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Health Care Records - Q – Common Prescription Abbreviations & Symbols & A – Mea
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ā | before |
| a.c. | before meals |
| a.m. | before noon |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| d | day |
| h | hour |
| h.s. | at the hour of sleep (bedtime) [spell out bedtime] |
| noc. | night |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.m. | after noon |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| q | every |
| q.d. (*) | every day [NEVER USE: spell out every day or daily] |
| qh | every hour |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.o.d. (*) | every other day [NEVER USE: spell out every other day] |
| STAT | immediately |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| wk | week |
| yr | year |
| AD | right ear [spell out right ear] |
| ad lib. | as desired |
| amt | amount |
| aq | water |
| AS | left ear [spell out left ear] |
| AU | both ears [spell out both ears] |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| OD | right eye [spell out right eye] |
| OS | left eye [spell out left eye] |
| OU | both eyes [spell out both eyes] |
| per | by or through |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| PR | through rectum |
| PV | through vagina |
| Rx | recipe; prescription |
| Sig | label; instruction to the patient |
| wa | while awake |
| x | times or for; x6 means six times while x2d means for two days |
| > | greater than [spell out greater than] |
| < | less than [spell out less than] |
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