Directional Terminology
Routes of Administration
Pharmacology Abbreviations
Laboratory Abbreviations
Physical Examination Abbreviations
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Towards the head

What is Cranial

100

What does PO stand for

What is oral

100

What does q stand for?

What is every 

100

What does BP stand for?

What is blood pressure
100

What does BAR stand for?

What is Bright Alert Responsive

200

Towards the tail

What is caudal

200

What does SQ/SC/Subq stand for? 

What is subcutaneous

200

What does SID stand for?

Once a day
200

What does BG stand for?

What is blood glucose

200

What does QAR stand for? 

What is Quiet Alert Responsive

300

The back

What is dorsal 

300

What does IM stand for?

What is intramuscular

300

What does BID stand for?

Twice daily

300

What does RBC stand for?

What is red blood cell
300

What does TPR stand for?

What is Temperature Pulse Respiratory Rate

400

The belly or underside of a body or body part 

What is ventral 

400

What does IV stand for?

Intravenous 

400

What does TID stand for?

Three times daily 

400

What does WBC stand for?

What is white blood cell

400

What does BPM stand for?

What is Beats Per Minute
500
Away from the midline
What is lateral
500

What does ID stand for?

What is intradermal 

500

What does QID stand for?

Four times daily
500

What does TNTC stand for?

What is too numerous to count

500

What does WNL stand for?

What is Within Normal Limits