Abbreviations Flashcards
(256 cards)
1
Q
abdomen
A
abd
2
Q
before meals
A
ac
3
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
4
Q
activities of daily living
A
ADL
5
Q
above the knee amputation
A
AKA
6
Q
amount
A
amt.
7
Q
anterior
A
ant.
8
Q
apical pulse
A
AP
9
Q
arteriosclerotic heart disease
A
ASHD
10
Q
as tolerated
A
as tol.
11
Q
axillary
A
ax
12
Q
2x a day ;twice daily
A
BID
13
Q
below the knee amputation
A
BKA
14
Q
bowel movement
A
BM
15
Q
bowel sounds; breath sounds; blood sugar
A
BS
16
Q
bedside commode
A
BSC
17
Q
blood pressure
A
B/P
18
Q
bathroom priviledges
A
BRP
19
Q
biopsy
A
Bx
20
Q
with
A
“c” with dash above it
21
Q
cancer
A
CA
22
Q
coronary artery disease
A
CAD
23
Q
catheter
A
cath
24
Q
complete bedrest
A
CBR
25
congestive heart failure
CHF
26
central nervous system
CNS
27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
28
culture and sensitivity
C/S
29
diet as tolerated
DAT
30
dyspnea at rest
DAR
31
dyspnea on exertion
DOE
32
dead on arrival
DOA
33
diabetes milletus
DM
34
diagnostic-related group
DRGs
35
dressing
drsg
36
deep vein thrombosis
DVT
37
and
et
38
force fluids
FF
39
fracture
Fx
40
gastrointestinal
GI
41
genitourinary
GU
42
drop
gtt
43
hour
hr
44
bedtime
HS
45
height
Ht
46
hypertension
HTN
47
history
Hx
48
incision and drainage
I&D
49
intake and output
I&O
50
injection
inj.
51
involuntary
invol.
52
irrigate
irrig.
53
intravenous
IV
54
intravenous push
IVP
55
intravenous piggyback
IVPB
56
left or L could be liter
L/lt.
57
laboratory
lab
58
pound
lb
59
lower gastrointestinal
LGI
60
last menstrual period
LMP
61
level on consciousness
LOC
62
Medication Administration Record
MAR
63
microgram
mcg
64
millequivalent
mEq
65
medication
med
66
moderate
mod.
67
milliliter
ml
68
motor vehicle accident
MVA
69
night
noc
70
nothing by mouth
NPO
71
normal saline
NS
72
mouth
os
73
obstetrics
OB
74
out of bed
OOB
75
overdose
O.D.
76
operating room
OR
77
open reduction for internal fixation
ORIF
78
ounce
oz
79
pulse
P
80
post-anesthesia recovery
PAR
81
post-anesthesia care unit
PACU
82
after meals
pc
83
patient controlled analgesia
PCA
84
physical exam ; pulmonary emboli
PE
85
past medical history
PMH
86
pediatric
Ped
87
pelvic inflammatory disease
PID
88
through/by
per
89
by mouth
PO
90
postoperative
postop
91
preoperative
preop
92
when necessary
PRN
93
patient; pint
pt
94
physical therapy
P.T.
95
peripheral vascular disease
PVD
96
quantity sufficient
q.s.
97
right; rectal; respiratory
R
98
red blood cell
RBC
99
range of motion
ROM
100
rule out
R/O
101
without
s
102
shortness of breath
SOB
103
specimen
spec
104
soap suds enema
SSE
105
immediately
stat
106
sexually transmitted disease
STD
107
suppository
supp
108
temperature
T
109
teaspoon
tsp
110
tablespoon
tbsp
111
tuberculosis
TB
112
total hip arthroplasty
THA
113
tablet
tab
114
temperature, pulse, respirations
TPR
115
tap water enema
TWE
116
treatment; traction
Tx
117
urinalysis
U/A
118
upper gastrointestinal
UGI
119
upper respiratory infection
URI
120
urinary tract infection
UTI
121
ointment
ung
122
vital sign
V/S
123
by means of
via
124
white blood cells
WBC
125
within normal limits
WNL
126
wheelchair
W/C
127
warm and dry
W/D
128
weight
Wt
129
abd
abdomen
130
ac
before meals
131
ad lib
as desired
132
ADL
activities of daily living
133
AKA
above the knee amputation
134
amt.
amount
135
ant.
anterior
136
AP
apical pulse
137
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
138
as tol.
as tolerated
139
ax
axillary
140
BID
2x a day ;twice daily
141
BKA
below the knee amputation
142
BM
bowel movement
143
BS
bowel sounds; breath sounds; blood sugar
144
BSC
bedside commode
145
B/P
blood pressure
146
BRP
bathroom priviledges
147
Bx
biopsy
148
"c" with a dash above it
with
149
CA
cancer
150
CAD
coronary artery disease
151
cath
catheter
152
CBR
complete bedrest
153
CHF
congestive heart failure
154
CNS
central nervous system
155
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
156
C/S
culture and sensitivity
157
DAT
diet as tolerated
158
DAR
dyspnea at rest
159
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
160
DOA
dead on arrival
161
DM
diabetes milletus
162
DRGs
diagnostic-related group
163
drsg
dressing
164
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
165
et
and
166
FF
force fluids
167
Fx
fracture
168
GI
gastrointestinal
169
GU
genitourinary
170
gtt
drop
171
hr
hour
172
HS
bedtime
173
Ht
height
174
HTN
hypertension
175
Hx
history
176
I&D
incision and drainage
177
I&O
intake and output
178
inj.
injection
179
invol.
involuntary
180
irrig.
irrigate
181
IV
intravenous
182
IVP
intravenous push
183
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
184
L/lt.
left or L could be liter
185
lab
laboratory
186
lb
pound
187
LGI
lower gastrointestinal
188
LMP
last menstrual period
189
LOC
level on consciousness
190
MAR
Medication Administration Record
191
mcg
microgram
192
mEq
millequivalent
193
med
medication
194
mod.
moderate
195
ml
milliliter
196
MVA
motor vehicle accident
197
noc
night
198
NPO
nothing by mouth
199
NS
normal saline
200
os
mouth
201
OB
obstetrics
202
OOB
out of bed
203
O.D.
overdose
204
OR
operating room
205
ORIF
open reduction for internal fixation
206
oz
ounce
207
P
pulse
208
PAR
post-anesthesia recovery
209
PACU
post-anesthesia care unit
210
pc
after meals
211
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
212
PE
physical exam ; pulmonary emboli
213
PMH
past medical history
214
Ped
pediatric
215
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
216
per
through/by
217
PO
by mouth
218
postop
postoperative
219
preop
preoperative
220
PRN
when necessary
221
pt
patient; pint
222
P.T.
physical therapy
223
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
224
q.s.
quantity sufficient
225
R
right; rectal; respiratory
226
RBC
red blood cell
227
ROM
range of motion
228
R/O
rule out
229
s
without
230
SOB
shortness of breath
231
spec
specimen
232
SSE
soap suds enema
233
stat
immediately
234
STD
sexually transmitted disease
235
supp
suppository
236
T
temperature
237
tsp
teaspoon
238
tbsp
tablespoon
239
TB
tuberculosis
240
THA
total hip arthroplasty
241
tab
tablet
242
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirations
243
TWE
tap water enema
244
Tx
treatment; traction
245
U/A
urinalysis
246
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
247
URI
upper respiratory infection
248
UTI
urinary tract infection
249
ung
ointment
250
V/S
vital sign
251
via
by means of
252
WBC
white blood cells
253
WNL
within normal limits
254
W/C
wheelchair
255
W/D
warm and dry
256
Wt
weight
