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Pharm chapter 5 abbreviations and conversions

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a   before  
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ac   before meals  
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ad lib   as desired  
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AM, am   morning  
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amp   ampule  
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amt   amount  
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aq   water or H2O  
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bid   twice a day  
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c with line over   with  
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cap   capsule  
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cm   centimeter  
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comp   compound  
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d   day  
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DC,disc, dc   discontinue  
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dil   dilute  
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dr   dram  
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D/RL   dextrose, c Ringer's lactate  
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DS   double strength  
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DW   distilled water  
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D5W   dextrose, 5% in water  
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EC   enteric coated  
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elix   elixir  
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ER   extended release  
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ext   extract  
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fl, fld   fluid  
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gr   grain  
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Gm, g   gram  
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drop (gtt not in use anymore)   drop  
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h, hr   hour  
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hs, HS   at bedtime, at hour of sleep  
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IM   intramuscular  
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inj   by injection  
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IV   intravenous  
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IVPB   intravenous piggyback  
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kg, Kg   kilogram  
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KVO, TKO   keep vein open, to keep open liter  
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LA   long acting  
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lb, #   pound  
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m, min   minim  
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mEq   milliequivalent  
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mcg   microgram  
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mg   milligram  
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ml, mL   milliliter (eq. to cc)  
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mm   millimeter  
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NaCl   sodium chloride  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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noc, noct, n   night  
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NPO, npo   nothing by mouth  
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NS, N/S   normal saline (sodium chloride, 0.9%)  
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OTC   over the counter  
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oz   ounce  
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p   after  
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pc   after meals  
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per   by means of  
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PM, pm   afternoon  
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po, PO, per os   by mouth, orally  
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PRN, prn   whenever necessary/as needed  
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pt   pint  
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q with line over   every  
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daily   used to be qd write out now  
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qh   every hour  
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q2h   every 2 hours  
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q3h   every 3 hours  
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qid   four times a day  
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QNS   quantity not sufficient  
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every other day   used to be qod, write every other day now  
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qs   quantity sufficient  
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qt   quart  
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R   rectal  
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RL, R/L   Ringer's lactate  
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Rx   take prescription  
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s with line over   without  
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subcu, subq   subcutaneous  
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SL   sublingual  
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sol   solution  
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sos   once if necessary  
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SR   sustained release  
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ss, ss with line over   one half  
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stat   immediately  
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supp   suppository  
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syr   syrup  
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tab   tablet  
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tbsp, T, tbs   tablespoon  
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tid   three times a day  
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tinct, tr   tincture  
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TO   telephone order  
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tsp, t   teaspoon  
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unit   used to be U, u, write out unit now  
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vag   vaginal  
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VO   verbal order  
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x   times  
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metric 1 ml   apo 15 m  
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metric 5 ml   apo 1 dr, hhd 1 tsp  
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metric 15 ml   apo 4 dr, hhd 1 1tbsp  
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metric 30 ml   apo 1 oz, hhd 2 tbsp  
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metric 240 ml   apo 8 oz, hhd 1 measuring cup (240 ml)  
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metric 500 ml   apo 1 pt (16 oz.), hhd 1 pt  
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metric 1000 ml   apo, 1qt (32 oz), hhd 1 qt  
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15 m   1 ml  
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1 tsp   1 dr, 5 ml  
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1 tbsp   4 dr, 15 ml  
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2 tbsp   1 oz, 30 ml  
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1 measuring cup (240 ml)   8 oz, 240 ml  
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1 pt   1pt (16 oz), 500 ml  
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1 qt   1qt (32 oz), 1,000 ml  
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1g   1,000 mg  
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1,000 mg   gr xv  
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gr xv   1g  
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0.5 g   500 mg  
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500 mg   0.5 g  
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60 mg   gr i  
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gr i   60 mg  
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30 mg   1/2 gr or gr ss  
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1/2 gr or gr ss   30 mg  
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