abv 2
left
it
medications
meds
midnight
mid noc
minute
min
mililiter
ML
negative
neg
night
noc
nothing by mouth
NPO
nausea/vomiting
N/V
oxygen
0
2
obsterics
OB
out of bed
OOB
mouth
OS
ounce
oz
after meals
pc
patient controlled anal
PCA
pediatrics
peds
by,through
per
afternoon
PM
by mouth orally
PO
postoperative
postop
preparation
prep
when necessary
prn
patient
pt
every
Q
every hour
qh
every 2 hr 3 hr so on
q2h,q3h,etc
four times a day
qid
rectal,respirtations,right
R
red blood, red blood count
RBC
rule out
R/O
right
rt
without
-
s
specmen
spec
soapsuds enema
SSE
at once, immeditately
stat
tablespoon
tbsp
three times a day
tid
temperature pulse respirations
TPR
teaspoons
tsp
urinalysis
U/A
wheelchair
w/c
weight
wt