U, u
Abbreviation Medical Terminology Do Not Use list
Unit. On the Joint Commission Do Not Use list: can be misread as 0 or 4, causing a tenfold overdose. Write unit.
Related terms
- QD, q.d.Daily. On the Do Not Use list: misread as QID or QOD. Write daily.
- QOD, q.o.d.Every other day. On the Do Not Use list: misread as daily or four times daily. Write every other day.
- SC, SQOld abbreviations for subcutaneous. Error-prone: SC read as SL (sublingual), SQ as 5 every. Write SUBQ or…
- TIWThree times a week. Error-prone: misread as three times a day or twice a week. Write 3 times weekly.
- UDAs directed (ut dictum). Error-prone: misread as unit dose. Write as directed.
- µgMicrogram symbol. Error-prone: misread as mg. Write mcg.
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