ABBREVIATIO DEFINITION N AC or ac Before meals or before eating (Ad libitum) at discretion aspirin left ear

ad lib asa a.s.

as soon as ASAP or asap possible BIB or bib BID or bid BP cap (bibe) drink 2 times a day blood pressure capsule

c CC c/o d

with chief complaint complains of day 5% dextrose in 0.45% normal saline solution 5% dextrose in Lactated Ringers solution 5% dextrose in normal saline solution 5% dextrose in Ringers solution

D5 1/2NS

D5LR

D5NS or D5%NS

D5R

D5W

5% dextrose in water diet as tolerated dispense as written discontinue or discharge days diagnosis (Gutta) drops hour heart rate at bed time intradermal intramuscul

DAT DAW DC or D/C DYS DX or Dx gtt or gtts h HR HS ID IM

ar INf I&O IV IVPB LPM MN infusion therapy intake and output intravenous intravenous piggyback liters per minute midnight

Meds or meds medications ABBREVIATIO DEFINITION N NSS OTC PO normal saline solution over-thecounter (per orem) by

mouth or orally POD postoperative day per rectum or by rectum prior to surgery (Pro re nata) whenever necessary; as needed patient prior to arrival every every other day

PR or pr Pre-op

PRN or prn

Pt PTA Q or q q2d

q2h & PRN

every 2 hours and as needed every 2 hours while awake every 4 hours and as needed every 4 hours while awake every 6 hours and as needed every 6 hours while awake (quaque die) every day

q2hwa

q4h & PRN

q4hwa

q6h & PRN

q6hwa

qd

qh QID or qid qn

(quaque ora) every hour four (4) times a day (quaque nocte) every night (quantum non sufficit) quantity not sufficient every other day (quantum sufficit) a sufficient quantity (quantum vis) as much as you like

qns

QOD or qod

qs

qv

R/O s

rule out second (as uses in order- 1st, 2nd , 3rd) subjective subcutaneo us seconds (as used in time) everyday sublingual short of breath subcutaneo us symptoms Difficulty of

S SC or sc sec SID or sid SL or sl SOB

STATS or stat immediately SubQ or SQ Sx DOB

breathing Sz T or Temp tab TID or tid Seizure temperatur e tablet (ter in die) three (3) times a day telephone order temperatur e, pulse, respiration treatment or transplant as directed verbal/ voice order

TO TPR

Tx ud VO

VS VSS WN WNL wt yo Yrs

vital signs vital signs stable well nourished within normal limits weight years old years