Abbreviations Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
ABG
A
Arterial Blood Gas
2
Q
POC
A
Portable Oxygen Concentrator
3
Q
CDI
A
Clean, Dry, Intact
4
Q
CMS
A
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
5
Q
HHA
A
Home health agency
6
Q
IRF
A
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
7
Q
LTCH
A
Long term care hospital
8
Q
SNF
A
Skilled Nursing Facility
9
Q
ACA
A
Affordable Care Act
10
Q
CPT
A
Common Procedural Terminology
11
Q
WBQC
A
Wide Base Quad Cane
12
Q
NBQC
A
Narrow Base Quad Cane
13
Q
RR
A
Respiratory Rate
14
Q
CMI
A
Case Mix Index
15
Q
MICU
A
Medical Intensive care unit
16
Q
NG Tube
A
Nasogastric tube
17
Q
SICU
A
Surgical Intensive Care unit
18
Q
CTICU
A
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
19
Q
PICC
A
Peripherally inserted central catheter
20
Q
COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
21
Q
PICS
A
Post Intensive Care Syndrome
22
Q
PNA
A
Pneumonia
23
Q
AVN
A
Avascular Necrosis
24
Q
CVC
A
Non-tunneled central venous catheter
25
AM-PAC
Activity measure for post acute care
26
PIV
Peripheral Intravenous Line
27
CRRT
Continuous renal replacement therapy
28
HD
Hemodialysis
29
HV
Hemovac
30
JP
Jackson-Pratt
31
LWS
Low wall suction
32
WS
Waterseal
33
RASS
Richmond Agitation sedation scale
34
UKA
Unicondylar Knee arthroplasty
35
LFCN
Lateral Femoral cutaneous nerve
36
AFO
Ankle foot orthosis
37
DNR
Do not resuscitate
38
DNI
Do not intubate
39
PAC
Pulmonary artery catheter
40
CICU
Cardiac Intensive care unit
