Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...
COMMON MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
1. COMMON MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE 1
COMMON MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
BY NIKHIL MAHESHWARI
> *Rx* = Treatment
> *Hx* = History
> *Dx* = Diagnosis
> *q* = Every
> *qd* = Every day
> *qod* = Every other day
> *qh* = Every Hour
> *S* = without
> *SS* = One & half
> *C* = With
> *SOS* = If needed
> *AC* = Before Meals
> *PC* = After meals
2. COMMON MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE 2
> *BID* = Twice a Day
> *TID* = Thrice a Day
> *QID* = Four times a day
> *OD* = Once a Day
> *BT* = Bed Time
> *hs* = Bed Time
> *BBF* = Before Breakfast
> *BD* = Before Dinner
> *Tw* = Twice a week
> *SQ* = sub cutaneous
> *IM* = Intramuscular
> *ID* = Intradermal
> *IV* = Intravenous
> *Q4H* = (every 4 hours)
> *QOD* = (every other day)
> *HS* = (at bedtime)
> *PRN* = (as needed)
> *PO or "per os"* (by mouth)
> *Mg* = (milligrams)
> *Mcg/ug* = (micrograms)
> *G or Gm* = (grams)
> *1TSF* (Teaspoon) = 5 ml
> *1 Tablespoonful* =15ml
~ *DDx* =differential Diagnosis
Tx* =Treatment
RTx* =Radiotherapy
CTx* =Chemotherapy
3. COMMON MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE 3
R/O* =rule out
s.p* =status post
PMH(x)* =post medical history
Px* =Prognosis
Ix* =Indication
CIx* =contraindication
Bx* =biopsy
Cx* =complication...