Abb, Symbols, Terms Flashcards
(146 cards)
1
Q
Abdomen
A
Abd
2
Q
Arterial blood gases
A
ABG
3
Q
Before meals
A
a.c.
4
Q
Before Meals & at bedtime
A
ACHS
5
Q
As desired
A
ad.lib
6
Q
Activities of daily life
A
ADL
7
Q
Ambulatory
A
Amb
8
Q
Above the knee amputation
A
AKA
9
Q
Approximately
A
Approx
10
Q
Axillary
A
Ax
11
Q
Two times a day
A
B. I. D.
12
Q
Bilateral
A
Bilat
13
Q
Bowel movement
A
BM
14
Q
Blood Pressure
A
BP
15
Q
Bed Rest
A
BR
16
Q
Bed rest with bathroom privileges
A
BR c BRP
17
Q
Blood Sugar
A
BS
18
Q
Blood Glucose
A
BG
19
Q
Blood Sugar
A
BS
20
Q
Bedside Commode
A
BSC
21
Q
Bedside Swallowing Eval
A
BSSE
22
Q
Below Knee Amputation
A
BKA
23
Q
With
A
*c
24
Q
Clerical Associate
A
CA
25
Catheter associated urinary tract infection
CAUTI
26
Cubic centimeter
C. C.
27
Clean catch midstream
CCMS
28
Clostridium difficile
C.diff
29
Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
30
Clear
cl
31
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
CLABSI
32
Complained of
c/o
33
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
34
Chest pain
CP
35
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
36
Culture & sensitivity
C&S
37
Chest tube
ct
38
CT scan
CT
39
Chest x-ray
CXR
40
Diastolic Blood Pressure
DBP
41
Discontinue
D/c
42
Discontinue
D/c
43
Discharge
D/c
44
Deaconess Hospital System
DHS
45
Do Not Resuscitate
DNR
46
Do Not Intubate
DNI
47
Dressing
dsg
48
Electrocaridogram
EKG, ECG
49
Endotracheal Tube
ETT
50
End-Stage Renal Disease
ESRD
51
Fracture
fx
52
Gastrointestinal
GI
53
Genitourinary
GU
54
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury
HAPI
55
Hour
hr
56
Head of Bed
HOB
57
Hard of Hearing
HOH
58
Heart Rate
HR
59
Hour of Sleep / Bedtime
h.s.
60
Height
ht
61
Intercostal Space
ICS
62
Intake & Output (In & Out)
I&O
63
Irregular
irreg
64
Intravenous
IV
65
IV Fluids
IVF
66
Jackson Pratt
J.P.
67
Kilogram
kg
68
Licensed Practical Nurse
LPN
69
Left
L
70
Meter
m
71
Medication Administration Record
MAR
72
Myocardial infarction
MI
73
Millimeter
mm
74
Mililiter
mL
75
Millimeter of Mecury
mmHg
76
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI
77
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus (antibiotic resistant infection)
MRSA
78
Nasal Cannula
NC
79
Negative
neg / -
80
Nasogastric
NG
81
No Known Allergies
*NKA
82
Night
noc
83
Nothing by Mouth
NPO
84
Nausea & vomitting
N&V
85
Oral
O
86
Oxygen
O2
87
Oragastric
OG
88
Out of Bed
OOB
89
Operating Room
OR
90
Occupational Therapy
O.T.
91
After
p
92
After Meals
p.c.
93
Patient Care Tech
PCT
94
percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube
PEG
95
By / Through
per
96
By Mouth (per os)
p.o.
97
Point of Care
POC
98
Postoperative day 1 (or 2, 3)
P.O.D. 1
99
Postoperative
post-op
100
Policy & Procedure
P&P
101
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE
102
Before Surgery
pre-op
103
When Necessary
prn
104
Patient
pt
105
Physical Therapy
P.T.
106
Pulse Oximetry
Pulse Ox
107
Post Void Residual
PVR
108
Every
q
109
Every Hour
qh (i.e. q2h = every 2 hours)
110
Rectal or Right
r
111
Respiratory Rate
RR
112
Regular
reg
113
Registered Nurse
RN
114
Range of Motion
ROM
115
Respiratory Therapy
R.T.
116
Without
s
117
Systolic Blood Pressure
SBP
118
Student Nurse
SN
119
Significant Other
s/o
120
Short of Breath
SOB
121
Signs & Symptoms
s/s or S&S
122
At Once
Stat
123
Surgery
sx
124
Spinal Cord Injury
SCI
125
Temperature
T
126
Turn, Cough, and Deep Breathe
TCDB
127
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBI
128
Elastic Stockings for Swelling
TEDS
129
Tube Feeding
TF
130
Three times per day
T.I.D
131
Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration
TPR
132
Total Knee Replacement
TKR
133
Urinalysis
UA
134
Ultrasound
U/S
135
Urinary Tract Infection
UTI
136
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (antibiotic resistant bacteria-diarrhea causing germ)
VRE
137
Vital Signs
VS
138
Weight
wt
139
Times
x
140
At
@
141
Positive
+
142
Greater Than
>
143
Less Than
<
144
Change
Δ
145
Increase
↑
146
Decrease
↓
