-
a.c., ante cibum
before meals
-
-
ad lib., ad libidum
as desired
-
-
b.i.d., bis in die
two times a day
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
D5W
5% dextrose in water (IV fluid)
-
-
-
-
-
E. coli
Escherichia coli (bacteria in bowel)
-
-
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
-
-
-
Fr
French (a kind of catherter or tube)
-
FUO
fever of unknown origin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
mmHg
millimeters of Mercury
-
-
n.p.o., nil per os, NBM
nothing by mouth
-
-
-
-
NSD
no serious disease (or defect)
-
O
oxygen (chemical element)
-
-
-
p.r.n, pro re nata
as needed, as required
-
percent
for every one hundred
-
pH
hydrogen ion concentration
-
polys
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
-
-
-
q,()h., quaque () hora
every () hours
-
q.a.m, quaque ante meridian
every morning
-
-
q.h.s.
every hour of sleep, every bedtime
-
q.i.d., quater in die
four times a day
-
q.n.s.
quantity not sufficient
-
-
RBC
red blood cells, red blood cell count
-
-
sed rate
sedimentation rate
-
segs
segmented neutrophils
-
-
-
-
Subcu., SubQ
subcutaneous
-
-
t.i.d., ter in die
three times a day
-
-
TPR
temperature, pulse and respriation
-
-
-
-
wbc, WBC
white blood cells, white blood count
-
-
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