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  1. Common Abbreviations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Prescriptions are often written using abbreviations. These 10 questions test your knowledge of abbreviations. This test was created using the Teachers Tools application.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1           
  2. Q.I.D. stands for:
  3.  
  4. a. Twice a day
  5. b. Three times a day
  6. c. Four times a day
  7. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               c           
  8. t.d.s. stands for:
  9.  
  10. a. Twice a day
  11. b. Three times a day
  12. c. Four times a day
  13. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               b           
  14. b.d. stands for:
  15.  
  16. a. Twice a day
  17. b. Three times a day
  18. c. Four times a day
  19. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a           
  20. q.q.h. stands for:
  21.  
  22. a. Twice a day
  23. b. Three times a day
  24. c. Four times a day
  25. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               d           
  26. t.i.d. stands for:
  27.  
  28. a. Twice a day
  29. b. Three times a day
  30. c. Four times a day
  31. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               b           
  32. q.d.s. stands for:
  33.  
  34. a. Twice a day
  35. b. Three times a day
  36. c. Four times a day
  37. d. Four hourly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               c           
  38. a.c. denotes:
  39.  
  40. a. as directed
  41. b. before meals
  42. c. after meals
  43. d. with meals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  44.  
  45. a.c. is derived from the latin "anti cibum" meaning before meals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           b           
  46. u.d. denotes:
  47.  
  48. a. as directed
  49. b. before meals
  50. c. after meals
  51. d. with meals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  52.  
  53. u.d. is derived from the latin "ut dictum" meaning as directed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             a           
  54. p.c. denotes:
  55.  
  56. a. as directed
  57. b. before meals
  58. c. after meals
  59. d. with meals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  60.  
  61. p.c. stands for politically correct :-)
  62. Well it does, but in this context it stands for "after meals". It is derived from the latin "post cibum".                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          c           
  63. c.c. denotes:
  64.  
  65. a. as directed
  66. b. before meals
  67. c. after meals
  68. d. with meals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  69.  
  70. Yes "cc" does also stand for cubic centimetres, but in this instance it stands for "cum cibum", the latin for "with meals".                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 d