Abbreviations Flashcards
(97 cards)
1
Q
AOB
A
alcohol on board
2
Q
BWCO
A
baby won’t come out
3
Q
CHIBLOC
A
closed head injury, brief loss of consciousness
4
Q
DIIK
A
Darned if I know
5
Q
EDDU
A
eating drinking defecating urinating (but not much else)
6
Q
FLB
A
funny little bumps (unexplained skin bumps)
7
Q
HIBGIA
A
Had it before, got it again
8
Q
LPT
A
low pain threshold
9
Q
NAD
A
not actually done
10
Q
SALT
A
same as last time
11
Q
SIO
A
Sleeping it off
12
Q
TEON
A
two eyes one nose
13
Q
VIP
A
very intoxicated person
14
Q
WDWNF
A
Well developed well nourished female
15
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
16
Q
ABO
A
blood type system
17
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
18
Q
aq.
A
water-based
19
Q
b.i.d
A
two times a day
20
Q
blasts
A
blast cells
21
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
22
Q
Ca
A
Calcium
23
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
24
Q
cm
A
centimeter
25
CO2
carbon dioxide
26
D5W
5% dextrose in water (IV fluid)
27
DOA
dead on arrival
28
DOB
date of birth
29
DTR
deep tendon reflexes
30
Dx
diagnosis
31
E. coli
Escherechia coli (bacteria in bowel)
32
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
33
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
34
EEG
electroencephalogram
35
EM
electron microscope
36
Fr
French (a kind of catheter or tube)
37
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
38
GB
Gallbladder
39
gm
gram
40
gr
grains
41
H20
water
42
ID
Intradermal
43
IM
intramuscular
44
IU
International units
45
IV
Intravenous
46
kg
kilogram
47
L, l
liter
48
LMD
local doctor
49
lymphs
lymphocytes
50
mcg
microgram
51
mEq
milliequivalent
52
mg
milligram
53
mg%
milligram percent
54
midnoc
midnight
55
mL. ml
milliliter
56
mm
millimeter
57
mmHg
millimeters of Mercury
58
monos
monocyte
59
n.p.o, nil per os, NBM
nothing by mouth
60
NBS
normal bowel sounds
61
NF
not found, none found
62
NG
nasogastric
63
NSD
non-serious disease (or defect)
64
O
oxygen (chemical element)
65
O2
oxygen gas
66
p.o.
by mouth
67
prn
as needed
68
percent
for every one hundred
69
pH
hydrogen in concentration
70
polys
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
71
PTA
prior to admission
72
q., quaque
every
73
q. ()h.
every () hours
74
q.a.m.
every morning
75
q.d.
daily
76
q.h.s
every hour of sleep
77
q.i.d
4 times a day
78
q.n.s
quantity not sufficient
79
R/O
rule out
80
RBC
red blood cells, red blood count
81
Rx
treatment, prescribe
82
sed rate
sedimentation rate
83
segs
segmented neutrophils
84
sp. gr.
specific gravity
85
stabs
stab cells
86
stat
at once
87
Subcu
subcutaneous
88
sx
symptoms
89
t.i.d
three times a day
90
TBC
tuberculosis
91
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
92
tsp
teaspoon
93
U
units
94
U/A
urinanalysis
95
WBC
White blood cell, white blood count
96
YO
years old
97
ZnO2
Zinc oxide
