Abbreviations Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
A & O
A
Alert & oriented
2
Q
AC
A
Before meals (ante cibum)
3
Q
(B)
A
Bilateral
4
Q
BID
A
Twice a day (bis in die)
5
Q
BMI
A
Body mass index
6
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
7
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
8
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
9
Q
CTA
A
Clear to auscultation
10
Q
d/c
A
Discontinue
11
Q
DC
A
Discharge (leave medical facility)
12
Q
DNR
A
Do not resuscitate
13
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
14
Q
DDx
A
Differential diagnosis
15
Q
ER
A
Emergency room
16
Q
f/u
A
Follow up
17
Q
FH/FHx
A
Family history
18
Q
h/o
A
History of
19
Q
H & P
A
History & physical
20
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
21
Q
HR
A
Heart rate
22
Q
Ht
A
Height
23
Q
i/o
A
Intake & output (fluids)
24
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
25
IM
Intramuscular
26
IV
Intravenous
27
(L)
Left
28
L & D
Labor & delivery
29
N & V
Nausea & vomiting
30
NAD
No acute distress
31
NICU
Neonatal intensive care unit
32
NKDA
No known drug allergies
33
NPO
Nothing by mouth (nil per os)
34
OR
Operating room
35
PACU
Post-anesthesia care unit
36
PC
After meals (post cibum)
37
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, & reactive to light & accomodation
38
PE
Physical exam
39
PMH/PMHx
Past medical history
40
PO
By mouth (per os)
41
Post-op
Post-operative care
42
PR
Rectal (per rectum)
43
Pre-op
Pre-operative care
44
PRN
As needed (per re nata)
45
pt
Patient
46
QD
Once a day (quaque die)
47
QRS
At bedtime (quaque hora smoni)
48
(R)
Right
49
ROS
Review of symptoms
50
RR
Respiratory rate
51
RRR
Regular rate & rhythm (heart)
52
Rx
Therapy or prescription
53
SC
Subcutaneous
54
SH/SHx
Social history
55
T
Temperature
56
TID
Three times a day (ter in die)
57
Tx
Treatment
58
VS
Vital signs
59
WDWN
Well developed, well nourished
60
Wt
Weight
61
Bx
Biopsy
62
I & D
Incision and Drainage
