Medical abbreviations

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• blood pressure

• AD

• twice a day

• AM

• right ear

• BP

• before meals

• BID

• morning

• A.C.

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• biopsy

• BR

• bedrest

• Bx

• carcinoma(cancer)

• Cap

• bowel movement

• BM

• Capsule

• Ca

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• emergency room

• DNR

• do not resuscitate

• G, Gm

• fracture

• Dx

• diagnosis

• ER

• gram

• Fx

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• history

• Ht

• hour

• Hx

• injection

• hs

• height

• h

• hour of sleep (bedtime)

• inj.

Abbreviation Meaning

H

(a)  

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• potassium

• K+, K

• nothing by mouth

• NV, N&V

• intravenous

• NPO

• nausea and vomiting

• mg

• milligram

• IV

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• out of bed

• OOB

• ointment

• oint., ung

• nasal cannula

• Na, Na+

• nothing by mouth past midnight

• NPOpMN

• sodium

• NC

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• by mouth

• p.c.

• afternoon

• Oz.

• once

• PM

• pulse

• PO

• after meals

• p

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• every hour

• PRN

• every morning

• qd

• as needed

• Pt

• every day, once daily

• QH

• patient

• qam

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• shortness of breath

• SOB

• prescription

• QID

• four times a day

• Rx

• rectal

• R

• quantity sufficient

• qs