A MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST MUST KNOW THESE ABBREVIATIONS - LESSON 169
Now let us common we would learn some Abbreviations. Every medical transcriptionist must know these abbreviations while doing the live dictations from hospitals. These represent the ide of when a drug should be given to a patient in hospital or home by others or taken by the patient himself in a chronological order. 1. ac - before meals 2. ad lib - freely as desired 3. b.i.d. - two times a day 4. PDR - Physician's Desk Reference 5. po - by mouth; (per os) 6. p.r.n. - when requested; (pro re nata) 7. c^ - with 8. caps - capsule 9. cc - cubic centimeter 10. FDA - Food and Drug Administration 11. gm - gram 12. gt, gtt - drops 13. h - hour 14. IM - intramuscular 15. IV - intravenous 16. mg - milligram 17. NPO - nothing by mouth 18. NSAID - nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug 19. os - mouth 20. oz - ounce 21. pc - after meals 22