Abbreviations Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
AAT
A
activity as tolerated
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
3
Q
ALC
A
alternate level of care
4
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
5
Q
ARO
A
antibiotic resistant organism
6
Q
Ba
A
barium
7
Q
BaE
A
barium enema
8
Q
BBF
A
blood and body fluids
9
Q
BG/bg
A
blood glucose
10
Q
BR
A
bedrest
11
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
12
Q
C
A
Celsius
13
Q
CBI
A
continuous bladder irrigation
14
Q
C. difficile, C. diff, (CDT)
A
Clostridium difficile
15
Q
CF
A
clear fluids
16
Q
CL
A
common law
17
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
18
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
19
Q
DNAR
A
Do No Attempt Resuscitation
20
Q
DNR
A
Do Not Resuscitate
21
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
22
Q
DSD
A
dry sterile dressing
23
Q
ELOS
A
estimated length of stay
24
Q
ETOH
A
ethyl alcohol
25
F
Fahrenheit
26
FF
full fluids
27
Fld.
fluid
28
FROM
full range of motion
29
FWB
full weight bearing
30
GSW
gunshot wound
31
HBV
hepatitis B virus
32
HCV
hepatitis C virus
33
Hx
history
34
INP
inpatient
35
JW
Jehovah's Witness
36
LOC
laxative of choice/level of consciousness
37
LTC
long term care
38
MAR
Medicaton Administration Record
39
mEq
milliequivalent(s)
40
MR
may repeat
41
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccus aureus
42
MVA
motor vehicle accident
43
NKA
no known allergies
44
NKFA
no known food allergies
45
NP
nasal prongs
46
NS
normal saline
47
NVS
neurological vital signs
48
OA
osteoarthitis
49
OOB
out of bed
50
PGST
post gastric surgery therapeutic (diet)
51
POD
postoperatvie day
52
post-op
after surgery
53
pre-op
before surgery
54
Prot.
Protestant
55
PWB
partial weight bering
56
RA
rheumatoid arthritis/room air
57
RC
Roman Catholic
58
RT
Respiratory Therapy (Therapist)
59
STD
sexually transmitted disease
60
TC
terminal clean
61
TO
telephone order
62
T, P, R
temperature, pule, and respiration
63
VO
verbal order
64
VRE
Vancomycin Resistant enterococci
65
W/C (w/c)
wheelchair
