Abbreviations Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
abd
A
abdomen
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
4
Q
acls
A
advanced cardiac life support
5
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
6
Q
asa
A
aspirin
7
Q
bmi
A
body mass index
8
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
9
Q
brp
A
bathroom privileges
10
Q
bx
A
biopsy
11
Q
c&s
A
culture and sensitivity
12
Q
ca
A
calcium, cancer
13
Q
cad
A
coronary artery disease
14
Q
cva
A
(cerebrovascular accident)stroke
15
Q
cbc
A
complete blood cell count
16
Q
cp
A
chest pain
17
Q
ct
A
computed tomography
18
Q
cpr
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
19
Q
cxr
A
xchest xray
20
Q
dx
A
diagnosis
21
Q
f/u
A
follow up
22
Q
fbs, fbg
A
fasting blood sugar/glucose
23
Q
fx
A
fracture
24
Q
htn
A
hypertension
25
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
26
mri
magnetic resosance imaging
27
ng
nasogastric
28
nka
no known allergies
29
oob
out of bed
30
p
after
31
pc
after meals
32
pe
physical examination
33
po
by mouth
34
prn
as needed
35
rom
range of motion
36
rx
prescription
37
sx
symptoms
38
tx
treatement
39
ua
urinalysis
40
vs
vital signs
41
YO, y/o
years old
