Abbreviations and Symbols for Orders, Prescriptions, and Labels
Terms
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- a
- before
- aa
- of each
- abd
- abdomen
- a c
- before meals
- ad
- to, up to
- ad lib
- as freely as desired
- amb
- ambulatory
- amp
- ampule
- amt
- amount
- Aq
- water
- Aq dest
- distilled water
- ax
- axillary
- b i d
- two times a day
- BRP
- bathroom privileges
- c with a line over it or c
- with
- caps
- capsule
- cc
- cubic centimeter (use ml)
- comp
- compound
- D5W
- 5% Dextrose in Water
- DAT
- diet as tolerated
- dil
- dilute
- DOB
- date of birth
- Dx
- diagnosis
- elix
- elixir
- et.
- and
- ext
- extract
- fld or Fl
- fluid
- Ft
- make
- g,gm,Gm
- gram
- gr
- grain
- gtt
- drop
- H
- hypodermic
- h s, HS
- at bedtime (Hour of Sleep)
- I M
- intramuscularly
- I.P.P.B.
- intermittent positive pressure breathing
- I V
- intravenously
- L
- left, liter
- L.L.Q.
- left lower quadrant
- L.U.Q
- left upper quadrant
- M
- mix
- u or min
- minim
- mcg
- microgram
- mEq
- milliequivalent
- mg
- milligram
- mist or mixt
- mixture
- ml
- milliliter
- NOC
- at night
- non repetat
- do not repeat
- N.P.O.
- nothing by mouth
- N/V
- nausea and vomiting
- NS
- normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)
- 1/2NS
- 0.45% sodium chloride
- O
- pint
- O D
- right eye
- ol
- oil
- os
- mouth
- O S
- left eye
- OTC
- over the counter
- O U
- each eye
- oz
- ounce
- p with line over it
- after
- PB
- piggy back
- p c
- after meals
- per
- through or by
- P O
- by mouth
- P R N
- when required (as needed)
- qd
- use "daily"
- q h
- every hour
- q 2 h
- every 2 hours
- q 3 h
- every 3 hours
- q 4 h
- every 4 hours
- qid
- four times a day
- R
- right, rectal, respiration
- Rx
- take thou
- R/O
- rule out
- R.L.Q.
- right lower quadrant
- R.U.Q.
- right upper quadrant
- s or s with line over it
- without
- S or Sig
- write (on the label)
- Sub-Q, subQ
- subcutaneously (formerly sc, sq)
- S L
- beneath the tongue
- Sol
- solution
- ss or ss with line and two dots above it
- one half
- stat
- immediately
- Syr
- syrup
- TCDB
- turn,cough,deep breath
- tid
- three times a day
- TO
- telephone order
- T.P.R.
- temperature, pulse, respiration
- tr or tinct
- tincture
- U
- unit (write out, not acceptable abbreviation)
- ung
- ointment
- W/C
- wheelchair
- W/D
- warm and dry
- WNL
- within normal limits
- x
- times
- VO
- verbal order
- >
- more than
- <
- less than
- =
- equal to
- up arrow, slanted right arrow, down arrow, slanted left arrow
- increase, increasing, decrease, decreasing change
- dr.
- dram