Symbols and Abbreviations

Set: Symbols and Abbreviations

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	Term	Definition
	a.c.	before meals
	ad lib	at pleasure
	ASAP	as soon as possible
	b.i.d.	twice a day
	BP	blood pressure
	BUN	blood urea nitrogen
	c	with
	C	centigrade
	CA	cancer
	CBC	complete blood count
	CNS	Central Nervous System
	CO	carbon monoxide
	CO2	Carbon Dioxide
	D/C	discontinue
	EKG	electrocardiogram
	ER	emergency room
	F	farenheit
	FBS	fasting blood sugar
	GI	gastrointestinal
	H	hour
	Hct	hematocrit
	Hgb	hemoglobin
	hs	hours of sleep
	ICU	intensive care unit
	IM	intramuscular
	IV	intravenous
	MI	Myocardial Infarcation
	noct	at night
	NPO	nothing by mouth
	OB	obstetrics
	OP	outpatient
	OR	operating room
	p	post
	pc	after meals
	po	by mouth
	prn	as needed
	q	every
	qd	everyday
	q___h	every____ hours
	qid	four times a day
	qod	every other day
	RBC	red blood cells
	R/O	rule out
	ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
	RR	recovery room
	Rx	take
	s	without
	ss	half
	stat	immediately
	TBA	to be admitted
	t.i.d.	three times a day
	WBC	white blood cell
	UTI	urinary tract infection
	cc	cubic centimeter
	cm	centimeter
	g	gram
	mL	milliliter
	mm	millimeter
	dr	dram
	gr	grain
	gtt	drop
	oz	ounce
	AMI	acute myocardial infarction
	A-V	arterial veneous
	Ca	calcium
	O2	oxygen
	CVP	central veneous pressure
	EEG	electroencephalogram
	Fe	iron
	Hr	hour
	CCU	coronary care unit
	K	potassium
	NH3	ammonia
	PKU	phenylketonuria
	R/O	rule out
	UA	urinalysis
	dil	dilute
	noct	at night
	p.o.	by mouth
	Sig	give following directions
	Sp gr	specific gravity
	tr	tincture
	mcg	microgram
	Na	sodium
	pp	post prandial
	QS	quanity sufficient
	QNS	quantity not sufficient

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