Chapter 1,2,3 Abbreviations and Equivalents

12 inches

1 foot

2 pints (pt)

1 quart (qt)

16 ounces (oz)

1 pound (lb)

60 seconds (sec)

1 minute (min)

24 hours (hr or h)

1 day

7 days

1 week

12 months (mon)

1 year (yr)

1 quart (qt)

2 pints (pt)

1 pint (pt)

2 measuring cups

1 measuring cup

8 ounces (oz)

1 ounce (oz)

2 tablespoons (T)

1 tablespoon (T)

3 teaspoons (t)

kilo

one thousandth (1,000)

deci

one tenth (0.1)

centi

one hundredth (0.01)

mili

one thousandth (0.001)

micro

one millionth (0.000001)

kilo (liquid volume)

kL

hecto

hL

deka

daL

base unit

L

deci

dL

centi

cL

mili

mL

5 milliliters

1 teaspoon

15 milliliters

1 tablespoon

30 milliliters

1 ounce

240 milliliters

1 cup

500 milliliters

1 pint (pt)

1,000 milliliters

1 quart

1 kilogram (kg)

2.2 pounds

2.5 centimeters

1 inch

GT

gastrostomy tube

IV

intravenous

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

IVP

intravenous push

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

NGT

nasogastric tube

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PO

by mouth

PR

by rectum

SL

sublingual

subcut

subcutaneously

Supp

suppository

ac

before meals

ad lib

as desired

B.I.D or b.i.d

two times a day

h, hr

hour

hs

before bed time

pc

after meals

prn

whenever needed or necessary

q

every

q2h

every 2 hours

q4h

every 4 hours

q6h

every 6 hours

q8h

every 8 hours

q12h

every 12 hours

Q.I.D or q.i.d

four times per day

T.I.D or t.i.d

three times per day

stat

immediately

c

with

CR

controlled release

cap

capsule

d.a.w

dispense as written

DR

delayed release

ER

extended release

g

gram

gtt

drops

kg

kilogram

L

liter

LA

long acting

mcg

microgram

mg

milligram

mL

milliliter

NKDA

no known drug allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

s

without

Sig

directions to client

Susp

suspension

SR

sustained release

t or tsp

teaspoon

T or tbs

tablespoon

tab

tablet

XL or XR

extended release