Abbrevations Flashcards
0
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ADL
A
Activities of Daily Life
1
Q
A
A
Assessment or analysis
2
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BP
A
Blood pressure
3
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
4
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c/o
A
Complaints of patients description of symptoms
5
Q
CP
A
Chest pain
6
Q
D/C
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Discontinue
7
Q
DOWN ARROW*
A
Decrease or decreasing
8
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
9
Q
MALE SYMBOL*
A
Male
10
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FEMALE SYMBOL*
A
Female
11
Q
H & P
A
History and physical
12
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Ht
A
Height
13
Q
Hx
A
Personal medical HISTORY
14
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
15
Q
UP ARROW*
A
Increase or increasing
16
Q
IP
A
Impatient
17
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L WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
A
Left
18
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NKA
A
No known allergies
19
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NKDA
A
No known drug allergies
20
Q
O WITH LINE THROUGH IT
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None
21
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OP
A
Outpatient
22
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OR
A
Operating room
23
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P
A
Pulse
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PE
Physical examination
25
PI
Present illness
26
Postop
Recovery room
27
Preop
Pre-operating area
28
pt
Patient
29
Px
Physical examination
30
R
Respirations
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R WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
Right
32
R/O
Rule out
33
ROM
Range of motion
34
ROS
Review of symptoms
35
SOB
Shortness of breath
36
S
Signs
37
Sx
Symptoms
38
T
Tempature
39
Tx
Treatment
40
VS
Vital signs
41
WNL
Within normal limits
42
Wt.
Weight
43
a WITH LINE ABOVE*
Before
44
B WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
Both sides(bilateral)
45
b.i.d.
Twice a day
46
c WITH LINE ABOVE IT
With
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d.
Day
48
>
Greater than
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<
Less than
50
h.
Hour
51
p with line above
After
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p WITH LINE ABOVE.c.
After meals
53
p.o.
By mouth
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p.r.n.
As needed
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q.
Each or every
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q.d.
Everyday
57
q.h.
Every hour
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q.i.d.
4 times a day
59
Rx
Prescription (recipe)
60
stat.
Immediately
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t.i.d.
Three times a day
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s WITH LINE ABOVE*
without
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wk
Week
64
yr
Year
65
x WITH LINE ABOVE*
Times or for
