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Mod F Wk 3
Common Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| AS | LEFT EAR |
| AU | EACH EAR |
| BID | TWICE DAILY |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| CC | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| D5W | 5% DEXTROSE IN WATER |
| ELIX | ELIXIR |
| G | GRAM |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GTT | DROP |
| HR | HOUR |
| HS | AT BEDTIME |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| INH | INHALATION |
| INJ | INJECTION |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| KG | KILOGRAM |
| L | LITER |
| LIQ | LIQUID |
| M | METER |
| NS | NORMAL SALINE |
| NSAID | NONSTEROIDAL |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OINT | OINTMENT |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
| OU | EACH EYE |
| OZ | OUNCE |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | PER RECTUM |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| Q | EVERY |
| QAM | EVERY MORNING |
| QD | EVERY DAY |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| Q4H | EVERY 4 HOURS |
| QID | 4 TIMES A DAY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| QPM | EVERY EVENING |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS (BENEATH THE SKIN) |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL (BENEATH THE TONGUE) |
| SS | ONE HALF |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| SUSP | SUSPENSION |
| MCG | MICROGRAM |
| MDI | METERED DOSE INHALER |
| MG | MILLIGRAM |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| MS | MORPHINE SULFATE |
| NA | SODIUM |
| NEB | NEBULIZER |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| SYR | SYRUP |
| TAB | TABLET |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| U | UNIT |
| VAG | VAGINAL |
| VOL | VOLUME |
| WK | WEEK |
| YR | YEAR |