Abbreviations

1. aa - of each 2. abd -Abdomen 3. ac - before meals 4. ad - To, up to 5. a.d - Right ear 6. ad lib - At pleasure, freely 7. AM - morning

8. amp - Ampule of medication 9. aq - water

10. a.s - left ear 11.ASA - Aspirin 12. ATC - around the clock 13. au - each ear

14. BCP - Birth Control Pill 15. bid - Twice a day 16. BM - Bowel movement 17. BP - Blood Pressure 18. BPH - Benign prostatic hypertrophy 19. BS - Blood sugar

20. BSA - Body Surface Area 21. c - with

22. Ca - Calcium 23. CAD - Coronary Artery Diseases 24. DJD - Degenerative joint disease 25. DM - Diabetes mellitus

26. DO - Doctor of osteopathy 27. DW - Distilled water 28. Dx - Diagnosis

29. elix - Elixir 30.EtOH - Ethanol 31. Ft - Make, let it b made 32. g - Gram

33. GERD - Gastro esophageal reflux Disease 34. GI - Gastrointestinal

35. GU - Genitourinary 36. gr - grain

37. gtt - a drop 38. HA - Headache 39. HBP - High blood pressure 40. HCTZ - Hydrochlorothiazide 41. HR - Heart rate

42. HRT - Hormone replacement therapy 43. hs- at bed time

44. HTN - hypertension 45. inj - an injection 46. IV - Intravenous injection 47. IM - Intramuscular injection 48. ID- Intradermal injection 49. IU - International unit 50. JRA - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis 51. KCl - Potassium Chloride

52. kg - kilogram 53. L - liter

54. mcg - microgram 55. mEq - milliequivalent 56. mg - milligram

57. mg/kg - milligrams/kilogram 58.mg/m2 - milligrams/square meter 59. ml - milliliter

60. mOsmol - milliosmole 61.min - minimum

62. MOM - Milk of Magnesia 63. MS - Morphine Sulfate 64. MTX - Methotrexate

65. MVI - multivitamins 66. m - mix

67. N&V - Nausea and vomiting 68. non rep/NR - Do not repeat 69. noct - at night

70. NS - Normal Saline 71. NTG - Nitroglycerine 72. OA - Osteoarthritis 73. OCD - Obsessive compulsive disorder 74. OJ - Orange Juice

75. O2 - Oxygen 76. ou - Each eye 77. od - Right eye 78. os - Left eye 79. P - Pulse

80. pc - after eating 81. PEFR - Peak expiratory flow rate 82. pm - evening

92. qid - four times daily 93. qod - every other day 94. qs - as much as is sufficient 95. qs ad - a sufficient quantity to (prepare) 96. qh - every hour

97. RA - rheumatoid arthritis 98. RN - Registered Nurse 99. Rect - use rectally 100. s - without

101. ss - one-half 102. SC - Subcutaneous injection 103. Sig - write on label

104. SL - Sublingual 105. SLE - Systemic lupus erythematous 106. SOB - Shortness of breath

107. sol - Solution 108. SQ or SubQ - Subcutaneous injection 109. stat - immediately

110. sup - Suppository 111. Susp - Suspension 112. Sx - Symptom 113. syr - Syrup

114. T - temperature 115. TB - tuberculosis 116. TCN - Tetracycline 117. TED - Thromboembolic disease 118. TIA - Transient ischemic attack 119. tid - three times a day

120. tiw - three times a week 121. tbsp. - tablespoon

122. TMP-SMX - Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 123.tsp - teaspoon

124. top - (use) topical 125. Tx - treatment 126. U - unit

127. UA - Uric acid, urinalysis 128. UC - Ulcerative colitis 129. ud - as directed

130. ung - ointment 131. URI - Upper respiratory infection 132. ut dict - as directed

133. UTI - Urinary tract infection 134. WA - while awake

135. wk - week 136. caps- Capsule 137. cc - cubic centimeter (ml) 138. CHF - Congestive heart failure 139. COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 140. CP - Chest pain

141. dil - dilute 142. dtd - let such doses be given 143. DC - Discontinue medication 145. DES - Diethylstilbestrol 146. disp - Dispense

147. div ± Divide