Medication Route Abbreviations
Directional Terms
Body part terminology
Other Abbreviations
Miscellaneous
100

By Mouth

PO
100

Towards the belly

Ventral

100

Pneumo

Air

100

RTG

Ready To Go 

100

AS

Left Ear

200
BID

Twice Daily

200

Towards the tip of the nose

Rostral

200

Stomach

Gastro

200

Dog Bite Wound

DBW

200

Bright, Alert, Responsive

BAR

300

As Needed

PRN

300
Towards the head

Cranial

300

Hem-, Hemo-, Hemat-

Blood

300

QOL

Quality of life

300

OD

Right Eye

400

Three times a day

TID 

400

Away from the center or beginning

Distal

400

Renal

Kidney

400

Body Condition Score

BCS

400

ADR

Aint Doin Right

500

Four times a day

QID 
500
Towards the spine

Dosral

500

Liver

Hepatic

500

rDVM

referring DVM

500

AU

Both Ears

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