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pc : After meals . Ad lib : As desired; freely . prn : When necessary . stat : Immediately; at once . BID : Twice a day . TID : Three times a day . QID : Four times a day
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Feb 8, 2024 · We’ve curated a list of medical abbreviations/acronyms to help you understand entries in the medical notes. Remember, using ambiguous abbreviations increases the risk of miscommunication. Your hospital may have an approved list of abbreviations.
Use this list of common medical abbreviations and terminology used by doctors, medical specialists, RNs, PAs, and other health-care professionals to help you read and decipher the information on your prescriptions and doctors' medical notes.
- Medications
- Medical Specialties
- Tests & Treatments
How to take medications
Medications can be given in different ways (routes). Abbreviationsfor the most common routes are:
When to take medications
Doctors use many different abbreviations to say when to take a medication. It is helpful to remember that doctors use the letter "q" to stand for "every. For example, "qAM" stands for "every AM" (morning). Here are some of the most common:
Drugs & medications
Some drugs and medications have common abbreviations. Here are some examples:
There are many different kinds of medical specialties. These are kinds of doctors that treat people with certain kinds of problems. Abbreviations for medical specialties include:
Doctors often talk about common medical tests and treatments by using abbreviations. Examples of these abbreviations include:
It uses periods for certain abbreviations that traditionally often have them (mostly older Latin/Neo-Latin abbreviations). For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword .
Jan 20, 2023 · Prescriptions specify a drug or therapy name, dose, form, delivery route, frequency, timing, and purpose. Additionally, they tell the pharmacist how much to dispense and how many refills are available. The tables below summarize the most common abbreviations that appear on prescriptions.
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Find definitions of medical abbreviations commonly found in health records. If you do not know an abbreviation, you may be able to find out what it means here.
