Medical Abbreveations

Instructions: Each row makes one card. Cut along the double lines and fold along the single lines. Then glue or tape the sides together.

ac	before meals
bid	twice a day
pc	after meals

c	with
hs	bedtime
L	liter
g	gram

s	without
prn	as needed
q	every
qid	4 times a day

tid	3 times a day
stat	immediately
Rx	prescription
bucal	into cheek or gum

cap	capsule
IM	intramuscular
IV	through a vein
KVO	keep vein open

NPO	nothing by mouth
po	by mouth
x	times
sl	sublinqually

pv	per vagina
pr	per rectum