abbreviations Flashcards
(115 cards)
1
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired, if pt desires
3
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
4
Q
Amt
A
amount
5
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
6
Q
Bid
A
twice per day
7
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
8
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privelages
9
Q
BSC
A
bedside commode
10
Q
c`
A
with
11
Q
s`
A
without
12
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
13
Q
CCU
A
critical care unit
14
Q
c/o
A
complains of
15
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
16
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
17
Q
D&C
A
dilation and curettage
18
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
19
Q
dsg or drsg
A
dressing
20
Q
DX or Dx
A
diagnosis
21
Q
EBL
A
estimated blood loss
22
Q
EKG/ECG
A
electrocardiogram
23
Q
ED/ER
A
emergency dept or room
24
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
25
EENT
eyes, ears, nose, throat
26
ETOH
alcohol (ethanol)
27
F
female
28
FBS
fasting blood sugar
29
Ft
foot
30
Fx
fracture
31
GI
gastrointestinal
32
gtt(s)
drops
33
GU
genitourinary
34
GYN
gynecology
35
HA
headache
36
HMO
health maintenance organization
37
h/o
history of
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HOB
head of bed
39
HOH
hard of hearing
40
H&P
history and physical
41
Hr
hour
42
Ht
height
43
HTN
hypertension
44
Hyper
above or high
45
Hypo
low or below
46
ICU
intensive care unit
47
I&O
Intake and output
48
Isol
isolation
49
IV
intravenous
50
IVP
Intravenous push
51
L
liter
52
Lb
pound
53
LPN
licensed practical nurse
54
LMP
last menstrual period
55
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
56
mcg
microgram
57
MD
medical dr
58
Med
medication
59
Mg
Milligram
60
mL
milliliter
61
MN
midnight
62
NAS
no added salt
63
N/V/D
nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
64
NKA or NKDA
no known allergies or no known drug allergies
65
NG
nasogastric
66
NGT
nasogastric tube
67
noc
at night
68
NPO
nothing by mouth
69
OB
obstetrics
70
OOB
out of bed
71
OPD
outpatient dept
72
ortho
orthopedics
73
OR
operating room
74
os
mouth, opening
75
OT
occupational therapist
76
oz
ounce
77
pc
after meals
78
AC
before meals
79
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
80
PO
by mouth
81
P, p`
after
82
PPBS
postprandial blood sugar (after a meal)
83
prn
as needed
84
Pt
patient
85
PT
physical therapy
86
q
every
87
qam
every morning
88
qh
every hour
89
qid
4x daily
90
R/O
rule out
91
RX or Rx
treatment or prescription
92
s`
without
93
SCD
sequential compression device (scuds)
94
SOB
short of breath
95
ss`
one-half
96
SSE
soap suds enema
97
Stat
immediately
98
STI or STD
sexually transmitted infection or disease
99
TB
tuberculosis
100
TO
telephone order
101
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
102
tid
3x daily
103
VO
verbal order
104
VS
vital signs
105
WBC
white blood count
106
w/c
wheelchair
107
WNL
within normal limits
108
wt
weight
109
KVO
keep vein open
110
mEq
milliequivalent
111
OTC
over the counter
112
sup or supp
suppository
113
susp
suspension
114
tab
tablet
115
