Medical Abbreviations common – Flashcards
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IM
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intramuscular
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IV
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intravenous
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IV PB
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intravenous piggyback
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subcut
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subcutaneous
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SL
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sublingual (under the tongue)
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ID
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intradermal
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GT
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gastrostomy tube
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NG
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nasogastric tube
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po
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by mouth (orally)
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pr
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per rectum (rectally)
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ac
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before meals
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pc
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after meals
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ad lib
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as desired (freely)
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prn
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when necessary
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stat
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immediately
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bid
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twice a day
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tid
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three times a day
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qid
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four times a day
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min
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minute
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h
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hour
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qh
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every hour
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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q
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every
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a
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before
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p
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after
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c
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without
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qs
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quantity sufficient
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aq
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water
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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gtt
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drop
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tab
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tablet
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cap
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capsule
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et
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and
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noct
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night
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naproxen 250mg po bid
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25o milligrams of naproxen, orally, twice a day
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Humulin N NPH U-100 insulin 30 units subcut daily 30 min a breakfast
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30 units of Humulin N NPH U-100 insulin, subcutanious, daily, 30 minutes before breakfast
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cefaclor 500 mg po stat, then 250 mg q8h
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500 milligrams of cefaclor orally immediately, then 250 milligrams every 8 hours
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Synthroid 25 mcg po daily
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25 micrograms of Synthroid orally daily
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Ativan 10 mg IM q4h prn agitation
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10 milligrams of Ativan intramuscular every 4 hours as needed for agitation
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furosemide 20 mg IV stat (slowly)
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20 milligrams of furosemide intravenous immediately , slowly
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Mylanta 10 mL po pc et bedtime
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10 milliliters of Mylanta orally after meals and bedtime
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atropine sulfate ophthalmic 1% 2 gtt right eye q15 min x 4
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2 drops of atropine sulfate ophalmic 1% in the right eye every 15 minutes for 4 applications
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morphine sulfate gr 1/4 IM q3h prn , pain
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1/4 grain of morphine sulfate intramuscularly every 3 hours for pain
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Lanoxin 0.25 mg po daily
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0.25 milligrams of Lanoxin by mouth daily
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tetracycline 250mg po qid
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250 milligrams of tetracycline by mouth, four times daily
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nitroglycerine gr 1/400 SL stat
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1/400 grain of nitroglycerine sublingual immediately
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Cortisporin otic suspension 2gtt each ear tid et bedtime
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2 drops each ear of Cortisporin otic suspension (shake before use) three times daily and at bedtime
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Toradol 60 mg IV stat et q6h prn, pain
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60 milligrams of Toradol intravenous immediately and every 6 hours as needed for pain
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procaine penicillin G 300,000 units IV qid
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300,000 units of procaine penicillin G intravenous 4 times daily
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Mylanta 5 mL po 1 h ac, 1 h pc, bedtime, et q2h prn at noct, gastric upset
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5 millileters of mylanta orally 1 hour before meals, 1 hour after meals, at bedtime and every 2 hours when necessary at night for gastric upset
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Librium 25 mg po q6h prn, agitation
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25 milligrams of Librium orally every 6 hours as necessary for agitation
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heparin 5,000 units subcut stat
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5,000 units of heparin subcutaneous immediately
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morphine sulfate 5 mg IV q4h prn, moderate to severe pain
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5 milligrams of morphine sulfate intravenously every 4 hours as necessary for severe pain
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digoxin 0.25 mg po daily
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0.25 milligrams of digoxin orally once daily
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Neo-Synephrine opthalmic 10% 2gtt left eye q30 min x 2
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2 drops of Neo-Synephrine opthalmic in the left eye every 30 minutes 2 applications
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Lasix 40 mg IM stat
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40 milligrams of Lasix intramuscularly immediately
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Decadron 4 mg IV bid
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4 milligrams of Decadron intravenously twice daily
