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PHAR 7122 Abbr 1-41
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a.c. | before meals (sig) |
| a.d. | right ear (sig) |
| a.s. | left ear (sig) |
| a.u. | each ear (sig) |
| ad lib | as tolerated (sig) |
| b.i.d. | twice a day (sig) |
| FUP | follow-up (sig) |
| GTT | drops (sig) |
| h.s. | bedtime (sig) |
| M.R. | may repeat (sig) |
| N.R. | do no repeat (sig) |
| NMT | not more than (sig) |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (sig) |
| o.d. | right eye (sig) |
| o.l. | left eye (sig) |
| o.s. | left eye (sig) |
| o.u. | both eyes (sig) |
| p.c. | after meals (sig) |
| p.r.n. | as needed (sig) |
| q. | every (sig) |
| q.d. | every day (sig) |
| q.i.d. | four times a day (sig) |
| q.o.d. | every other day (sig) |
| q.s. | a quantity sufficient (sig) |
| Rx | prescription symbol (sig) |
| Sig. | patient intructions (sig) |
| stat | immediately (sig) |
| t.a.t. | until all taken (sig) |
| t.i.d. | three times a day (sig) |
| w.a. | while awake (sig) |
| LAD | left anterior descending (coronary artery)(anatomy) |
| LV | left ventricle (anatomy) |
| RCA | right coronary artery (anatomy) |
| T | thoracic (followed by number of thoracic vertebra T-2) (anatomy) |
| Afib | atrial fibrillation (diagnosis) |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (diagnosis) |
| ASHD | atherosclerotic heart disease (diagnosis) |
| ASPVD | atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease (diagnosis) |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia (diagnosis) |
| CA | cancer |
| CAD | coronary artery disease (diagnosis) |