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23 Cards in this Set
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U
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unit
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IU
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international unit
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q.d. or Q.D.
q.o.d. or Q.O.D. |
(Latin abbreviations for once daily and every other day)
Transcribe: daily or every other day |
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Trailing zero ( X.0)
{Note: Prohibited only for medication-related notations} or Lack of leading zero ( .5) |
Never write a zero by itself after a decimal point (X mg), and always use a zero before a decimal point ( 0.X mg)
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MS
MS04 MgS04 |
Transcribe: morphine sulfate
or magnesium sulfate |
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μg
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mcg
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h.s. or H.S.
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Transcribe: half-strength
or (Latin abbreviation for bedtime) at bedtime |
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t.i.w. or T.I.W.
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3 times weekly
or three times weekly |
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s.c. or S.C.
or s.q. or S.Q. |
subcutaneous
or subcutaneously |
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D/C
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discharge
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cc
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mL
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A.S., A.D., or A.U.
(Latin abbreviation for left, right, or both ears) |
left ear, right ear, or both ears
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Apothecary symbols:
dram minim |
Use the metric system
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ARA A, AZT, DPT, HCI, HCT, HCTZ, MTX, TAC, "Nitro" drip, Norflox,
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Never abbreviate drug names~ Spell them out...
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per os
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p.o., by mouth, or orally
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qn
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nightly
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qhs
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nightly
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q6PM, etc
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6 p.m. nightly
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x3d
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for three days
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BT
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at bedtime
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ss (insulin)
or ½ (apothecary) |
sliding scale
or one-half or ½ |
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< and >
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greater than
and less than |
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/ (slash mark)
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do not use a slash mark to separate doses; use "per"
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