Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AMB
A
ambulatory
2
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
3
Q
CBR
A
complete bed rest
4
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
5
Q
up ad lib
A
up as desired
6
Q
BSC
A
bedside commode
7
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
8
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
9
Q
abd
A
abdomen
10
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
11
Q
bx
A
biopsy
12
Q
c/o
A
complains of
13
Q
CTA
A
clear to auscultation
14
Q
dx
A
diagnosis
15
Q
FUO
A
fever unknown origin
16
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
17
Q
GU
A
gastrourinary
18
Q
H/A
A
headache
19
Q
h/o
A
history of
20
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
21
Q
lt
A
left
22
Q
MAE
A
moves all extremeties
23
Q
NAD
A
no apparent distress
24
Q
NKA
A
no known allergies
25
NKDA
no known drug allergies
26
N/V
nausea & vomiting
27
P
pulse
28
p r n
when necessary
29
pt
patient
30
PE
physical examination
31
PMH
past medical history
32
R
respirations
33
R/O
rule out
34
ROS
review of systems
35
rt
right
36
SOB
short of breath
37
Sx
symptoms
38
T
temperature
39
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
40
CA
cancer
41
CAD
coronary heart disease
42
CHF
congestive heart failure
43
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
44
CVA
cardiovascular accident
45
DM
diabetes mellitus
46
HTN
hypertension
47
MI
myocardial infarction
48
PE
pulmonary embolism
49
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
50
URI
upper respiratory infection
51
UTI
urinary tract infection
52
ABG
arterial blood gases
53
CBC
complete blood count
54
C & S
culture & sensitivity
55
CXR
chest xray
56
ECG
EKG or electrocardiogram
57
lytes
electrolytes
58
RBC
red blood cells
59
UA
urine analysis
60
UGI
upper GI
61
WBC
white blood cells
62
WNL
within normal limits
63
2 degree sign
secondary
64
c with ^ above
with
65
S with v above
without
66
Dsg
dressing
67
Fx
fracture
68
wt
weight
69
ht
height
70
I&O
intake & output
71
KVO
keep vein open
72
NG
nasogastric
73
NPO
nothing by mouth
74
STAT
immediately
75
S/P
stats post
76
Rx
prescription
77
Tx
treatment
78
TF
tube feeding
79
TPR
temp, pulse, respirations
80
VS
vital signs
81
WA
while awake
82
X
times
83
ac
before meals
84
pc
after meals
85
bid
twice a day
86
tid
3 times a day
87
qid
4 times a day
88
q2h
every 2 hours
89
q4h
every 4 hours
90
IM
intramuscularly
91
IV
intravenously
92
IVP
IV push
93
IVPB
IV piggy back
94
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
95
NEB
nebulizer
96
NGT
nasogastric tube
97
PO
by mouth
98
PR
per rectum
99
SL
sublingual
100
sub cue
subcutaneously
101
S&S
swish and swallow
102
mcg
microgram
103
gtt
drops
104
mEg
milliequivalents
105
sup/supp
suppository
