Abbreviations Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
@
A
At
2
Q
Every
A
Q
3
Q
Every hour
A
Qh
4
Q
Every other day
A
Qod
5
Q
Two times a day
A
BID
6
Q
Three times a day
A
TID
7
Q
Four times a day
A
QID
8
Q
As needed
A
PRN
9
Q
Every two hours
A
Q2h
10
Q
Every four hours
A
q4h
11
Q
Before(ante)
A
a
12
Q
After(post)
A
p
13
Q
Immediately
A
STAT
14
Q
Morning
A
Am
15
Q
Evening
A
Pm
16
Q
Intake and output
A
I&O
17
Q
By mouth
A
PO
18
Q
Nothing by mouth
A
NPO
19
Q
Before meals
A
ac
20
Q
After meals
A
pc
21
Q
Water
A
H2O
22
Q
Force fluids
A
FF
23
Q
Intravenous
A
IV
24
Q
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A
COPD
25
Congestive heart failure
CHF
26
Shortness of breath
SOB
27
Upper respiratory infection
URI
28
Urinary tract infection
UTI
29
Cancer
CA
30
Gastrointestinal
GI
31
Mentally retarded
MR
32
Myocardial infarction( heart attack)
MI
33
Cerebrovascular accident(stroke)
CVA
34
Fracture
Fx
35
Hard of hearing
HOH
36
Developmentally disabled
DD
37
Before meals
ac
38
After meals
pc
39
Dressing
drsg
40
Treatment
tx
41
Prescription
Rx
42
Diagnosis
Dx
