Republic of the Philippines

BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY

(formerly Naval State University)
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School of Nursing and Health Sciences

COURSE : NCM 106: Pharmacology

MODULE 1 : INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY

By: Honey Rhoey B. Romero, RN

ASSESSMENT NO. 1

Name: Eize Kate E. Pallo Score/Rating: ______________

Year Level: BSN 2A Semester: 1st A.Y.: 2021 – 2022

INSTRUCTION: Do a research work regarding the common medical abbreviations. Write down the
meaning of the following abbreviations on the space provided:

(ABBREVIATION) (MEANING)
TID - three times a day (ABBREVIATION) (MEANING)
BID - two times a day pc - after meals
OD - right eye H.S. - bedtime/before sleep
QID - four times a day V/S - vital sounds
OU - both eyes TPR - temperature, pulse,
Q12 - every 12 respiration
Q8 - every 8 TPN - total parenteral
Q6 - every 6 nutrition
Q4 - every 4 PRN - as needed
Q2 - every 2 NGT - nasogastric tube
RTC - return to clinic OGT - oral glucose tolerance
QOD - every other day (test)
SQ - subcutaneous ETT - exercise tolerance test
IM - intramuscular FHT - fetal heart tone
IV - intravenous DAT with AP - diet as tolerated
ID - infectious disease DFA - difficulty falling asleep
IVTT - in vitro transcription BF - before food
TWC - tissue water content NPO - nothing by mouth
gtts - drops per minute T/C - type and cross (blood)
cc - cubic centimeter FBC-UB - full blood count
ml - milliliter umbilical
STAT - immediately blood
ac - before meals NSVD - normal spontaneous
0
2 - secondary vaginal
delivery
FDU - frequency doubling
unit
PROM - premature rapture of
membranes
BOW - bag of waters
OS - left eye
CTT - chest tube r/t - related to
thoracostomy
d/c or D/C - disctonue/discharge

Others: (Please Specify)

oz − ounce(s)
q − every
HTN − hypertension
hr − hour(s)
KCl − potassium chloride
kg – kilogram
L − liter
RA − rheumatoid arthritis
RBC – red blood cell
cap – capsule
CBC − complete blood count