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abreviations for med

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@   at  
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ac   before meals  
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bid   twice a day  
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qid   four times a day  
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DC,D/C   discontinue  
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et   and  
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gt   grop  
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hs   hour of sleep  
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inj   injection  
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IV   intravenous  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH  
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pc   after meals  
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qh   every hour  
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q4h   every four hours  
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s   without  
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Sig   directions, label  
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STAT   immediately  
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AD   right ear  
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AU   both ears  
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OS   left eye  
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q   every  
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PP   post prandial  
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pm   at night  
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agit   agitate  
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M   mix  
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Ophth   instill in eye  
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Top   topical  
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Supp   suppository  
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caps   capsule  
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syr   syrup  
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i   one  
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X   ten  
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L   fifty  
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aa   of each  
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c   with  
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tid   three times a day  
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qod   every other day  
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cc   cubic centimeter  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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gtt   drops  
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h   hour  
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IM   intramuscular  
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noc, noct   night  
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PO   by mouth  
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PRN,prn   as needed  
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q2h   every two hours  
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RX   take, take thou  
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ss   one half  
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qns   insufficient quantity  
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Sub Q, SQ   subcutaneous  
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AS   left ear  
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OD   right eye  
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OU   both eyes  
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X   times  
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am   in the morning  
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ad   up to  
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U,u   unit, units  
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dil   dilute  
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otic   instill in ear  
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ung, oint   ointment  
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vag   vaginally  
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tab   tablet  
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aq   aqueous water  
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V   five  
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C   one hundred  
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mg,mgm   milligram  
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amb   ambulatory  
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DOB   date of birth  
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gravid   # of pregnancies  
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GYN   gynecology  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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NKDA   no known drug allergies  
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OB   obstetrics  
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para   # live births  
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peds   pediatrics  
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VB   viable birth  
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WB   well baby  
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WN   well nourished  
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y/o   years old  
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check sign   check  
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C/O   complains of  
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CC   chief complaint  
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DC   discontinue  
🗑
Dx   diagnosis  
🗑
FH   family history  
🗑
Hx   history  
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