Abbreviations
Name the Generic Medication
Body Positions
Normal, Elevated or Low
Name that Quadrant
100

PRN

What is: As Needed

100

Warfarin

Coumadin

100

Supine

What is: Laying flat on your back

100

Blood Pressure 120/80

Normal

100

Gallbladder

Upper Right Quadrant (URQ)

200

BID

What is: twice a day

200

Metformin

Glucophage

200

Semi - Fowlers

30-45 degree elevation

200

Respirations 28

Elevated

200

Stomach

Upper Left Quadrant (ULQ)

300
PO

What is: by mouth

300

Ondansetron

Zofran

300

Prone

Laying on the stomach

300

Pulse 72

Normal
300

Kidneys

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

400

a.c.

What is: Before meals

400

Metoprolol

Toprol

400

Dorsal Recumbent

Laying on the back with feet bent and placed on the table

400

BMI 25.6

Obese

400

Ovaries

Right and Left lower Quadrants

500

NKDA

What is: no known drug allergies

500

Montelukast

Singulair

500

Lithotomy

Laying face up with feet in the stirrups (proper position for a GYN exam)
500

Temp 98.0

Slightly low, but still considered normal

500

Appendix

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)