Abbreviations Flashcards
(203 cards)
1
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
2
Q
A
A
assessment
3
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
4
Q
ā
A
before
5
Q
abd
A
abduction
6
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
7
Q
add
A
adduction
8
Q
ADD
A
attention deficit disorder
9
Q
ADHD
A
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
10
Q
AE
A
above elbow
11
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
12
Q
AK
A
above knee
13
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
14
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
15
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
16
Q
ant.
A
anterior
17
Q
appt.
A
appointment
18
Q
A/P
A
anterior/posterior
19
Q
ARF
A
acute renal failure
20
Q
ASCVD
A
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
21
Q
ASHD
A
arterial sclerotic heart disease
22
Q
ASIS
A
anterior superior iliac spine
23
Q
B
A
bilateral
24
Q
BE
A
below elbow
25
Bi-PAP
bi-level positive airway pressure
26
BK
below knee
27
BKA
below knee amputation
28
BM
bowel movement
29
BP
blood pressure
30
BR
bathroom
31
č
with
32
CA
cancer; carcinoma
33
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
34
CAD
coronary artery disease
35
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
36
CPM
continuous passive motion (machine)
37
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
38
CP
cerebral palsy
39
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
40
CO2
carbon dioxide
41
C/O
complains of
42
CNS
central nervous system
43
CMC
carpometacarpal
44
CHI
closed head injury
45
CHF
congestive heart failure
46
chemo
chemotherapy
47
CF
cystic fibrosis
48
c-diff
C. difficile (bacteria)
49
CBC
complete blood count
50
cath.
catheter; catheterization
51
CAT
computerized axial tomography
52
CRF
chronic renal failure
53
CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
54
CT
computed tomography
55
CTR
carpal tunnel release
56
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
57
CXR
chest x-ray
58
DDD
degenerative disk disease
59
DIP
distal interphalangeal joint
60
DJD
degenerative joint disease
61
DM
diabetes mellitus
62
DNR
do not resuscitate
63
DOB
date of birth
64
DTR
deep tendon reflex
65
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
66
dx
diagnosis
67
ECG
electrocardiogram
68
ECHO
echocardiogram
69
EEG
electroencephalogram
70
EKG
electrocaridogram
71
EMG
electromyogram
72
ENT
ear, nose, throat
73
EOM
extraocular movement
74
ESRD
end stage renal disease
75
EtOH
ethanol (alcohol use/abuse)
76
FBS
fasting blood sugar
77
FTT
failure to thrive
78
F/U
follow-up
79
FXR, FX, Fx
fracture
80
GB
gallbladder
81
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
82
GI
gastrointestinal
83
GSW
gunshot wound
84
H/A
headache
85
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
86
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
87
H&P
history and physical
88
HR
heart rate
89
HTN
hypertension
90
HX, Hx
history
91
I&D
incision and drainage
92
IM
intramuscular
93
I&O
intake and output
94
IV
intravenous
95
L
left
96
LLQ
left lower quadrant
97
LMN
lower motor neuron
98
AMB, Amb
ambulation, ambulated
99
B4
before
100
BSC
bedside commode
101
CG
contact guarding
102
CS, C-S
cervical spine
103
DME
durable medical equipment
104
ER
external rotation
105
FWB
full weight bearing
106
FWW
front wheel walker
107
H/O
history of
108
HOB
head of bed
109
HOH
hard of hearing
110
I, Ind, Indep
independent
111
ID
identify
112
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
113
Incl
including
114
IR
internal rotation
115
isol
isolation
116
LBP
lower back pain
117
LOS
length of stay
118
LS
lumbar spine
119
LTM
long term memory
120
max
maximal
121
min
minimal
122
mod
moderate
123
NA, N/A
no applicable
124
NBQC
narrow base quad cane
125
NC
nasal canula/ no charge
126
NDT
neurodevelopment treatment
127
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
128
nsg
nursing
129
o2sat
oxygen saturation
130
occ
occasional
131
Oxi
oximeter
132
p
after
133
PLOF
prior level of function
134
PMH, PMHx
prior medical history
135
PTA
prior to admission
136
pur
purulent
137
PUW
pick up water
138
PWB
partial weight bearing
139
R
right
140
recd
recieved
141
rehab
rehabilitation
142
S
subjective findings
143
s
without
144
s/p
status post
145
SBA
stand by assistance
146
SBQC
small base quad came
147
Ser
serous
148
SOB
shortness of breath
149
STM
short term memory
150
sup
supervised
151
Sx
sign, symptoms, surgery
152
TDWB
touch down weight bearing
153
there ex
therapeutic exercises
154
THR
total hip replacement
155
Tx
therapy
156
W/P, WHP, WP
whirlpool
157
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
158
WBQC
wide base quad cane
159
W-D
wet to dry dressing
160
WD, w/d, wd
wound
161
WFL
within functional limits
162
WNL
within normal limits
163
X
except
164
yo
years old
165
⬆
increase
166
⬇
decrease
167
ext.
extension
168
flex.
flexion
169
↔
to and from
170
4WW
4 wheeled walker
171
c
cues
172
Ⓐ
Assist
173
attn
Attention
174
BOS
Base of Support
175
BTB
Back to Bed
176
c
Cues
177
CGA
contact guard assist
178
demo
demonstrate
179
EOB
edge of bed
180
EOMq
edge of mat
181
F.T.
family training
182
HEP
home exercises program
183
HHA
hand held assist
184
LB
lower body
185
LBQC
large base quad cane
186
LOB
loss of balance
187
MJ
memory journal
188
NO
new order
189
NT
not tested
190
O
objective findings
191
OOB
out of bed
192
P
plan
193
S
supervised
194
SIS
speech intelligibility strategies
195
SPC
single point cane
196
t/f
transfers
197
T/S
thoracic spine
198
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
199
UB
upper body
200
VNRS
verbal numerical rating scale
201
less than
202
=
approximately
203
>
greater than
