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72 Abbreviations
Medical Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AA | -apply to affected area |
| a.c. | -before meals |
| p.c. | -after meals |
| a.d. | -right ear |
| a.s. | -left ear |
| a.u. | -both ears |
| ad lib. | -as much as desired |
| amt. | -amount |
| APAP | -acetaminophen; a pain reliever, Tylenol being one of the most widely known |
| aq. | -water; as in take with water |
| ATC | -around the clock; as in providing medications for 24 hours in intervals |
| bib. | -drink |
| b.i.d. | -twice a day |
| BP | -blood pressure |
| c. | -with |
| d.c. | -discountinue |
| dil. | -dilute |
| disp. | -dispense |
| div | -divide |
| et | -and |
| fl. | -fluid |
| g | -gram |
| gal | -gallon |
| gtt. | -drop |
| h., hr., hor. | -hour |
| h.s. | -at bedtime |
| ID | -intradermal; as in administered intradermally or through the skin |
| IM | -intramuscular; as in administered intramuscularly or through the muscle |
| IN | -intranasal; as in administered intranasally or through the nose |
| inf. | -infusion; as when drugs are given non-orally such as intravenously |
| inh. | inhalation; as when drugs are delivered through inhalers |
| inj. | -injection |
| IV | -intravenous; as when drugs are delivered through veins |
| liq | -liquid |
| max. | -maximum |
| min. | -minimum |
| neb. | -nebulizer; as in device through which inhalant medications are administered |
| o.d. | -right eye |
| o.s. | -left eye |
| o.u. | -both eyes |
| oint. | -ointment |
| OTC | -over the counter |
| p.o. | -by mouth |
| p.r.n. | -as needed |
| q | -every |
| q12 | -every 12 hours |
| q1-2 | -every 1 to 2 hours |
| q.o.d. | -every other day |
| q.a.m, | -every morning |
| q.d. | -every day |
| q.h.s. | -every bedtime |
| q.i.d. | -4 times a day |
| q.p.m. | -every evening |
| q.w. | -every week |
| Rx | -prescription |
| s. | -without |
| w. | -with |
| SC | -subcutaneous; as in medications administered beneath the skin through injection or IV |
| sig. | -write/label |
| SL | -sublingually; as in medication administered under the tongue |
| SOB | -shortness of breath |
| soln. | -solution |
| stat. | -now |
| syr. | -syrup |
| tab. | -tablet |
| t.i.d. | -three times a day |
| top. | -topical; as in medications delivered topically or applied directly to the body |
| troch. | -lozenge |
| u.d. | -as directed |
| w/f | -with food |
| x 10 d. | for 10 days |
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