Medical Abbreviations

These are some of the most commonly used medical abbreviations which you can see on doctor’s prescription.
So,after reading this article you will be able to understand the prescription.

tds- Three times a day
Od- Once daily
qhs- At night
o/e- On examination
p/c- Presenting complaint
h/o- History of
BD- Twice daily

Ix- Investigation
Dx- Diagnosis
Mx- Management
Rx-Treatment
NAD -No abnormality detected
C/C- Chief complaint
CXR- Chest X ray
UCC- Urgent care centre
ud/u.d- As directed
q.- Every
q.1.d/q1d- Every one day
q.1.h/q1h- Every hour
q.2.h/q2h- Every 2 hours
q.d/qd- Every day
QDS- Four times a day
qod- Every other day i.e alternative day
A&E- Accident and emergency
a.c- Before meals
p.c- After meal
CSU- Catheter stream urine sample
EMU- Early morning urine sample
MSU- Mild stream urine sample
EUA- Examination under anaesthetic
PU- Passed urine
GA- General anaesthetic
LA- Local anaesthetic
gtt- Drops
HRT- Hormone replacement therapy
Hx- History
TPN- Total parenteral nutrition
SC- Subcutaneous
IM- Intramuscular inj.
IV- Intravenous inj.
IVI- Intravenous infusion
i- 1tablet
ii- 2 tablets
NPO- Nill per orally
NBM- Nill by mouth
NG- Nasogastric
PO- Per orally
PR- Per rectally
RTA- Road traffic accident
S/R- Sustained release
Stat.- Immediately.

Contributor- Medico Anant Singh Nanda