Medication Administration Abbreviations
Terms
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- no known allergies
- NKA
- TWICE A DAY
- bid, BID
- three times a day
- tid, TID
- four times a day
- qid, QID
- as needed
- PRN
- hour of sleep (at bedtime)
- HS
- immediately
- stat
- every day
- qd
- every hour
- qh
- every two hours
- q 2 h
- every_hours
- q_h
- tablet
- tab
- capsule
- cap
- suppository
- supp
- intramuscular
- IM
- by mouth
- PO
- intravenous
- IV
- subcutaneous
- subcu, subq
- fever of unknow origin
- FUO
- history
- Hx
- incision and drainage
- I & D
- temperature, pulse, respiration
- TPR
- temperature
- T
- before meals
- a.c.
- after meals
- p.c.
- bowel movement
- BM
- bathroom privileges
- BRP
- gallbladder
- GB
- gastrointestinal
- GI
- nasogastric (tube)
- NG
- nothing by mouth
- NPO
- by mouth (per os)
- PO
- barium enema
- BaE, B.E.
- peptic ulcer disease
- PUD
- Total parenteral nutrition
- TPN
- Upper gastrointestinal
- UGI
- catheter, catheterization
- Cath
- culture and sensitivity
- C & S
- cystoscopic examination
- cysto
- intake and output
- I & O
- intravenous pyelogram
- IVP
- potassium
- K
- kidney, ureter, bladder
- KUB
- sodium
- Na
- urinalysis
- UA
- urinary tract infection
- UTI