ad lib - Answer>> ad libitum; according to your pleasure
ante cibum - Answer>> a.c., before food/meals
ante meridiem - Answer>> a.m. In the morning
APAP - Answer>> Acetaminophen
AS - Answer>> auris sinistra (sinister); left ear
,ASA - Answer>> acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
AU - Answer>> aures utrae; each ear (of both)
b.i.d. or BID - Answer>> bis in die; twice (times) per day
BM - Answer>> bowel movement
BP - Answer>> blood pressure
c/o - Answer>> complaint of
Ca - Answer>> Calcium
cafe au lait spot - Answer>> This is a skin lesion that is
the color of coffee with milk—a distinctive light brown
pigment having a macular form. Pronounced "kahFAY o
LAY."
Cap - Answer>> capsule
CBC - Answer>> complete blood count
Cc - Answer>> cubic centimeter
Centi - Answer>> one hundredth
Cg - Answer>> centigram
,Cl - Answer>> chloride
Cm - Answer>> centimeter
Coup - Answer>> A hit or stroke; found in such terms as
coup de grace (coo day grawss), coup d'etat (coo day
taw), contrecoup (contray-coo—as in a certain kind of
brain injury).
d. - Answer>> Day. This is the "d" in most abbreviations.
d/c or D/C - Answer>> discontinue, discharge
Deci - Answer>> one tenth
Deka - Answer>> Ten
Dg - Answer>> Decigram
Die - Answer>> d. Day. This is the "d" in most
abbreviations.
Dkg - Answer>> Dekagram
dr - Answer>> Dram
DSD - Answer>> dry sterile dressing
, DSS Colace - Answer>> Docusate sodium (dioctyl
sodium sulfosuccinate) and docusate calcium (dioctyl
calcium sulfosuccinate) act like detergents and are used to
soften the stool when it is desirable to lessen the
discomfort or the strain of defecation.
en masse - Answer>> In mass—sometimes refers to
one unit, not divided into parts. Pronounced "on mass" or
sometimes "on moss."
FBS - Answer>> fasting blood sugar (lab testing)
FeSO4 - Answer>> ferrous sulfate
FSBS - Answer>> finger stick blood sugar
G, gm - Answer>> Gram, weight, large for medication,
check for accuracy
g.t.t. gtt(s) gutta€ - Answer>> A drop. Often in reference
to eardrops or eye drops. (Latin guttae)
gm., Gm., G - Answer>> gramma, gram
Gr - Answer>> unit of weight in the standard (third)
system based on grains of wheat
h. - Answer>> Hour
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