Abbreviations Table for Prescriptions & Medication Orders PDF

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS & MEDICATION ORDERS Abbreviations Meaning Abbreviations Meaning A Before C&S Culture and Sensitivity aa. or ã ã of each d Day ABW...

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS & MEDICATION ORDERS Abbreviations Meaning Abbreviations Meaning A Before C&S Culture and Sensitivity aa. or ã ã of each d Day ABW Actual Body Weight disc. Or D.C. Discontinue a.c. Before meals disp. Dispense a.d. Right ear div. Divide ad lib. at pleasure, freely DOB Date of Birth admin. Administer DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus a.m. Morning DS Double strength amp. Ampule d.t.d. Give of such doses APAP Acetaminophen DW Distilled Water aq. Water D5W Dextrose 5% in water aq.dist Distilled water DX Diagnose a.s. Left ear EC enteric coated ASA Aspirin ECG or EKG Electrocardiogram ATC Around the clock EDTA Edetate a.u. Each ear EENT ees, ears, nose, throat b.i.d. Twice a day EFAD essential fatty acid deficiency BM Bowel movement elix. Elixir BMI Body mass index e.m.p. as directed BP Blood pressure EPI Epinephrine BS Blood sugar ER emergency room BSA Body surface area et And BUN Blood urea nitrogen f. or ft. Make BW Body weight F Fahrenheit C Centigrade FBS fasting blood sugar c. or C With FFA Free fatty acid Cc With food or meals fl. or fld Fluid CA Cancer or cardiac arrest ft. Make Cap Capsule garg Gargle CBC Complete Blood Count g or Gm Gram Cc Cubic centimeter GI gastro-intestinal CCT Crude coal tar gr Grain chart of Powder or powder paper gtt, gtts drop, drops chartulae CHD Congestive heart disease GYN Gynecology CHF Congestive heart failure H Hypodermic CNS Central nervous system h or hr. Hour comp. Compound HA Headache COPD Chronic Obstructive HBP High blood pressure Pulmonary Disease CPZ Chlorpromazine HCT Hematocrit HCTZ Hydrochlorothiazide N&V nausea and vomiting HEPA high efficiency particular air NG Nasogastric h.s. at bedtime NF national formulary HT Height NK none known HPN Hypertension no. or No. Number HPI History of present illness noct. Night IBW Ideal body weight non rep or N.R. do not repeat or no refills ICU Intensive care unit NPO nothing by mouth ID Intradermal NS normal saline IM Intramuscular ½ NS half-strength normal saline INH Isoniazid NTG Nitroglycerin I&O input and output NVD nausea, vomiting, & diarrhea inj. Injection O. Pint IPPB Intermittent positive pressure OB-GYN obstetrics-gynecology IU or iu International unit OC oral contraceptive IV Intravenous OD Overdose IVP intravenous push or IV o.d. right eye pyelogram IVPB intravenous piggyback oint. Ointment L Liter o.s. left eye LCD Coal Tar Solution OR operating room M. Mix OT occupational therapy m2 or M2 square meter OTC over the counter mcg or mg Microgram o.u. both eye MEq Milliequivalent Mg Milligram oz. ounce (avoirdupois) MI myocardial infarction p or per By Ml Milliliter pt. Patient MMR measles, mumps, rubella Pb Phenobarbital MO mineral oil p.c. after meals MOM milk of magnesia PCN Penicillin mOsmol Milliosmoles p.m. afternoon; evening MR may repeat p.o. by mouth MRX_ may repeat times p or post After N Nostril PPD purified protein derivative syr. Syrup (tuberculin) PPI patient package inserts SZ Seizure PPM part per million T&C type and crossmatch Pr Rectally tab Tablet Pre-op before surgery TAC Tetracaine, Adrenalin and Cocaine p.r.n. when required or as needed tal. Such PT physical therapy tal. dos. such dose pulv. Powder tbsp Tablespoon Pv Vaginally TCA tricyclic antidepressant q or q Every t.a.t until all taken q AM every morning tx Treatment q.d. Everyday TCN Tetracycline q.h. every hour t.i.d. three times a day q.i.d. four times a day t.i.w. three times a week q.o.d. every other day TMP/SMX Trimethoprim / Sulfamethoxazole q.s. a sufficient quantity top Topically q.s. ad a sufficient quantity to make TPN total parenteral nutrition r or R Rectal tr. Tincture R.L. or R/L Ringer’s Lactate Tsp Teaspoon s or s Without U or u unit (s) sat. Saturated UA Urinalysis Sig. write on label u.d. or ut dict as directed SL Sublingual ung. Ointment SOB shortness of breath URI upper respiratory infection sol. Solution USP United States Pharmacopeia s.o.s if there is need UTI urinary tract infection SS saturated solution UUN urine urea nitrogen ss. or ss one-half UV Ultraviolet SSKI Saturated Solution of VS vital signs Potassium Iodide stat. Immediately, now w/WBC with white blood cell count subc, subq, Subcutaneously w/o Without s.c., sq supp. Suppository X Times susp. Suspension y.o. year old SVR Alcohol ZnO Zinc Oxide