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Abbreviations
Abbreviations used for Prescriptions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gtt | Drop |
| Fx | Fracture |
| dx | Diagnosis |
| sx | Symptom |
| hx | history |
| bx | Biopsy |
| c | with |
| s | without |
| h.s. | bedtime |
| q. | every |
| q.i.d. | 4 times a day |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| p | post |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| p.r. | per rectum |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| ad lib | as desired |
| sc, sq, subq, S.C. | subcutaneous |
| stat | immediately |
| V O | Verbal order |
| T. O. | Telephone Order |
| tr | tincture |
| ung | ointment |
| ID | Intradermally |
| IU | International Unit |
| IV | Intravaneously |
| AD | Right ear |
| AS | Left ear |
| AU | Both ears |
| OD | Right eye |
| OS | Left eye |
| OU | Both Eyes |
| supp | Suppository |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| dr | dram |
| gr | grain |
| mcg | microgram |
| mEq | milliequivalent |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| q3h | every 3 hours |
| q.a.m. | every morning |
| tx | treatment |
| ante | before |
| tr | tincture |
| nr | no refills |
| tud | take as desired |
| qhs | every night at bedtime |
| sig | directions |
| loc | locally |
| qs | sufficient quantity |
| rec | rectally |
| qs ad | add enough for sufficient quantity |
| noc | night |
| qid | 4 times a day |
| pv | per vagina |
| lot | lotion |
| pp | as needed for pain |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| dr | dram |
| disp | dispense |
| D/C, disc | discontinue |
| D/C | discharge |
| BS | Blood Sugar |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| D10W | 10% in water |
| ud | as directed |
| cap | capsule |
| D5 1/2 NS | 5% dextrose in NaCl |
| achs | before meals and at bedtime |
| ASA | aspirin |
| atc | around the clock |
| LA | long acting |
| HBP | for high blood pressure |
| w, wk | weekly |
| cpd, comp | compound |
| TR | timed release |
| syr | syrup |
| ed | enteric coated |
| sr | sustained release |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| app | apply |
| disp | dispense |
| pulv | powder |
| aff | affected |
| el | elixir - clear sweet hydroalcholic solution |
| -gynec | woman |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -penia | decreased number |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rhexis | rupture |
| rrhea | flow, discharge/ urea |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| scopy | process of viewing |
| somnia | sleep |
| spasm | twitch |
| stasis | control |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| thorax | chest |
| renal, nephro | kidney |
| hepto | liver |
| buccal | cheek |
| rhino | nose |
| sublingual | below tongue |
| LR | lacted ringers |
| N/V | nausea and vomitting |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| mist | a mixture |
| mixt | mixture |
| emia | blood |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| itis | inflamation |
| logy | study of |
| megaly | enlargement |
| osteo | bone |
| myo, mylagia | muscle , muscle pain |
| gastro | stomach |
| arthro | joint |
| aden | gland |
| oma | tumor |
| carcino | cancer |
| Enteric coating | special coating to prevent dissolution in stomach |
| ha | headache |
| gi | gastrointestinal |
| neuro | nerve |
| transdermal therapeutic system | patches to provide continuous, controlled release through the skin |
| lot | lotion - suspension that contains meds to cool, soothe or protect skin |
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