Abbreviation Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
Q
Abd
A
Abdomen
2
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals
3
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
4
Q
Ad lib
A
As desired
5
Q
Am
A
Morning
6
Q
Amb
A
Ambulatory
7
Q
Amt
A
Amount
8
Q
Approx
A
Approximately
9
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
10
Q
BM
A
Bowel movement
11
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
12
Q
C
A
With
13
Q
C
A
Centigrade
14
Q
Ca
A
Cancer
15
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
16
Q
CBR
A
Complete bed rest
17
Q
Cc
A
Cubic centimeters
18
Q
C/o
A
Complains of
19
Q
Neg
A
Negative
20
Q
Nil
A
None
21
Q
Noc
A
Night
22
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
23
Q
Ob
A
Obstetrics
24
Q
OJ
A
Orange juice
25
OOB
Out of bed
26
OR
Operating room
27
Post-op
Post operative
28
Pre-op
Pre-operative
29
Prep
Preparation
30
Prn
When necessary / as needed
31
PT /pt
Patient
32
PT
Physical therapy
33
Q
Every
34
Qd
Every day
35
Q2h,q3h, etc
Every 2 hours, every 3 hours etc
36
Q.h.s
Everynight bed time
37
CPR
Cardio pulmonary rescucitation
38
CVA
Cardiovascular accident, stroke
39
Dc / (d / c)
Discontinue
40
DOA
Dead on arrival
41
Dx
Diagnoses
42
ECG
Electrocardiogram
43
EEG
Electroencephalogram
44
F
Fahrenheit
45
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
46
FF
Force fluids
47
FLD
Fluid
48
GI
Gastrointestinal
49
H (hr)
Hour
50
H.S. (h.s)
At bedtime
51
I & Q
Input & output
52
Lb.
Pound
53
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
54
Meds
Medication
55
Mid
Midnight
56
NA
Nursing assessment
57
TP
Toilet privileges
58
Px
Prognosis
59
Hx
History
60
Rxn
Facture
61
Qid
Four times a day
62
RLQ
Right lower quadrant
63
RN
Registered Nurse
64
ROM
Range of motion
65
RR
Recovery room
66
S
Without
67
Stat
At once, immediately
68
Surg
Surgery
69
Tbsp
Table spoon
70
t.i.d
Three times a day
71
TLC
Tender loving care
72
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
73
Tsp
Teaspoon
74
U/A (U/A. u /a)
Urinalysis
75
V/S
Vital signs
76
WBC
White blood cell count
77
W/c
Wheel chair
78
Wt
Weight
79
L (inside the circle)
Left
80
R ( inside the circle)
Right
81
Tx
Treatment
82
Rx
Prescription
83
Fx
Fracture
84
Abbreviation
Are shortened forms of words or phrases.
