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Administration routes
Administration Routes
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
a.d. or A.D.	Right ear	AP	anteroposterior
a.s. or A.S.	Left ear	a.u. or AU	each ear or both ears
GT	gastrostomy tube	H	hypodermic
HHN	Hand held nebulizer	I	in halation
I.D.	Intradermal route	I.M. or IM	Intramuscular route
I.T.	Intrathecal route	I.V. or IV	Intravenous route
IVSP	Intravenous push	IVPB	Intravenous piggyback
NGT or NG	Nasogastric tube	od or O.D.	Right eye
os or O.S.	Left eye	ou or O.U.	Each eye or both eyes
po, P.O. or PO	By mouth	P.R. or PR	By rectum
S.C., SQ,subq	Subcutaneous route	SL or s.l.	Sublingual route
S & S	Swish and swallow	T	topical
TPN	total pearenteral nutrition	V or P.V.	Vaginal route
Administration times
Administration Times
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
a.c.	before meals	ad lib	as desired
ASAP	As soon as possible	b.i.d.	twice a day
KVO	keep vein open (IV open)	q	every
q AM	Every morning	qd, od	Every day, once a day
qh or q1h	every hour	q2h	every 2 hours
q3h	every 3 hours	q4h	every 4 hours
q6h	every 6 hours	q8h	every 8 hours
q9h	every 9 hours	q12h	every 12 hours
q.i.d	four times a day	q.o.d. or QOD	Every other day
h.s. or HS	At bedtime (hour of sleep)	MR x	May repeat (x) times
p.c. or p.c	after meal	prn	as needed, when necessary
t.i.d.	three times a day	stat or STAT	Immediately!
Measurements
Measurements
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
C	celsius	cc	cubic centimeter
cm	centimeter	dr	dram
gtt	drop	F	fahrenheit
fl	fluid	fl	fluid dram
gr	grain	g	gram
H20	water	hr	hour
IU	international unit	kg	kilogram
lb	pound	L	liter
mcg	microgram	mEq	miliequivalent
mim	minute	mg	milligram
ml or mL	milliliter	mmol	millimole 1/1000 mole
M	minim	ss	one-half
�	degree (temp)	oz	ounce
fl oz	fluid ounce	qt	quart
pt	pint	tsp	teaspoon
tbs or Tbs	tablespoon	tab	tablet
U	unit
Intravenous solutions
Intravenous Solutions
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
Ca	Calcium	Cl	chloride
D	dextrose in normal saline	D10/W	10% dextrose in water
D5 1/4 NS	5% dextrose in one-fourth strength normal saline (0.225% NaCl)	D5 1/3 NS	5% dextrose in one-third strength normal saline (0.3% NaCl)
D5 1/2 NS	5% dextrose in one-half strength normal saline (o.45% NaCl)	D5/LR	5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution
D5/NS	5%dextrose in normal saline (0.9% NaCl)	D5/R	5%dextrose in Ringer's solution
D5/W	5% dextrose in water	1/4 NS	one-fourth strength normal saline (0.225% NaCl)
1/3 NS	one-third strength normal saline (0.3% NaCl)	1/2 NS	one-half strength normal saline (o.45% NaCl)
K	potassium	KCl	potassium chloride
LR	lactated Ringer's solution	M	molar solution (1 mole of solute per liter of solution)
Mg	magnesium	Na	sodium
NaCl	normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)	R	Ringer's solution
SW	sterile water for injection
Dosage forms
Dosage Forms
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
amp.	Ampule	cap (s)	Capsule (s)
conc.	concentration	DS	Double-strength
elix	Elixir	LA	Long-acting
liq	Liquid	sol	Solution
supp	Suppository	S.R	Sustained release
susp	Suspension	syr	Syrup
tab	Tablet	tinct or tr	Tincture
ung or ungt	Ointment
Documentation
Documentation
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
a	before	aa	of each
ADL	activities of daily living	AMA	(Leave) against medical advice
A&P	anterior and posterior	ASHD	arteriosclerotic heart disease
B/P	Blood pressure	bpm	beats per minute
BS	Blood Sugar	B/S or b/s	Breath sounds
c	with	cc	chief complaint
CAD	coronary artery disease	dc or D/C	discontinue
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid	CXR	chest x-ray
FBS	fasting blood sugar	FUO	fever of undetermined origin
G	Gauge (of needle)	HO	House officer (doctor on call)
ICS	intercostal space	LOC	Level of Consciences
LUQ	left upper quadrant	NKA	No known allergies
NPO	nothing by mouth	OTC	over the counter
p	after	PERRLA or PERL	pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
qs	A sufficient quantity	resp	respiration
R/O	rule out	RLQ	right lower quadrant
ROM	range of motion	RUQ	right upper quadrant
Rx	Prescription, Treatment	s	without
SOB	short of breath	sx	symptoms
temp	temperature	TO	telephone order
TPR	temperature, pulse, respirations	TRA	to run at (IV flow rate)
VO	verbal order	URI	upper respiratory infection
WNL	Within normal limits	<	Less than
>	Greater than	�	Right
Labs
LABs
Abbreviations	Term	Abbreviations	Term
ABGs	arterial blood gas	BMC	bone mineral count
BMC	bone mineral density	BT	bleeding time
BUN	blood urea nitrogen	CBC	complete blood count
CK	creatine kinase	CO	carbon monoxide
CO2	carbon dioxide	COHb	carboxyhemoglobin test
CP, CPK	creatine phosphokinase	C&S	culture and sensitivity
CT	computed tomography	ECG, EKG	electrocardiogram
ECHO	echocardiography	Fe	iron
FUT	fibrinogen uptake test	GB	gallbladder series
GTT	glucose tolerance test	Hb, Hgb	hemoglobin
HCO3	bicarbonate	Hct	hematocrit
ITT	insulin tolerance test	KUB	kidneys, ureters, and bladder
LFTs	liver function test	LP	lumbar puncture
MCH	mean corpuscular hemoglobin	MCHC	mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCV	mean corpuscular volume	MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance	NST	nonstress test
Pb	lead	OB	occult blood
Pco2	partial pressure of carbon dioxide	PET	positron-emission tomography
PFTs	pulmonary function test	pH	hydrogen ion concentration
PKU	phenylketonuria	Po2	partial pressure of oxygen
PT	prothrombin time	PTT	partial thromboplastin time
RBC	red blood cell	RDW	red cell distribution width
RPR	rapid plasma reagin test	STS	serologic test for syphilis
T&C or T&CM	type and crossmatch	TDM	therapeutic drug monitoring
TIBC	total iron-binding capacity	T&S	type and screen
UA	urinalysis	US	ultrasound
UTI	urinary tract infection	VER	visual evoked response
VPS	ventilation/perfusion scanning	WBC	white blood cell count

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