abbreviations Flashcards
(218 cards)
1
Q
after meals
A
PC
2
Q
at bedtime
A
Hs
3
Q
activities of daily living
A
ADLs
4
Q
as required
A
PRN
5
Q
accident and emergency
A
A & E
6
Q
anterior cruciate ligament
A
ACL
7
Q
acquired brain injury
A
ABI
8
Q
biopsy
A
Bx
9
Q
blood glucose levels
A
BGL
10
Q
by way of rectum
A
PR
11
Q
brought in by ambulance
A
BIBA
12
Q
cerebral vascular accident
A
CVA
13
Q
coronary careunit
A
CCU
14
Q
chest x-ray
A
CXR
15
Q
chronic renal failure
A
CRF
16
Q
complains of
A
c/o
17
Q
do not resuscitate
A
DNR
18
Q
dead on arrival
A
DOA
19
Q
drops
A
Gtt/ gutt/ guttae
20
Q
diagnosed
A
Dx
21
Q
discharge
A
D/c
22
Q
daily
A
die
23
Q
emergency department
A
ED
24
Q
fracture
A
Fx
25
full blood count
FBC
26
full weight bearing
FWB
27
four times a day
QID
28
given on alternative days
Alt
29
history of
H/O
30
At bedtime
Hs
31
high dependency unit
HDU
32
hypertension
HT/HTN
33
has not passed urine
HNPU
34
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
35
intramuscular
IM
36
intravenous
IV
37
intensive care unit
ICU
38
indwelling catheter
IDC
39
low blood pressure
hypotension
40
loss of conscious state
LOC
41
motor vehicle accident
MVA
42
major human blood group
ABO
43
milligram
mg
44
max heart rate
MHR
45
morning
mane
46
night
nocte
47
no known allergies
NKA
48
no abnormalities detected
NAD
49
nausea and vomiting
N & V
50
next of kin
NOK
51
not for resuscitation
NFR
52
non-weight bearing
NWB
53
neonatal intensive care unit
NICU
54
over the counter
OTC
55
outpatient department
OPD
56
overdose
OD
57
orally taken
O/PO
58
occupational therapy
OT
59
patient
pt
60
personal protective equipment
PPE
61
past medical history
PMHx
62
pulmonary embolism
PE
63
patient controlled analgesia
PCA
64
pervagina
PV
65
paediatric intensive care unit
PICU
66
passed urine
PU
67
root canal treatment
RCT
68
rest, ice, compression, elevate
RICE
69
red blood cells
RBC
70
range of motion
ROM
71
shortness of breath
SOB
72
stat
immediately
73
short term memory loss
STML
74
twice a day
BD/ bid
75
three times a day
TDS / tid
76
total hip replacement
THR
77
type 2 diabetes
T2D
78
temperature, pulse, respiratory
TPR
79
treatment / prescription
Rx
80
total knee replacement
TKR
81
traumatic brain injury
TBI
82
urine analysis
UA
83
urinary tract infection
UTI
84
1 week
1/52
85
within normal limits
WNL
86
with
c
87
years old
y/o
88
alcohol
ETOH
89
above elbow
AE
90
admitted
ADM
91
alcohol and other drugs
AOD
92
antibiotics
A/B's
93
aqueous /water
aq
94
above knee amputation
AKA
95
before meals
AC
96
body mass index
BMI
97
cognitive behavioural therapy
CBT
98
cardiovascular disease
CVD
99
cardiopulmonary respiration
CPR
100
date of birth
DOB
101
1 day
1/7
102
echocardiogram
ECO
103
estimated blood loss
EBC
104
electrocardiogram
ECG
105
4 hourly
4/24
106
right upper quadrant
RUQ
107
left upper quadrant
LUQ
108
right lower quadrant
RLQ
109
left lower quadrant
LLQ
110
PC
after meals
111
NFR
not for resuscitation
112
NWB
non-weight bearing
113
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
114
OTC
over the counter
115
OPD
outpatient department
116
OD
overdose
117
O/PO
orally taken
118
OT
occupational therapy
119
pt
patient
120
PPE
personal protective equipment
121
PMHx
past medical history
122
PE
pulmonary embolism
123
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
124
PV
pervagina
125
PICU
paediatric intensive care unit
126
PU
passed urine
127
RCT
root canal treatment
128
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevate
129
RBC
red blood cells
130
ROM
range of motion
131
SOB
shortness of breath
132
immediately
stat
133
STML
short term memory loss
134
BD/ bid
twice a day
135
TDS / tid
three times a day
136
THR
total hip replacement
137
T2D
type 2 diabetes
138
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiratory
139
Rx
treatment / prescription
140
TKR
total knee replacement
141
TBI
traumatic brain injury
142
UA
urine analysis
143
UTI
urinary tract infection
144
1/52
1 week
145
WNL
within normal limits
146
c
with
147
y/o
years old
148
ETOH
alcohol
149
AE
above elbow
150
ADM
admitted
151
AOD
alcohol and other drugs
152
A/B's
antibiotics
153
aq
aqueous /water
154
AKA
above knee amputation
155
AC
before meals
156
BMI
body mass index
157
CBT
cognitive behavioural therapy
158
CVD
cardiovascular disease
159
CPR
cardiopulmonary respiration
160
DOB
date of birth
161
1/7
1 day
162
ECO
echocardiogram
163
EBC
estimated blood loss
164
ECG
electrocardiogram
165
4/24
4 hourly
166
RUQ
right upper quadrant
167
LUQ
left upper quadrant
168
RLQ
right lower quadrant
169
LLQ
left lower quadrant
170
# reversed
Hs
at bedtime
171
# reversed
ADLs
activities of daily living
172
# reversed
PRN
as required
173
# reversed
A & E
accident and emergency
174
# reversed
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
175
# reversed
ABI
acquired brain injury
176
# reversed
Bx
biopsy
177
# reversed
BGL
blood glucose levels
178
# reversed
PR
by way of rectum
179
# reversed
BIBA
brought in by ambulance
180
# reversed
CVA
cerebral vascular accident
181
# reversed
CCU
coronary careunit
182
# reversed
CXR
chest x-ray
183
# reversed
CRF
chronic renal failure
184
# reversed
c/o
complains of
185
# reversed
DNR
do not resuscitate
186
# reversed
DOA
dead on arrival
187
# reversed
Gtt/ gutt/ guttae
drops
188
# reversed
Dx
diagnosed
189
# reversed
D/c
discharge
190
# reversed
die
daily
191
# reversed
ED
emergency department
192
# reversed
Fx
fracture
193
# reversed
FBC
full blood count
194
# reversed
FWB
full weight bearing
195
# reversed
QID
four times a day
196
# reversed
Alt
given on alternative days
197
# reversed
H/O
history of
198
# reversed
Hs
At bedtime
199
# reversed
HDU
high dependency unit
200
# reversed
HT/HTN
hypertension
201
# reversed
HNPU
has not passed urine
202
# reversed
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
203
# reversed
IM
intramuscular
204
# reversed
IV
intravenous
205
# reversed
ICU
intensive care unit
206
# reversed
IDC
indwelling catheter
207
# reversed
hypotension
low blood pressure
208
# reversed
LOC
loss of conscious state
209
# reversed
MVA
motor vehicle accident
210
# reversed
ABO
major human blood group
211
# reversed
mg
milligram
212
# reversed
MHR
max heart rate
213
# reversed
mane
morning
214
# reversed
nocte
night
215
# reversed
NKA
no known allergies
216
# reversed
NAD
no abnormalities detected
217
# reversed
N & V
nausea and vomiting
218
# reversed
NOK
next of kin
