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Chapter2abbreviation
Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch2 abbreviations(N. D.'s class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a.m. | morning |
| AM | morning |
| b.i.d. | two times per day |
| BID | two times per day |
| h.s. | hour of sleep |
| noc. | night |
| p.m. | afternoon |
| PM | afternoon |
| p.r.n. | whenever necessary |
| q. | every |
| q.2h | every 2 hours |
| q.4h | every 4 hours |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| QID | four times a day |
| stat | immediately |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| TID | three times a day |
| cap(s) | capsule(s) |
| tab(s) | tablet(s) |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CA | cancer |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| mets | metastasis |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| RBC | red blood count |
| rbc | red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood count |
| wbc | white blood cell |
| WNL | within normal limits |