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LPN: PNA/SSN- Common Medical Abbreviations
| Abbreviations | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| oz (Oz) | Ounce |
| PAR | Postanesthesia room |
| p.c. | after meals |
| Peds | Pediatrics |
| Per | By, through |
| PM (pm) | afternoon |
| p.o. (per os) | By mouth |
| postop (post op) | postoperative |
| preop (pre op) | preoperative |
| prep | preparation |
| p.r.n. | When necessary |
| Pt (pt) | patient |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| q | Every |
| q.d. | Every day |
| q.h. | Every hour |
| q2h | Every 2 hours |
| q.h.s. | Every night at bedtime |
| q.o.d. | Every other day |
| R | Rectal temperature |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| q3h | Every 3 hours |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| RR | Recovery room |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IV PB | Intravenous piggyback |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SL | Sublingual, under the tongue |
| ID | Intradermal |
| GT | Gastrostomy tube |
| NG | Nasogastric tube |
| NJ | Nasojejunal tube |
| p.r. | Per rectum, rectally |
| O.D. | Right eye |
| O.S. | Left eye |
| O.U. | Both eyes |
| A.D. | Right ear |
| A.S. | Left ear |
| A.U. | Both ears |
| a.c. | Before meals |
| p.r.n. | When necessary |
| ad. lib. | As desired, freely |
| h.s. | Hour of sleep, at bedtime |
| stat | Immediately, at once |
| q.d. | Once a day, every day |
| q.o.d. | Every other day |
| b.i.d. | Twice a day |
| t.i.d. | Three times a day |
| q.i.d. | Four times a day |
| min | Minute |
| H | Hour |
| q.4h | Every four hours |
| q.6h | Every six hours |
| q.8h | Every eight hours |
| q.12h | Every twelve hours |
| qs | Quantity sufficient |
| aq | Water |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| ss | One-half |
| gtt | Drop |
| tab | Tablet |
| cap | Capsule |
| et | And |
| noct | Night |
| ‾a‾ | Before |
| ‾p‾ | After |
| ‾c‾ | With |
| ‾s‾ | Without |
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