Contact Information
Kaleida Health
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726 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
- (716) 859-5600
Medical Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Description
Abbreviation
Description
5x/day 5 times a day PC breakfast After breakfast 6x/day 6 times a day PC breakfast/dinner After breakfast and dinner AC Before meals PC breakfast/lunch After breakfast and lunch AC HS Before meals and at bedtime PC dinner After dinner AC breakfast Before breakfast PC lunch After lunch AC breakfast/dinner Before breakfast and dinner PC lunch/dinner After lunch and dinner AC breakfast/lunch Before breakfast and lunch QID Four times a day AC dinner Before dinner TID Three times a day AC lunch Before lunch TID AC Three times a day before meals AC lunch/dinner Before lunch and dinner TID HS Three times a day and at bedtime BID Twice a day TID PC Three times a day after meals BID AC Twice a day before meals TID w/meals Three times a day with meals BID HS Twice a day and at bedtime Today Today BID PC Twice a day after meals UD As directed BID w/meals Twice a day with meals Before discharge Before discharge Daily Every day p each loose BM After each loose bowel movement Daily AC Every day before meals q10min Every 10 minutes Every other day Every other day q12h Every 12 hours Every other evening Every other evening q15min Every 15 minutes On call On call q1h Every hour Once Once q1min Every minute PC After meals q20min Every 20 minutes PC HS After meals and at bedtime q24h Every 24 hours q2h Every 2 hours q3week Every 3 weeks q2min Every 2 minutes q4week Every 4 weeks q30min Every 30 minutes q6week Every 6 weeks q36hr Every 36 hours q2month Every 2 months q3day Every 3 days q3month Every 3 months q3h Every 3 hours q4month Every 4 months q3min Every 3 minutes q6month Every 6 months q48h Every 48 hours qAM Once a day in the morning q4h Every 4 hours qPM Once a day in the evening q5min Every 5 minutes qAM HS Every morning and at bedtime q6h Every 6 hours qAM PM Every morning and evening q6min Every 6 minutes qHS Once a day at bedtime q72h Every 72 hours qmonth Every month q4day Every 4 days qweek Every week q5day Every 5 days qyear Every year q7day Every 7 days qShift Every shift q10day Every 10 days w/breakfast With breakfast q14day Every 14 days w/breakfast/dinner With breakfast and dinner q21day Every 21 days w/breakfast/lunch With breakfast and lunch q28day Every 28days w/dinner With dinner q7min Every 7 minutes w/lunch With lunch q8h Every 8 hours w/lunch/dinner With lunch and dinner q8min Every 8 minutes w/meals With meals q96hrs Every 4 days w/meals HS With meals and at bedtime q2week Every 2 weeks x1 One time
| Abbreviation | Description | Abbreviation | Description |
| 5x/day | 5 times a day | PC breakfast | After breakfast |
| 6x/day | 6 times a day | PC breakfast/dinner | After breakfast and dinner |
| AC | Before meals | PC breakfast/lunch | After breakfast and lunch |
| AC HS | Before meals and at bedtime | PC dinner | After dinner |
| AC breakfast | Before breakfast | PC lunch | After lunch |
| AC breakfast/dinner | Before breakfast and dinner | PC lunch/dinner | After lunch and dinner |
| AC breakfast/lunch | Before breakfast and lunch | QID | Four times a day |
| AC dinner | Before dinner | TID | Three times a day |
| AC lunch | Before lunch | TID AC | Three times a day before meals |
| AC lunch/dinner | Before lunch and dinner | TID HS | Three times a day and at bedtime |
| BID | Twice a day | TID PC | Three times a day after meals |
| BID AC | Twice a day before meals | TID w/meals | Three times a day with meals |
| BID HS | Twice a day and at bedtime | Today | Today |
| BID PC | Twice a day after meals | UD | As directed |
| BID w/meals | Twice a day with meals | Before discharge | Before discharge |
| Daily | Every day | p each loose BM | After each loose bowel movement |
| Daily AC | Every day before meals | q10min | Every 10 minutes |
| Every other day | Every other day | q12h | Every 12 hours |
| Every other evening | Every other evening | q15min | Every 15 minutes |
| On call | On call | q1h | Every hour |
| Once | Once | q1min | Every minute |
| PC | After meals | q20min | Every 20 minutes |
| PC HS | After meals and at bedtime | q24h | Every 24 hours |
| q2h | Every 2 hours | q3week | Every 3 weeks |
| q2min | Every 2 minutes | q4week | Every 4 weeks |
| q30min | Every 30 minutes | q6week | Every 6 weeks |
| q36hr | Every 36 hours | q2month | Every 2 months |
| q3day | Every 3 days | q3month | Every 3 months |
| q3h | Every 3 hours | q4month | Every 4 months |
| q3min | Every 3 minutes | q6month | Every 6 months |
| q48h | Every 48 hours | qAM | Once a day in the morning |
| q4h | Every 4 hours | qPM | Once a day in the evening |
| q5min | Every 5 minutes | qAM HS | Every morning and at bedtime |
| q6h | Every 6 hours | qAM PM | Every morning and evening |
| q6min | Every 6 minutes | qHS | Once a day at bedtime |
| q72h | Every 72 hours | qmonth | Every month |
| q4day | Every 4 days | qweek | Every week |
| q5day | Every 5 days | qyear | Every year |
| q7day | Every 7 days | qShift | Every shift |
| q10day | Every 10 days | w/breakfast | With breakfast |
| q14day | Every 14 days | w/breakfast/dinner | With breakfast and dinner |
| q21day | Every 21 days | w/breakfast/lunch | With breakfast and lunch |
| q28day | Every 28days | w/dinner | With dinner |
| q7min | Every 7 minutes | w/lunch | With lunch |
| q8h | Every 8 hours | w/lunch/dinner | With lunch and dinner |
| q8min | Every 8 minutes | w/meals | With meals |
| q96hrs | Every 4 days | w/meals HS | With meals and at bedtime |
| q2week | Every 2 weeks | x1 | One time |