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SIG CODES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | BEFORE |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| A.M. | MORNING |
| AMP | AMPOULE |
| A.S. | LEFT EAR |
| A.U. | BOTH EARS OR EA EAR |
| BID | TWO TIMES DAILY |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| CC | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| DW | DISTILLED WATER |
| ECT | ENTERIC COATED TABLET |
| FL OR FLD | FLUID |
| FL. OZ | FLUID OUNCE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GR | GRAIN |
| GTT | DROP |
| GTTS | DROPS |
| HA | HEADACHE |
| HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| H OR HR | HOUR |
| HT OR HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| IA | INTRA-ARTERIAL |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PUSH |
| IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| LB | POUND |
| MCG OR UG | MICROGRAM |
| mEq | MILLIEQUIVALENT |
| MG | MILLIGRAM |
| MG/KG | MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| ML/HR | MILLILITERS PER HOUR |
| N&V OR N/V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| NS | NORMAL SALINE |
| NTG | NITROGLYCERIN |
| OD | RT EYE |
| OS | LT EYE |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| P | AFTER |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| P.M. | EVENING |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | RECTALLY |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| Q | EVERY |
| q4h | EVERY 4 HOURS |
| q6h | EVERY 6 HOURS |
| q12h | EVERY 12 HOURS |
| q24h | EVERY 24 HOURS |
| qd | EVERY DAY |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| QS | A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| SS | ONE-HALF |
| SQ OR SUBQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY OR NOW |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| SUSP | SUSPENSION |
| TAB | TABLET |
| TBSP | TABLESPOON |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| UD | AS DIRECTED |
| UNG | OINTMENT |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| WK | WEEK |