- a.c., ante cibum
- before meals
- ad lib., ad libitum
- as desired
- b.i.d., bis in die
- two times a day
- cm
- centimeter, centimeters
- D5W
- 5% dextrose in water (IV fluid)
- E. coli
- Esherichia coli (bacteria in bowel)
- ECG, EKG,
- electrocardiogram
- Fr
- French (a kind of catheter or tube)
- FUO
- fever of unknown origin
- mEq
- milliequivalent, milliequivalents
- mg%
- milligram percent
milligrams percent - ml
- milliliter, milliliters
- mm
- millimeter, millimeters
- mmHg
- millimeters of mercury
- n.p.o., NPO, nil per os, NBM
- nothing by mouth
- NSD
- No seerious disease (or defect)
- O
- oxygen (chemical element)
- p.r.n., pro re nata
- as needed, as required
- per cent
- for every one hundred
- pH
- hydrogen ion concentration
- polys
- polymorphonuclear leukocytes
- q.()h., quaque () hora
- every () hours
- q.a.m., quaque ante meridian
- every morning
- q.h.s.
- every hour of sleep, every bedtime
- q.i.d, quater in die
- four times a day
- q.n.s.
- quantity not sufficient
- RBC
- red blood cells, red blood count
- sed rate
- sedimentation rate
- segs
- segmented neutrophils
- t.i.d., ter in die
- three times a day
- TPR
- temperature, pulse and respiration
- wbc, WBC, WBCs
- white blood count,
white blood cells
