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Pharm Practice I
Abbrev. #1-41
Question | Answer |
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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 |