cup

cubic centimeters

centimeters

drams

fluid

foot

grams

gallon

glass

drop

drops

inches

kilograms

liters

pound

meters

micrograms

milliquivalents

milligrams

milliliters

millimeters

ounce

pint

quart

tablespoons

teaspoons

unit

before

arterial blood gas

antibiotic therapy

before meals

right ear

as desired

american diabetes association

before noon

against medical advice

water

left ear

both ears

twice a day

blood pressure

blood urea nitrogen

capsule

coronary artery disease

computerized axial tomography

complete blood count

cystic fibrosis

congestive heart failure

central nervous system

cardiac output

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

cerebrospinal fluid

cerebrovascular accident

enteric coated

electrocardiogram

electroencephalogram

elixir

hour

hematocrit

hemoglobin

hour of sleep, bedtime

intradermal

intramuscular

intravenous

intravenous push

intravenous pyelogram

myocardial infarction

nasogastric

nothing per oral (nothing by mouth)

normal saline

right eye

ointment

over the counter

left eye

both eyes

after (post)

after meals

by

after noon

by mouth

per rectal

as needed or whenever necessary

prothrombin time

partial prothrombin time

every

every 1 hour

every (x) hours (1, 2, 3,... 8)