Abbreviations Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
A.c
A
Before meals
2
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
3
Q
b.i.d
A
Twice a day
4
Q
CCU
A
Coronary care unit
5
Q
DOA
A
Dead on arrival
6
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
7
Q
DRG
A
Diagnosis-related group
8
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
9
Q
ECF
A
Extended care facility
10
Q
ER
A
Emergency room
11
Q
FH
A
Family History
12
Q
h/o
A
History of
13
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
14
Q
h.s
A
At bedtime (hora somni)
15
Q
Hx
A
History
16
Q
o.d
A
Once a day
17
Q
p.o
A
By mouth (per os)
18
Q
PH
A
Past history
19
Q
p/o; postop
A
Postoperative
20
Q
Preop
A
Preoperative
21
Q
p.r.n
A
As required (pro re nata)
22
Q
PTA
A
Prior to admission
23
Q
q
A
Each; every
24
Q
Qam
A
Every morning
25
qd
Every day (quaqie die)
26
Qhs
Each bedtime (quaqie hora somni)
27
qid
Four times daily (quarter in die)
28
qod
Every other day
29
r/o
Rule out
30
ROS
Review of systems
31
Rx
Treatment, therapy, prescription
32
tod
Three times daily (ter in die)
33
TPR
Temperature pulse respiration
34
Tx
Treatment
35
VS
Vital signs
36
y/o
Years old
