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8 Abbreviation
8th abbreviated terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| po | by mouth |
| by mouth | po |
| PROM | premature rupture of membranes |
| premature rupture of membranes | PROM |
| PRN | as necessary |
| as necessary | PRN |
| pro time | prothrombin time |
| prothrombin time | pro time |
| psych | psychiatry |
| psychiatry | psych |
| pt | patient |
| patient | pt |
| PT | physical therapy |
| physical therapy | PT |
| PU | peptic ulcer |
| peptic ulcer | PU |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| peptic ulcer disease | PUD |
| px | physical exam |
| physical exam | px |
| q | every |
| every | qd |
| qh | every hour |
| every hour | qh |
| qhs | every night |
| every night | qhs |
| QID | four times a day |
| four times a day | QID |
| qn | every night |
| every night | qn |
| qns | quantity not sufficient |
| quantity not sufficient | qns |
| qod | every other day |
| every other day | qod |
| qs | quantity sufficient |
| quantity sufficient | qs |
| q2h | every two hours |
| every two hours | q2h |
| R | right/respiration/rectal |
| right/respiration/rectal | R |
| Ra | radium |
| radium | Ra |
| R.A. | rheumatoid arthritis |
| rheumatoid arthritis | R.A. |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| red blood cell | RBC |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| rapid eye movement | REM |
| every | q |
| qd | every |