1
Q
aa
A
affected area
2
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
3
Q
ABW
A
actual body weight
4
Q
ad
A
up to
5
Q
a.d.
A
right ear
6
Q
a.m.
A
morning
7
Q
amp
A
ampule
8
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
9
Q
Aq
A
water
10
Q
a.s.
A
left ear
11
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
12
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
13
Q
a.u.
A
each ear
14
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
15
Q
b.i.w.
A
twice a week
16
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
17
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
18
Q
BW
A
body weight
19
Q
C
A
centrigrade
20
Q
c or (c with line over it)
A
with
21
Q
cap
A
capsule
22
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
22
Q
cr, crm
A
cream
23
Q
d
A
day
24
disc, D.C., d/c
discontinue
25
disp
dispense
26
div
divide
27
DOB
date of birth
28
DS
double strength
29
d.t.d
give as such doses
30
DW
distilled water
31
D5NS
dextrose 5% in normal saline
32
D5 1/2 NS
dextrose 5% in 1/2 normal saline (0.45%)
33
D5W
dextrose 5% in water
34
EC
enteric coated
35
elix.
elixir
36
e.m.p.
as directed
37
F
fahrenheit
38
fl or fld
fluid
39
fr
make
40
gr
grain
41
g or gm
gram
42
gtt, gtts
drops
43
h, hr or degree symbol
hour
44
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
45
h.s.
at bedtime
46
IBW
ideal body weight
47
ID
intradermal
48
IM
intramuscular
49
inj.
injection
50
IU
international units
51
IUD
intrauterine device
52
IV
intravenous
53
IVP
intravenous push
54
IVPB
intravenous piggy back
55
jt or j-tube
jejunostomy tube
56
KVO
keep vein open
57
L
liter
58
LE
lower extremities
59
LR
lactated Ringer's injection
60
M^2 or m^2
square meter
61
mcg or (mū)g
microgram
62
MDI
metered dose inhaler
63
mEq
milliequivalent
64
mg
milligram
65
min
minute
66
ml or mL
milliliter
67
MOM
milk of magnesia
68
mOsm or mOsmol
milliosmole
69
MR
may repeat
70
MRX
may repeat _ times
71
NG or NGT
naso gastric or nasogastric tube
72
No. or no.
number
73
noct.
night
74
non rep. or N.R.
do not repeat or no refills
75
NPO
nothing by mouth
76
NS
normal saline (0.9% NaCl)
77
1/2 NS
half-strength NS (0.45% NaCl)
78
NTG
nitroglycerin
79
o.d.
right eye
80
oint.
ointment
81
o.s.
left eye
82
OTC
over the counter
83
o.u.
each eye
84
p or per
by
85
p.c.
after meals
86
PCN
penicillin
87
p.m.
afternoon or evening
88
p.o.
by mouth
89
post
after
90
PPM
parts per million
91
pr
rectally
92
pre-op
before surgery
93
p.r.n.
as needed
94
pulv.
powder
95
q
every
96
q.d.
every day
97
q.i.d.
four times a day
98
q.o.d.
every other day
99
q.s.
sufficient quantity
100
q.s. ad
a sufficient quantity to make
101
s or (s with line over it)
without
102
sc, sq, subq, or subcut
subcutaneous
103
sig.
write on label
104
SL
sublingual
105
sol
solution
106
ss
one half
107
stat.
immediately
108
supp.
suppository
109
susp.
suspension
110
syr.
syrup
111
tab
tablet
112
tal. dos.
such dose
113
tbsp.
tablespoon
114
t.i.d.
three times a day
115
tinc.
tincture
116
t.i.w.
three times a week
117
top.
topically
118
U or u
units
119
u.d. or utdict
as directed
120
UE
upper extremeties
121
ung.
ointment
122
vag.
vaginally
123
vol.
volume
124
w/
with
125
w.a.
while awake
126
w/o
without
127
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times
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