Abbreveations Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
AA&O
A
awake, alert, and oriented
2
Q
AC
A
before meals
3
Q
Ad Lib
A
as desired/freely
4
Q
ADL
A
activites of daily living
5
Q
AKA
A
above knee ampuatiton
6
Q
An
A
without/not
7
Q
Arthro
A
joint
8
Q
ASA
A
asprin
9
Q
BID
A
twice daily
10
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
11
Q
Brady
A
slow
12
Q
BRAT
A
bananas, rice, applesauce, toast diet
13
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
14
Q
C
A
with
15
Q
c/o
A
complains of/ complaints of
16
Q
Cardio
A
heart
17
Q
Cutaneo
A
skin
18
Q
CXR
A
chest xray
19
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
20
Q
Dx or DX
A
diagnosis
21
Q
Dys
A
painful, difficult, abnormal
22
Q
Endo
A
innermost, within
23
Q
ENT
A
ear, nose, throat
24
Q
Gastro
A
stomach
25
gtt
drop
26
H&P
history and physical
27
Hemat/o
blood
28
HOB
head of bed
29
Hx
history
30
Hyper
above, more than usual
31
Hypo
below, less than
32
I&O
intake and output
33
IM
intramuscular
34
Intra
within
35
IV
intravenous
36
mEq
milliequivalents
37
MRSA
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
38
Naso
nose
39
Neuro
nerve
40
NKDA
no known drug allergies
41
NPO
nothing by mouth
42
OOB
out of bed
43
Peri
around
44
PERRL
pupils equal, round, reactive to light
45
Pneumo
lung
46
PO
by mouth
47
PR
per rectum
48
PRN
as needed
49
QID
four times daily
50
Retino
eye
51
Sub
below/deficient
52
Susp
suspension
53
Tachy
fast
54
Tbs
tablespoon
55
TID
three times daily
56
Tsp
teaspoon
57
Veno
vein
58
Wt
weight
