Terms

Definitions

1,000,000 mcg

 1 gram

1000 mcg

 1 mg

1 gram

 1000 mg

1000 gm

 1 kg

1000 ml

 1 l

100 cm

 1 meter

1 meter

 1000 mm

1 grain

 60 mg

15 grain

 1 gm

5 ml

 1 tsp

15 ml

 1 tbsp

30 ml

 1 oz

240 ml

 1 cup

1 cup

 8 oz

1 kg

 2.2 pounds

2.5 cm

 1 inch

i

 1

v

 5

x

 10

l

 50

c

 100

16 oz

 1 pint

2 pts

 1 quart

4 qts

 1 gallon

Farenheit to Celcius

 -32/1.8

celcius to farenheit

 x1.8+32

1 quart

 32 oz

1 gallon

 128 oz

2 quarts

 64 oz

3 quarts

 96 oz

37c

 98.6f

1 pint

 500 ml

2.2 pounds

 1000 grams

1 foot

 12 inches

micro

 one millionth

one millionth

 0.000001

milli

 one thousandth

one thousandth

 0.001

centi

 one hundredth

one hundredth

 0.01

kilo

 one thousand

one thousand

 1000

a.c.

 before meals

ad lib

 as desired

b.i.d.

 two times a day

-c

 with

cap

 capsule

fld.

 fluid

gtt

 drop

h,hr

 hour

h.s.

 at bedtime

IM

 intramuscular

IV

 inravenous

NS (N/S)

 normal saline

npo

 nothing by mouth

OD

 right eye

-p

 after

p.c.

 after meals

per

 by

p.o.

 by mouth

p.r.n.

 as needed

p.r.

 per rectum

q.

 every

q.a.m.

 every morning

q.d.

 every day, daily

q.h.

 every hour

q.2.h.

 every two hours

q.3.h.

 every three hours

q.h.s.

 every night at bedtime

q.i.d.

 four times a day

q.o.d.

 every other day

-s

 without

-ss

 one half

stat

 now

s.q., s.c.

 subcutaneous

tab

 tablet

t.i.d.

 three times a day

-x

 except

q.h.s.

 every night at bedtime

Subq

 Subcutaneous

subcut

 subcutaneous

Dx

 diagnosis

Tx

 treatment

Sx

 symptom

Sl

 sublingual

ounce

 oz

lb

 pound

ID

 intradurmal

g

 gram

gr

 grain

teaspoon abr

 tsp

tbs

 tablespoon

T

 tablespoon

t

 teaspoon

tablespoon abr

 tbs

d/c

 discontinue

dc

 discontinue or discharge

Rx

 prescription

MEDICATION ABBREVIATIONS

start

a

before

aa

of each

a.c. (ac)

before meals

ad lib

as desired

am, AM

morning before nooon

amp

ampule

aq

water

b.i.d (bid)

2x a day

b.i.w

twice a week

c (with a line above it)

with

c, C

cup

cap , caps

capsule

CD

controlled dose

CR

controlled release

dil

dilute

DS

double strength

EC

enteric coated

elix

elixer

an elixer is a powder

fl. fld

fluid

GT

gastrostomy tube

gtt

drop

h , hr

hour

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

IVSS

intravenous soluset

KVO

keep vein open, very slow infusion rate.

LA

long acting

LOS

length of stay

min

minute

mix

mixture

NAS

intranasal

NG, NGT

nasogastric tube

noc, nct

at night

n.p.o

nothing by mouth

NS , N/S

normal saline

p

after

p.c. , pc

after meals

per

through or by

pm

evening, before midnight

p.o.

by mouth , oral

p.r.

by rectum (per rectum)

p.r.n. , prn

as needed

q

every

q.a.m.

every morning

q.h

every hour

q2h, q4h, q6h

every 2 hours, 4 , 6, 8

q.i.d qid

four times a day

q.s.

a sufficient amount / as much as needed

rect

rectum

s

without

sl, SL

sublingual

sol, soln

solution

s.o.s , SOS

may be repeated, once if nessesary

SR

sustained release

S&S

swish and swallow

stat, STAT

immediately, at once

subcut

subcutaneous

supp

suppository

susp

supsention

syp, syr

syrup

tab

tablet

t.i.d tid

3x a day

tr. tint

tinture

ung, oint

ointment

vag, v

vaginally

XL

long actinv

XR

extended release

STOP

NA

DO NOT USE THESE


U (unit)

Mistaken for "0"

DO NOT USE THESE


IU (international unit)

mistaken for IV (intravenous)

instead write "international unit)

DO NOT USE THESE


Q.D , QD, qd, Q.O.D , qod (every other day)

mistaken for each other.

instead write "daily"

instead write "every other day"

DO NOT USE THESE


trailing zero (X.0 mg)

why ? often the decimal point is missed.

write X mg instead.

DO NOT USE THESE


lack of leading zero (.X mg)

write 0.X mg

DO NOT USE THESE


MS

can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate. Instead just write morphine sulfate.

DO NOT USE THESE


Do not use MS04 and Mg04

confused for one another.

instead just write magnesium sulfate.

 

gtt

 drop

m

 minim

dr

 dram

gr

 grain

iss

 1.5

1 gtt

 1 minim

1 cc

 1 ml or 15 -16 minim

1 t

 4-5 ml

1 T

 15 ml

1 oz

 30 ml

1 c

 240 ml or 8 oz

1 pt

 500 mL or o.5 L

1 kg

 2.2 lb

1 in

 2.54 cm

15 gr or 1000 mg

 1 g

1 gr

 60 mg

1 eq

 1000 mEq

ᾱᾱ

 of each

ac

 before meals

ad lib

 as desired

AM

 morning

c

 with

c/o

 complains of

cpd

 compound

DC

 discontinue

dr or Ʒ

 dram

et or &

 and

fld

 fluid

g or gm

 gram

gr

 grain

hs

 hour of sleep or bedtime

liq

 liquid

OS

 left eye

OD

 right eye

OU

 both eyes

noc

 night

NPO

 nothing my mouth

per

 by or through

PO

 postoperative or by mouth

qd

 every day

qh

 every hour

qid

 4 times a day

qod

 every other day

qs

 quantity sufficient

ṩ

 without

sol

 solution

ss

 one half or 0.5

tab

 tablet

tid

 3 times a day

tx

 treatment

wt

 weight

AS

 left ear

AD

 right ear

AU

 both ears

a.c.

 before meals

bid

 2 times a day

C or c

 cup

cc

 cubic centimeter

dr

 dram

IM

 intramuscular

p.c.

 after meals

p.o.

 by mouth

p.r.n.

 as needed

pt

 pint

q8h

 every 8 hours

qd

 every day

qh

 every hour

qid

 4 times a day

qod

 every other day

sc or sub q

 subcutaneous

stat

 immediately

t or tsp

 teaspoon

T or tbsp

 tablespoon