Abbreviations Flashcards
(184 cards)
1
Q
PE
A
physical exam
2
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
3
Q
C
A
celcius
4
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
5
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
6
Q
c/o
A
complains of
7
Q
EOMI
A
extraocular muscle intact
8
Q
HEENT
A
head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
9
Q
P
A
pulse
10
Q
h/o
A
history of
11
Q
H&P
A
history and physical
12
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
13
Q
I&O
A
intake and output
14
Q
P&A
A
percussion and auscultation
15
Q
NAD
A
no apparent distress
16
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
17
Q
LMP
A
last menstrual period
18
Q
pt
A
patient
19
Q
NED
A
no evidence of disease
20
Q
Para
A
the # of children a woman has birthed
21
Q
Gravida
A
the # of times a woman has been pregnant
22
Q
R
A
respirations
23
Q
R/O
A
rule out
24
Q
ROS
A
review of system
25
T
temperature
26
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
27
VS
vital signs
28
PERRLA
pupils equal, regular, react to light and accommodation
29
WDWN
well developed, well nourished
30
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
31
URI
upper respiratory infection
32
PFT
pulmonary function test (spirometer)
33
TB
tuberculosis
34
BE
barium enema
35
GI
gastrointestinal
36
NKDA
no known drug allergy
37
ETOH
alcohol (use/consumption)
38
PMH
past medical history
39
PSH
past surgical history
40
ALND
axillary lymph node dissection
41
TAHBSO
total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoopharectomy
42
ABC
aspiration, biopsy, cytology
43
Bx
biopsy
44
Ci
Curie (unit of radioactivity)
45
C&S
culture and sensitivity
46
FNA
fine needle aspiration
47
CT
computerized tomography
48
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
49
PET
positron emission tomography
50
Mets
metastases
51
I&D
incision and drainage
52
Dx
diagnosis
53
ICU
intensive care unit
54
SCU
special care unit
55
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
56
CXR
chest x-ray
57
AP
anteroposterior
58
PA
posteroanterior
59
RL
right lateral
60
LL
left lateral
61
RAO
right anterior oblique
62
RPO
right posterior oblique
63
LAO
left anterior oblique
64
LPO
left posterior oblique
65
LUL
left upper lobe (of lung)
66
LLL
left lower lobe (of lung)
67
RUL
right upper lobe (of lung)
68
RML
right middle lobe (of lung)
69
RLL
right lower lobe (of lung)
70
SAO
superor anterior oblique (vertex field)
71
RT
radiation therapy
72
postop RT
postoperatively
73
Rx
prescription
74
TNM
tumor, nodes, metastasis
75
UV
ultraviolet (TSEBs)
76
MF
mycoses fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma)
77
SCLC
small cell lung cancer (less common)
78
NSCLC
non-small cell lung cancer (more common)
79
HD
Hodgkin's disease
80
NHL
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
81
DCIS
ductal carcinoma in situ
82
LCIS
lobular carcinoma in situ
83
IDC
infiltrating (invasive) ductal carcinoma (most common breast cancer)
84
BOT
base of tongue
85
FOM
floor of mouth
86
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
87
AML
acute myelogenous leukemia
88
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
89
CML
chronic myelogenous leukemia
90
AMA
against medical advice
91
AMB
ambulatory
92
BRP
bathroom privileges
93
CBR
complete bed rest
94
NPO
nothing by mouth (nothing per os)
| anesthesia patients
95
STAT
immediately
96
BID
2x daily
97
TID
3x daily
98
prn
as needed
99
CBC (c diff)
complete blood count (with differential)
100
RBC
red blood cell
101
WBC
white blood cell
102
diag
diagnosis
103
N&V
nausea and vomiting
104
DNR
do not resuscitate
105
PSA
prostate specific antigen
106
NG
nasogastric (tube)
107
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (stomach tube)
108
CRF
chronic renal failure
109
GU
genitourinary
110
IVP
intravenous pyelography
contrast to see location of kidney to block from treatment
111
IVU
intravenous urography
112
UA
urinalysis
113
IV
intravenous(ly)
114
IM
intramuscular(ly)
115
PO
by mouth
116
OTC
over the counter
117
PCA
patient controlled analgesic
118
MRN
medical record number
119
EBRT
external beam radiation therapy
120
IORT
intraoperative radiation therapy
121
HDR
high dose rate (brachytherapy)
122
LDR
low dose rate (brachytherapy)
123
SRS
stereotactic radiosurgery
124
SBRT
stereotactic body radiotherapy
125
MLC
multileaf collimator
126
DMLC
dynamic multileaf collimator
127
DC
dynamic compensator
128
IMRT
intensity modulated radiation therapy
129
IGRT
image guided radiation therapy
130
OBI
on-board imaging
131
CBCT
cone beam CT
132
MVs
megavoltage films (xrays)
133
KVs
kilovoltage films (xrays)
134
IMR
intrafraction motion review
135
VMAT
volumetric modulated arc therapy (IMAT- intensity modulated arc therapy)
136
FIF
field in field
137
6 DOF
6 degrees of freedom (couch)
138
FFF
flattening filter free
139
*NB*
note well, of note
140
B
blocks
141
w
wedge
142
s
bolus
143
sp
spoiler
144
HPb
hand placed blocks
145
pop
parallel opposed portals (AP/PA, opposing lats)
146
pm boost
afternoon boost fields
147
txt, tx
treatment
148
cont. RT
continue radiation therapy
149
d/c
discontinue
150
pt. on hold
patient's treatment on hold (stopped for now)
151
TITA
too ill to attend
152
S/C
status check
153
F/U
follow up
154
TBS
to be seen
155
TBS B4 TXT
to be seen before treatment
156
H/N
head and neck
157
LAN
lower anterior neck
158
c/d
conedown
159
CNS
central nervous system
160
W/B
whole brain
161
EAM
external auditory meatus
162
ITN
inferior tragal notch
163
N/F Angle
nose to forehead angle
164
PCI
prophylactic cranial irradiation
165
CW
chest wall
166
S'clav
supraclavicular field
167
PAB
post axillary boost
168
IMN
internal mammary nodes
169
Sep
separation
170
CV
couch vertical
171
TT
tabletop
172
TBI
total body irradiation
173
TLI
total lymph irradiation
174
STLI
sub total lymph irradiation
175
CSI
craniospinal irradiation
176
TSEB
total skin electron beam
177
Ca
cancer
178
CIS
cancer in situ
179
X
times
180
STS
soft tissue sarcoma
181
c ̅
with
182
s ̅
without
183
p ̅
after
184
a ̅
before
