SANTIAGO, MICAH PAULA D.

BSPH4Y1-1 BMI body mass index

OLFU NUEVA ECIJA
BP  blood pressure

ASSIGNMENT MODULE 3 CaCO3  Calcium carbonate

Instructions: CAD coronary artery

Write the corresponding meaning of the disease
following abbreviation
cap.  capsule
ABBREVIATION MEANING
CBC  complete blood
count
A.M. morning
cc  cubic centimeters
aa  of each
cm  centimeter
ac  before meals
CNS  central nervous
AD  right ear
system
am, A.M.  in the morning;
D/C, dc, disc.  discontinue OR
before noon discharge

amp  ampule D5NS  dextrose 5% in

normal
amt.  amount saline (0.9%)

ante  before D5W  5% dextrose in

water
APAP  Acetaminophen
dil.  diluted
AQ, aq  water
disp  dispense
a.s., AS  left ear
div  divide
ASA  aspirin
DM  diabetes mellitus
ATC  around-the-clock
DO  Doctor of
AU each ear; both ears Osteopathic

bid, BID  twice a day Medicine

DOB  date of birth inhaler

EC  enteric-coated mEq  milliequivalent

EENT  Eye, Ear, Nose, mg  milligram

and Throat
MgSO4  magnesium sulfate
FBS  fasting blood sugar

FDA  Food and Drug

mL  milliliter
Administration
mm  millimeter
Fe  Iron
mm of Hg  millimeters of
GERD  gastroesophageal mercury
reflux disease
mMol  millimole
gtt, gtts  drop, drops
MMR  measle-mumps-
HCTZ  hydrochlorothiazide rubella
(vaccine)
HTN  hypertension
N/V, N&V  nausea and
vomiting
hx  history
NPO, n.p.o.  nothing by mouth
IBW  ideal body weight
NS  normal saline
IM  intramuscular
NSAID  Nonsteroidal
inj.  injection
anti-inflammatory
IV  intravenous drug

lb.  pound o.d., OD  right eye

LDL  low-density
lipoprotein o.s., OS  left eye

mcg or µg  microgram OTC  over-the-counter

MDI  metered-dose pc  after meals

PRN  as needed TID, t.i.d.  three times a day

PM  evening tsp  teaspoon

PO  orally or by mouth ung  ointment

q  every UTI  urinary tract

infection
q4h  every 4 hours
WBC  white blood cell
q6h  every 6 hours

q8h  every 8 hours

q12h  every 12 hours

qam  every morning

qd, QD, q.d., Q.D.  every day

qhs  each night at

bedtime

q.i.d. , QID  four times a day

SL, s.l.  sublingual (under

the
tongue)

SC, SQ sq, or sub  subcutaneous or

q
subcutaneously

SR  sustained release

supp  suppository

susp  suspension

syr  syrup

tbsp or Tbsp  tablespoon