abbreviations Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
Q
Alb
A
albumin
2
Q
BID/bid
A
twice a day
3
Q
BS
A
blood sugar or breath sounds
4
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
5
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
6
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass grafting
7
Q
CCU
A
critical care unit
8
Q
c/o
A
complains of
9
Q
DBW
A
desirable body weight
10
Q
dl
A
deciliter
11
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
12
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
13
Q
EN
A
enteral nutrition
14
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
15
Q
f/u
A
follow up
16
Q
Hct
A
hematocrit
17
Q
Hgb
A
hemoglobin
18
Q
H+P
A
history and physical
19
Q
Ht
A
height
20
Q
hs
A
@ bedtime
21
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
22
Q
Hx
A
medical history
23
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
24
Q
I+O
A
intake and output
25
IV
intravenous
26
MI
myocardial infarction
27
NPO
nothing by mouth
28
n/v
nausea and vomiting
29
NFPE
nutrition-focused physical exam
30
PHx
past history
31
po
by mouth
32
pt
patient
33
prn
as needed or when necessary
34
Q
every
35
Qd
every day
36
PN
parenteral nutrition
37
RX
prescription
38
RMR
resting metabolic rate
39
SOB
shortness of breath
40
s/p
status post
41
SX
symptoms
42
TEN
total energy needs
43
TID
3 times daily
44
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
45
TX
treatment
46
UBW
usual body weight
47
UTI
urinary tract infection
48
URI
upper respiratory infection
49
VS
vital signs
50
wt
weight
51
WBC
white blood cells count
52
WNL
within normal limits
53
X
times
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