Health Care Records - Q – Common Prescription Abbreviations & Symbols & A – Mea
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| ā | before
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| a.c. | before meals
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| a.m. | before noon
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| b.i.d. | twice a day
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| d | day
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| h | hour
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| h.s. | at the hour of sleep (bedtime) [spell out bedtime]
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| noc. | night
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| p.c. | after meals
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| p.m. | after noon
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| p.r.n. | as needed
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| q | every
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| q.d. (*) | every day [NEVER USE: spell out every day or daily]
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| qh | every hour
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| q2h | every 2 hours
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| q.i.d. | four times a day
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| q.o.d. (*) | every other day [NEVER USE: spell out every other day]
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| STAT | immediately
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| t.i.d. | three times a day
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| wk | week
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| yr | year
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| AD | right ear [spell out right ear]
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| ad lib. | as desired
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| amt | amount
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| aq | water
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| AS | left ear [spell out left ear]
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| AU | both ears [spell out both ears]
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| NPO | nothing by mouth
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| OD | right eye [spell out right eye]
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| OS | left eye [spell out left eye]
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| OU | both eyes [spell out both eyes]
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| per | by or through
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| p.o. | by mouth
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| PR | through rectum
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| PV | through vagina
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| Rx | recipe; prescription
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| Sig | label; instruction to the patient
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| wa | while awake
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| x | times or for; x6 means six times while x2d means for two days
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| > | greater than [spell out greater than]
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| < | less than [spell out less than]
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