies |
| NSAID |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory Drug |
| O2 |
Oxygen |
| CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
| OD |
Right Eye |
| OS |
Left Eye |
| OTC |
Over the counter |
| OU |
Both Eyes |
| oz |
ounce |
| p |
after |
| pc |
after meals |
| PDR |
Physcians Drug Reference |
| PO |
By Mouth |
| pc |
after meals |
| PRN |
as necessary / as needed |
| q |
every |
| qd |
every day |
| qh |
every hour |
| qid |
4 X a day |
| q.o.d |
every other day |
| SC |
Subcutaneous |
| SQ |
Subcutanious |
| SL |
Sublingual |
| SOB |
Shortness of breath |
| PTA |
Prior to Admission |
| PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative TB Test |
| x |
Times |
| wt |
Weight |
| Tbsp |
Tablespoon |
| T |
Tablespoon |
| STAT or stat |
Immediately |
| tsp |
teaspoon |
| D5/0.9% NaCl |
5% dextrose and 0.9% NaCl: 5% dextrose and normal saline |
| D5/0.25% NaCl |
5%dextrose and 0.25% NaCl: 5% dextrose and quarter saline |
| D5/0.45% NaCl |
5%dextrose and 0.45% NaCl: 5% dextrose and half saline |
| IM |
Intramuscular ( Injection) |
| Im |
Intramuscular (Injection) |
| IV |
Intravenous pyelogram |
| lb |
pound |
| LR |
lactated Ringer's solution |
| meg |
microgram(s) |
| mm |
millimeter |
| MS |
morphine sulfate |
| NSS |
normal saline solutions |
| p.c. |
after meals |
| PPD |
Purified protein derivative (tuberculin) |
| prn |
as needed |
| q.o.d. |
every other day |
| qt |
quart |
| qwk |
every week |
| q 2 h |
every 2 hours |
| q 3 h |
every 3 hours |
| q 4 h |
every 4 hours |
| rt |
right |
| SSE |
Soap Suds Enema |
| T |
tablespoon |
| t.i.d. |
3x a day |
| ung |
ointment |
| Vag |
vaginal |
| wt |
weight |
| x |
times |
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