Abbreviations Flashcards by Lucy Chester

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Ac

A

Before meals

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PC

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After meals

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Mane

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Morning

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Nocte (omn)

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Night

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Hs

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At bedtime

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Die

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Daily

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BD/bid

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Twice a day

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TDS/tid

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Three times a day

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QID

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four times a day

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C

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With

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mg

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Milligrams

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Gtt/gutt/guttae

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Drops

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PCA

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patient controlled analgesia

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A/B

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antibiotics

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4/24

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Four hourly

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1/7

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1 day

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1/52

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1 week

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1/12

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1 month

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PRN

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As required

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Stat

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Immediately

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Alt

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Given on alternate days

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Aq

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Aqueous/ water

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IM

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Intramuscular

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O/PO

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orally/taken by mouth

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PR

By way of the rectum

IV

Intravenous

PV

Pervagina

PMH

past medical history

Dx

Diagnosis

Rx

Recipe/treatment

Fx

Fracture

Bx

Biopsy

DOB

Date of birth

DOA

dead on arrival

D/C

discharged

NKA

no known allergies

NOK

Next of kin

NBM

Nil by mouth

NFR

Not for resuscitation

DNR

Do not resuscitate

CXR

chest x ray

ADL’s

Activity of daily living

NWB

Non weight bearing

FWB

Full weight bearing

OD

Overdose

CCU

Coronary care unit

HDU

High dependency unit

ICU

Intensive care unit

PICU

pediatric intensive care unit

NICU

Neonatal intensive care unit

A + E

Accident and emergency

ED

Emergency department

OPD

outpatient department

LOC

loss of conscious state

OTC

Over the counter

STML

Short term memory loss

IDC

Indwelling catheter

ROM

Range of motion

T

Temperature

P

Pulse

R

Respiration

PU

Passed urine

HNPU

has not passed urine

UA

urine analysis

BGL/BGR

Blood glucose level

BP

Blood pressure

ABO

Major human blood group

ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament

SOB

Shortness of breath

N+V

nausea and vomiting

CNS

Central nervous system

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

UTI

Urinary tract infection

THR

total hip replacement

TKR

Total knee replacement

ABI

Acquired brain injury

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

MVA

Motor vehicle accident

CVA

Cerebral vascular accident

T2DM

type 2 diabetes mellitus

HT/HTN

hypertension