Common Medical Abbreviations - Hakeem Hazik

February 4, 2023

Common Medical Abbreviations

S.NO	ABBREVIATION	FULL FROM
1	Rx	Treatment
2	Hx	History
3	Dx	Diagnosis
4	q	Every
5	qd	Every day
6	qod	Every other day
7	qh	Every Hour
8	S	without
9	SS	One & half
10	C	With
11	SOS	If neededSOS
12	AC	Before Meals
13	PC	After meals
14	BID	Twice a Day
15	TID	Thrice a Day
16	QID	Four times a day
17	OD	Once a Day
18	BT	Bed Time
19	hs	Bed Time
20	BBF	Before Breakfast
21	BD	Before Dinner
22	Tw	Twice a week
23	SQ	sub cutaneous
24	IM	Intramuscular
25	ID	Intradermal
26	IV	Intravenous
27	Q4H	Every 4 hours
28	QOD	Every other day
29	HS	At bedtime
30	PRN	As needed
31	PO	by mouth
32	Mg	Milligrams
33	Mcg/ug	Micrograms
34	G or Gm	Grams
35	1TSF	Teaspoon= 5 ml
36	1 Tablespoonful	1 Tablespoonful=15ml
37	DDx	Differential Diagnosis
38	Tx	Treatment
39	RTx	Radiotherapy
40	CTx	Chemotherapy
41	R/O	Rule out
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