Abbreviations Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
Bilat
A
Bilateral
2
Q
F
A
Farenheight
3
Q
LA
A
Left arm
4
Q
R
A
Respirations
5
Q
T
A
Temperature
6
Q
Wt
A
Weight
7
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
8
Q
FUO
A
Fever of unknown origin
9
Q
NAD
A
No apparent distress
10
Q
RA
A
Right arm
11
Q
VS
A
Vital signs
12
Q
C
A
Celcius
13
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
14
Q
P
A
Pulse
15
Q
RR
A
Respiratory rate
16
Q
WNL
A
Within normal limits
17
Q
NCAT
A
Normal cephalic atraumatic
18
Q
SCM
A
sternocleidomastoid
19
Q
LAD
A
lymphadenopathy
20
Q
ROM
A
Range of motion
21
Q
TMJ
A
Temporomandibular joint
22
Q
MMM
A
mucous membranes moist
23
Q
ROMI
A
Range of motion intact
24
Q
BMI
A
Body mass index
25
NLS
Nasolacrimal sinus
26
LAN
lymphadenopathy
27
Lying
stick figure lying down
28
Left
L circled
29
Right
R circled
30
Sitting
stick figure sitting
31
Standing
stick figure standing
32
Bilat
bilateral
33
AC
air conduction
34
AU
both ears
35
TM
Tympanic membranes
36
AD
Right ear
37
BC
bone conduction
38
URI
Upper respiratory infection
39
AS
Left ear
40
HOH
Hard of hearing
41
ANUG
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
42
OE
otitis externa
43
AOM
acute otitis media
44
ETD
eustachian tube dysfunction
45
ITP
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
46
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
47
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
48
A/V
arteriole/venule nicking
49
OD
right eye
50
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation
51
C/D ratio
cup-to-disc ratio
52
OS
left eye
53
APD
afferent pupillary defect
54
EOMI
extra-occular eye movements
55
OU
both eyes
56
AP
anterior/posterior
57
CXR
chest xray
58
LUL
left upper lobe
59
RML
right middle lobe
60
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
61
LCTA
lungs clear to auscultation
62
PE
pulmonary embolis
63
RUL
right upper lobe
64
CTA
clear to auscultation
65
LLL
left lower lobe
66
RLL
right lower lobe
67
CAD
Coronary artery disease
68
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
69
JVD
jugular venous distention
70
S2
dub of "lub-dub", closing of semilunar valves
71
MI
Myocardial infarction
72
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
73
CHF
Congestive heart failure
74
DP
dorsalis pedis
75
JVP
jugular venous pressure
76
S3
"Kentucky" gallop, lower in pitch, caused by oscillation of blood back and forth between the walls of the ventricles
77
PMI
point of maximal impulse
78
PT
Posterior tibial
79
CV
cardiovascular
80
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
81
ICS
Intercostal space
82
S4
"Tennessee" gallop, heard at the apex
83
POP
Pain on palpation
84
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
85
m/r/g
murmurs, rubs, gallops
86
S1
Lub of "lub-dub", closing of the AV valves
87
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
88
BS
bowel sounds
89
ESRD
end stage renal disease
90
G-tube
gastrostomy tube
91
J-tube
jejunostomy tube
92
LUQ
left upper quadrant
93
RMCL
right middle clavicular line
94
ABD
abdomen
95
ESLD
end stage liver disease
96
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
97
HOB
head of bed
98
LLQ
left lower quadrant
99
RLQ
right lower quadrant
100
RUQ
right upper quadrant
