ABBREVIATIONS

Medical Abbreviations		Prescription Abbreviations
AFSF	anterior fontanelle soft & flat	a.c.	before meals
ASA	aspirin	ad lib	freely at patient’s desire
BLOC	Brief Loss of Conciousness
BM	bowel movement	bid	twice a day
c/c/e	clubbing, cyanosis, edema	caps	capsule
c/d/i	clean, dry, intact	gt	drop
c/o	complaints (complains of)	gtts	drops
CP	chest pain	ID	intradermal
CHI	Closed Head Injury
CTA B	clear to auscultation bilaterally	IM	intramuscular
c	with	IV	intravenous
cx	culture	IVPB	intravenous piggy-back
c&s	culture and sensitivity	od	right eye
d	diarrhea	os	left eye
DOE	dyspnea on exertion	ou	each eye
e/e/i	erythema, xudates, induration	p.c.	after meals
EOMI	extraocular movements intact	PO	by mouth
f/c	fever, chills	PR	per rectum
FEN	fluids, electrolytes, nutrition	q	every
HA	headache	qd	every day
I & D	Incise and Drain
JVD	jugular venous distention	qhs	at bedtime each night
LAD	lymphadenopathy
mmm	mucous membranes moist	qid	four times a day
m/r/g	murmurs, rubs, gallops	q#h	every # hours
m/g/s	Moro, grasp, suck reflexes	qod	every other day
MAEW	Moves All Extremeties Well
NABS	normal active bowel sounds	SC	subcutaneous
NCAT	normocephalic, atraumatic	sig	label
NDNT	nondistended, nontender	sol’n	solution
nl	normal	supp	suppository
NP	nasopharynx	susp	suspension
n/v	nausea, vomiting	tab	tablet
OP	oropharynx	tid	three times a day
P	pending	ung	ointment
PERRL	pupils equally round and reactive to light
PND	paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea	How to write a prescription Amoxil 500 mg Sig: T po tid x 7d for infection Disp: # 21 (twenty-one) Refills: 0 Try to make sure your prescription is legible. J Sig – how to take the medication; ideally, you should put what the medicine is for, i.e. Prilosec 20 mg T po qhs for acid reflux, Lortab 7.5 T po q4-6h prn pain. Disp – amount of medication to dispense
RRR	regular rate and rhythm
s	without
SEM	systolic ejection murmur
SOB	shortness of breath
SORA	stable on room air
ST	sore throat
T&C	type and cross
T&S	type and screen
TMs	tympanic membranes
WDWN	well developed, well nourished
wnl	within normal limits
WOB	work of breathing