0
Q
@
A
at
1
Q
/
A
per, by
2
Q
<
A
less than
3
Q
>
A
greater than
4
Q
Δ
A
change
5
Q
≤
A
less than or equal to
6
Q
≥
A
greater than or equal to
7
Q
↑
A
increase, above
8
Q
↓
A
decrease, below
9
Q
Abx
A
antibiotics
10
Q
ac
A
before meals
11
Q
AD
A
right ear
12
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
13
Q
amps
A
ampules
14
Q
AS
A
left ear
15
Q
AU
A
both ears
16
Q
bg
A
blood glucose
17
Q
bid
A
twice a day
18
Q
BTP
A
breakthrough pain
19
Q
/c
A
with
20
Q
caps
A
capsules
21
Q
CBG
A
capillary blood glucose
22
Q
cc
A
cubic centimetre
23
Q
CPS
A
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties
24
CVC
central venous catheter
25
CVL
central venous line
26
D/C
discharge, discontinue
27
DS
double strength
28
EC
enteric coated
29
elix.
liquid
30
FDHS
for duration of hospital stay
31
gr.
grain
32
GT
gastrostomy tube
33
gtt
drop
34
h/a
headache
35
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
36
hs
bedtime
37
I.U.
international units
38
ID
intradermal
39
IM
intramuscular
40
inj.
injection
41
IV
intravenous
42
KCl (L not I)
potassium chloride
43
L.A.
long acting
44
LMWH
low molecular weight heparin
45
lpm
litres per minute
46
mEq
milliequivalents
47
MgSO4
magnesium sulfate (epsom salts)
48
MOM
milk of magnesia
49
MR
may repeat
50
MR x 1
may repeat once
51
MS
morphine sulfate
52
NaCl
sodium chloride
53
neb.
nebulizer
54
ng
nasogastric
55
NS
normal saline
56
NTG
nitroglycerin
57
OD
right eye
58
OS
left eye
59
OU
both eyes
60
pc
after meals
61
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
62
PCN
penicillin
63
po
by mouth
64
pr
per rectum
65
PRBCs
packed red blood cells
66
prn
as needed
67
q2d (q3d, q4d, etc)
every 2 days (3, 4, etc)
68
qd
every day
69
qid
four times a day
70
qod
every other day
71
R/O
rule out, re-order
72
S/L
saline lock
73
sc
subcutaneous
74
sq
subcutaneous
75
subq
subcutaneous
76
sl
sublingual
77
SR
sustained release
78
str.
strength
79
supp
suppository
80
susp.
suspension
81
syr
syrup
82
T3
Tylenol 3
83
tab
tablet
84
tid
three times a day
85
TKVO
to keep vein open
86
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
87
U.
unit
88
ung.
unguent, ointment
89
vag.
vaginally
90
via
by
91
WA
while awake
92
WDW
when drinking well
