1. q- EVERY qH- EVERY HOUR qAM- EVERY MORNING qPM- EVERY EVENING qHS- EVERY BEDTIME qD- EVERY DAY qOD- EVERY OTHER DAY qWK- EVERY WEEK qMO- EVERY MONTH q__°- EVERY___HOURS q__H- EVERY___HOURS BID- TWICE A DAY TID- THREE A DAY QID- FOUR A DAY X_D- TIMES__DAYS TDS- 3 TIMES A DAY C- WITH AC- BEFORE A MEAL PC- AFTER A MEAL HS- AT BEDTIME PRN- AS NEEDED UD- AS DIRECTED AA- OF EACH QS- QUANTITY SUFFICIENT GTT- DROP Sigs

2. TBSP- TABLESPOON TSP- TEASPOON OZ- OUNCE GM- GRAM KG- KILOGRAM LB- POUND ML- MILLILITER L- LITER G- GALLON OD- RIGHT EYE OS- LEFT EYE OU- BOTH EYES AD- RIGHT EAR AS- LEFT EAR AU- BOTH EARS

3. PO- BY MOUTH / ORAL SL- SUB-LINGUAL NG- NASO GASTRIC BUCCAL- CHEEK/GUM PR- RECTALLY PV- VAGINALLY SUPP- SUPPOSITORY TAB- TABLET CAP- CAPSULE IM- INTRA MUSCULAR SQ- SUB-CUTANEOUS IV- INTRAVENOUS IC- INTRA CARDIAC INJ- INJECTION STAT- IMMEDIATELY

4. Roman numerals I1 - One V5 - Five X10 - Ten L50 - Fifty C100 - One Hundred D500 - Five Hundred M1,000 - One Thousand SS1/2 - Half how old are you? 18=xviii 21=xxi 49=xLix super bowl 45=?

5. quantity how much of drug xyz? 2 tsp q6` x10d 2 tsp=10ml every 6 hr = 4 doses every day x10d=10days 10mlx4x10=400ml given

6. rx rules rx date----starts the clock for filling the rx CSA says no filling sch 3 4 5 controlled substance(narcotic) drugs after 6 months on rx even if refills not used up. need new rx. regular drugs state determines time limit(maybe a year). refills---- non CSA drug=no limit refills until expires sch 2 drugs---no refills but….. dr can write many rx. when it should be filled…’do not fill before may 1’. legitimate reason dr assumes pt not at risk state law approves never more than 90 day supply

7. rx rules sched 3 4 5 drugs if drug is controlled substance(narcotic) then 5 refills is maximum. but if pt wants less pills per visit then pharmacy may keep refilling until 6 months or max number of pills is given…ask pharmacist generic substitution---look for dispense as written(DAW) or no substitution Drug expires last day of month/year on bottle

8. abrev show disease abbrev pg100 phtrainer