medical abbreviations

Question	Answer
cup	c
cubic centimeters	cc
centimeters	cm
drams	dr
fluid	fl
foot	ft
grams	g
gallon	gal
glass	gl
drop	gt
drops	gtt
inches	in
kilograms	kg
liters	L
pound	lb
meters	m
micrograms	mcg
milliquivalents	mEq
milligrams	mg
milliliters	mL
millimeters	mm
ounce	oz
pint	pt
quart	qt
tablespoons	tbsp
teaspoons	tsp
unit	U
before	a
arterial blood gas	ABG
antibiotic therapy	ABT or ABX
before meals	ac
right ear	AD
as desired	ad lib
american diabetes association	ADA
before noon	am
against medical advice	AMA
water	aq
left ear	AS
both ears	AU
twice a day	bid
blood pressure	B/P
blood urea nitrogen	BUN
capsule	cap
coronary artery disease	CAD
computerized axial tomography	CAT or CT scan
complete blood count	CBC
cystic fibrosis	CF
congestive heart failure	CHF
central nervous system	CNS
cardiac output	CO
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	COPD
cerebrospinal fluid	CSF
cerebrovascular accident	CVA
enteric coated	EC
electrocardiogram	ECG/EKG
electroencephalogram	EEG
elixir	elix
hour	h/hr/H
hematocrit	hct
hemoglobin	hgb
hour of sleep, bedtime	hs
intradermal	ID
intramuscular	IM
intravenous	IV
intravenous push	IVP
intravenous pyelogram	IVP
myocardial infarction	MI
nasogastric	NG
nothing per oral (nothing by mouth)	NPO
normal saline	NS
right eye	OD
ointment	oint
over the counter	OTC
left eye	OT
both eyes	OU
after (post)	p
after meals	pc
by	per
after noon	pm
by mouth	po
per rectal	pr
as needed or whenever necessary	prn
prothrombin time	PT
partial prothrombin time	PTT
every	q
every 1 hour	q1h
every (x) hours (1, 2, 3,... 8)	q(x)h

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