Abbreviations Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
Q
AAT
A
activity as tolerated
2
Q
ad lib
A
freely as desired
3
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
BR
A
bedrest
5
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
6
Q
PWB
A
partial weight-bearing
7
Q
CDA
A
Canadian Diabetes Association
8
Q
Cl. flds
A
clear fluids
9
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
10
Q
FDA
A
Food and Drug Administration
11
Q
H2O
A
water
12
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
13
Q
WDW
A
when drinking well
14
Q
Angio
A
angiography
15
Q
A&P
A
auscultation and percussion
16
Q
Alb
A
albumin
17
Q
Alk phos
A
alkaline phosphatase
18
Q
Ba
A
barium
19
Q
BaE
A
barium enema
20
Q
BMR
A
basal metabolic rate
21
Q
bs
A
blood sugar
22
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
23
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity test
24
Q
Ca
A
calcium
25
CBC
complete blood count
26
CO2
carbon dioxide
27
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
28
C-spine
cervical spine films
29
CT
computerized tomography
30
CXR
chest X-ray
31
DI
diagnostic imaging
32
diff
differential
33
DRE
digital rectal exam
34
ECG
electrocardiogram
35
Echo
echocardiogram
36
EEG
electroencephalogram
37
EMG
electromyogram
38
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(test of the pancreas and gallbladder)
39
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
40
ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
41
ETOH
level of alcohol consumption or ethyl alcohol
42
ETT
exercise tolerance test
43
FBS
fasting blood sugar
44
Fe
iron
45
Ga scan
gallium scan
46
GTT
glucose tolerance test
47
H
hydrogen
48
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin (pregnancy test)
49
Hct
hematocrit
50
HDL
high density lipoprotein
51
Hg
mercury
52
Hgb
hemoglobin
53
I
iodine
54
IVC
intravenous cholangiogram
55
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
56
K
potassium
57
KUB
kidneys, ureters, bladder
58
lab
laboratory
59
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
60
LFT
liver function test
61
Lymphs
lymphocytes
62
Lytes
electrolytes
63
Mg
magnesium
64
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
65
MUGA
multigated acquisition scan (heart function test)
66
N
nitrogen
67
Na
sodium
68
O2
oxygen
69
P
phosphate
70
PCV
packed cell volume
71
PET
positron emission tomography
72
PFT
pulmonary function test
73
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
74
PT/INR
prothrombin time/international normalized ratio
75
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
76
rbc
red blood cell
77
RBC
red blood count
78
Sed rate
sedimentation rate
79
spec
specimen
80
T
temperature
81
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
82
U/A
urinalysis
83
U/O
urine output
84
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
85
US
ultrasound
86
VQ scan
ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs
87
wbc
white blood cell
88
WBC
white blood count
