RX361 abbreviations and conversions set A/B

BID

twice daily

TID

three times daily

QID

four times daily

QAM

every morning

QPM

every evening

Q

every

stat

immediately

min

minute

h

hour

atc

around the clock

WA

while awake

QD

daily

qhs

every bedtime

qod

every other day

d

day

kg (1000g)

kilogram

g

gram

mg (1/1000th)

milligram

mcg  (1/1000^th of a milligram)

microgram

ng  (1/1000^th of a microgram)

nanogram

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tsp

teaspoon (5ml)

tbsp

tablespoon (15ml)

c

cup. 8 fl oz or 240 ml

gtt

drop

dL

deciliter (100mL)

L

Liter (1000 mL)

mcL

microliter (0.001 mL)

IV

Intravenous

IM

Intramuscular

SUBQ

Subcutaneous

ID

Intradermal.

ou

both eyes

os

left eye

od

right eye

au

both ears

as

left ear

ad

right ear

po

by mouth

NPO

nothing by mouth

SL

sublingual

pv

per vagina

pr

per rectum

oz

ounce 1oz = 28.5g

lb

pound 1lb = 454g

gr

grain 1gr = 65mg

2gr

120mg

fl oz

fluid ounce 1 fl oz = 30 mL

pt

pint 1 pt = 480 mL

qt

quart 1 qt = 960 mL

gal

gallon 1 gal = 3840ml

How many quarts in a gallon

4

how many pints in a quart

2

how many cups in a pint

2

how many cups in a gallon

There are 16 cups in a gallon.