AD, AS, AU

Abbreviation Medical Terminology Do Not Use list

Right ear, left ear, each ear. Error-prone: confused with OD, OS, OU (eyes). Write right ear, left ear or each ear.

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OD, OS, OURight eye, left eye, each eye. Error-prone: confused with AD, AS, AU (ears), and OD with once daily. Write…
proneLying on the abdomen, face down.
APAPAcetaminophen. ISMP: error-prone because it is not always recognized; write acetaminophen.
ccCubic centimeter. Error-prone: misread as u (units); write mL. In charting, capital CC means chief complaint.
D/CCan mean discharge or discontinue. Error-prone: medications have been stopped too early. Write discharge or…
HCTZHydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic. ISMP: do not abbreviate; HCTZ can be misread as hydrocortisone. Write the…
hs, HSLowercase hs means at bedtime; HS has meant half-strength, and each is misread as the other. ISMP: write HS…
INIntranasal. Error-prone: misread as IM or IV. Write NAS or intranasal.
IUInternational unit. On the Joint Commission Do Not Use list: misread as IV or the number 10. TJC says write…
MgSO4Magnesium sulfate. On the Do Not Use list: confused with morphine sulfate. Write magnesium sulfate.