Medical Abbreviations Pharm

Medical Abbreviations

• 'q.d.' stands for "every day" in medical prescriptions.

• 'hs' in medical terminology means "at bedtime" or "hour of sleep".

• 'prn' signifies "as needed" or "when necessary" in medical instructions.

• 'tid' indicates "three times a day" in a medical context.

• 'AU' in medical shorthand means "both ears".

• 'NGT' stands for "nasogastric tube" in medical prescriptions.

• 'IM' signifies "intramuscular" in medical terminology.

• 'ac' means "before meals" in medical instructions.

• 'pc' means "after meals" in medical instructions.

• 'qd or qd' stands for "every day" or "daily".

• 'bid' means "twice a day" in medical prescriptions.

• 'tid' indicates "three times a day" in a medical context.

• 'qid' means "four times a day" in medical prescriptions.

• 'qh' means "every hour" in medical instructions.

• 'hs or h.s' means "at bedtime" or "hour of sleep".

• 'stat' means "immediately" in medical terminology.

• 'q 2 h' means "every 2 hours" in medical prescriptions.

• 'q 4 h' means "every 4 hours" in medical prescriptions.

• 'q 6 h' means "every 6 hours" in medical prescriptions.

• 'q 8 h' means "every 8 hours" in medical prescriptions.

• 'q 12 h' means "every 12 hours" in medical prescriptions.

• 'qod or q.o.d' means "every other day" in medical prescriptions.

• 'tiw or t.i.w' means "three times a week" in medical terminology.

• 'biw or b.i.w' means "twice a week" in medical terminology.

• 'AD' means "right ear" in medical shorthand.

• 'AS' means "left ear" in medical shorthand.

• 'AU' means "both ears" in medical shorthand.

• 'HHN' means "at bedtime" in medical terminology.

• 'IM' means "intramuscular" in medical terminology.

• 'IV' means "intravenous" in medical terminology.

• 'IVP' means "intravenous piggyback" in medical terminology.

• 'IVPB' means "intravenous piggyback" in medical terminology.

• 'MDI' means "metered dose inhaler" in medical terminology.

• 'NEB' means "nebulizer" in medical terminology.

• 'NGT or ng' means "nasogastric tube" in medical terminology.

• 'OD' means "right eye" in medical shorthand.

• 'OS' means "left eye" in medical shorthand.

• 'OU' means "both eyes" in medical shorthand.

• 'po or PO' means "by mouth" in medical terminology.

• 'pr or PR' means "by rectum" in medical terminology.

• 'subQ, sc, SC, sq, SQ or subcut' means "subcutaneous" in medical terminology.

• 'SL' means "sublingual" in medical terminology.

• 'S&S' means "signs and symptoms" in medical terminology.