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Abbreviations
Med Term Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad lib | freely, at will, as necessary |
| a.c. | before a meal |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| c | with |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| c/o, C/O | complains of |
| h | hour |
| h20 | water |
| HTN | hypertension |
| I&O | intake and output |
| Lab | laboratory |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| O2 | oxygen |
| p | after |
| P | pulse |
| p.c. | after meals |
| PO, p.o. | by mouth |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| q.h., qh | every hour |
| q.i.d., QID, qid | four times a day |
| R | respiration |
| s | without |
| stat | immediately |
| T | temperature |
| t.i.d., TID, tid | three times a day |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, and respiration |
| Tx | traction or treatment |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VS, vs | vital signs |
| wt. | weight |
| x | multiplied by, times |
| ♂ | male |
| ♀ | female |
| # | pound or number |
| ∆ | change |
| Examples of abbreviations not used: | IU: international unit, write "units" (could be mistaken for IV) q.d. or QD: every day, write "daily" (could be mistaken for qid) q.o.d. or QOD: every other day, write "every other day" U or u: unit, write "unit" (could be mistaken for 0, 4 or "cc") |