GRADED A
a.m. - (ANSWER)in the morning
p.m. - (ANSWER)in the evening/afternoon
H.S. - (ANSWER)hour of sleep
gm - (ANSWER)gram
cc - (ANSWER)cubic centimeter
D/C - (ANSWER)discontinue
a.c. - (ANSWER)before eating
/c - (ANSWER)with
p.c. - (ANSWER)after eating
/s - (ANSWER)without
ml - (ANSWER)mililiter
mcg - (ANSWER)micrograms
,I.U. - (ANSWER)international unit
B.P. - (ANSWER)blood pressure
q. - (ANSWER)every
qd - (ANSWER)everyday
q.i.d. - (ANSWER)4 times a day
q.o.d. - (ANSWER)every other day
b.i.d. - (ANSWER)twice a day
t.i.d. - (ANSWER)3 times a day
q 4 h - (ANSWER)every 4 hours
I.M. - (ANSWER)intramuscular
Fe - (ANSWER)Iron
tab. - (ANSWER)tablet
p.o. - (ANSWER)by mouth
SOB - (ANSWER)short of breath
,F/U - (ANSWER)follow up
npo - (ANSWER)nothing by mouth
cap. - (ANSWER)capsule
gerd - (ANSWER)heartburn
PCN - (ANSWER)penicillin
ASA - (ANSWER)aspirin
PRN - (ANSWER)as needed
ung. - (ANSWER)ointment
gtts. - (ANSWER)drops
MAR - (ANSWER)medication administration record
NTE - (ANSWER)not to exceed
Td - (ANSWER)total dose
MOR - (ANSWER)medication occurrence report
oral - (ANSWER)by mouth
sublingual - (ANSWER)under the tongue
, buccal - (ANSWER)inside the cheek of the mouth
translingual - (ANSWER)spray onto the tongue
pulmonary inhalant - (ANSWER)breathed in through the nose or the mouth
transdermal - (ANSWER)through the skin
topical - (ANSWER)on the skin
ophthalmic - (ANSWER)into the eye
otic - (ANSWER)into the ear
nasal - (ANSWER)into the nose
parenteral - (ANSWER)injection
subcutaneous - (ANSWER)under the skin
intramuscular - (ANSWER)into a muscle
intravenous (IV) - (ANSWER)into a vein
nasogastric - (ANSWER)a tube through the nose into the stomach
G-tube (gastrostomy tube) - (ANSWER)into the stomach