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Pharm Practice I
Abbrev. #1-41
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a.c. | before meals |
| a.d. | right ear |
| a.s. | left ear |
| a.u. | each ear |
| ad lib | as tolerated |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| FUP | follow-up |
| GTT | drops |
| HS, h.s. | bedtime |
| M.R. | May repeat |
| N.R. | Do not Repeat/No repeats |
| NMT | not more than |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| o.d. | right eye |
| o.l. , o.s. | left eye |
| o.u. | both eyes |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| Q, q. | every |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| q.s. / qs. | a sufficient quantity |
| Rx | prescription symbol |
| Sig. | write on label (patient instructions) |
| stat | immediately |
| t.a.t. | until all taken |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| t.i.w. | three times a week |
| w.a. | while awake |
| LAD | Left anterior descending (coronary artery) |
| LV | Left Ventricle |
| RCA | Right Coronary Artery |
| T | Thoracic, followed by # of thoracic vertebrae (T-2) |
| Afib | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ASHD | Atherosclerotic heart disease |
| ASPVD | Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| CA | Cancer, carcinoma |
| CAD | Coronary Artery disease |