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Stack #329754
ABBREVIATIONS 100+
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABX | ANTIBIOTICS |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
| APAP | ACETAMINOPHEN |
| AS | LEFT EAR |
| ASA | ASPIRIN |
| ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
| AU | BOTH EARS |
| AWP | AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE |
| BID | TWICE A DAY |
| C | WITH |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| IR | IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| D/C | DISCONTINUE |
| DAW | DISPENSE AS WRITTEN (label) |
| EC | ENTERIC COATED |
| GM | GRAM |
| GR | GRAIN |
| GTT | DROP |
| HCTZ | HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (diuretic) |
| HR | HOUR |
| HS | BEDTIME |
| HX | HISTORY |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PUSH |
| IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGY BACK |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| KG | KILOGRAM |
| MCG | MICROGRAM |
| MDI | METERED DOSE INHALER |
| MG | MILLIGRAM |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| N/V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| NOC | SLEEP |
| NON REP | DO NOT REPEAT |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| NTG | NITROGLYCERINE |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| P | AFTER |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PCN | PENICILLIN |
| PM | AFTERNOON/EVENING |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| Q | EVERY |
| Q4H | EVERY 4 HOURS |
| QAM | EVERY MORNING |
| QD | EVERYDAY OR DAILY |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| QID | 4 TIMES A DAY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| QPM | EVERY NIGHT |
| QS | QUANTITY SUFFICIENT |
| QW | EVERY WEEK |
| R or PR | RECTALLY |
| REP | REPEAT |
| RX | PRESCRIPTION |
| S | WITHOUT |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| SS | HALF |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| TPN | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION |
| PA | PRIOR AUTHORIZATION |
| TBSP | TABLESPOON |
| SR | SUSTAINED RELEASE |
| CR | CONTROLLED RELEASE |
| ER | EXTAINED RELEASE |
| XR | EXTENDED RELEASE |
| NS | NORMAL SALINE (salt water) |
| TAD | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
| TCN | TETRACYCLINE |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| TSP | TEASPOON |
| U | UNIT |
| UAT | UNTIL ALL TAKEN |
| UD | AS DIRECTED |
| UNG | OINTMENT |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| V or PV | VAGINALLY |
| DNE | DO NOT EXCEED |
| PSE | PSEUDOEPHEDRINE |
| NTE | NOT TO EXCEED |
| U & C | USUAL AND CUSTOMARY |
| WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| SOB | SHORT OF BREATH |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| ACHS | WITH MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| TEMP | TEMPERATURE |
| ETOH | ETHYNOL ALCOHOL |
| AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA |
| DUR | DRUG USAGE OR UTILIZATION REVIEW |
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EBHintzeIII
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