Abbreviations Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
A
A
Alcaine or Proparacaine
2
Q
AC
A
anterior chamber
3
Q
ACIOL
A
anterior chamber intra ocular lens
4
Q
AG
A
amsler Grid
5
Q
ALPC
A
argon laser photocoagulation
6
Q
AMD (ARMD)
A
atrophic macular degeneration (dry)
7
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
8
Q
BDR
A
background diabetic retinopathy
9
Q
bid
A
twice a day
10
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
11
Q
BRAO
A
branch retinal artery occlusion
12
Q
BRVO
A
branch retinal vein occlusion
13
Q
cat
A
cataract
14
Q
cc
A
with correction
15
Q
CC
A
Cheif Complaint
16
Q
CF
A
Count Fingers
17
Q
CME
A
cystic macular edema
18
Q
CNV
A
choroidal neovascular membrane
19
Q
c/o
A
complains of
20
Q
CSME
A
clinically significant macular edema
21
Q
CRAO
A
central retinal artery occlusion
22
Q
CRVO
A
central retinal vein occlusion
23
Q
CSCR
A
central serous chorioretinopathy
24
Q
CVF
A
confrontational visual fields
25
d/c
discontinue
26
DOB
date of birth
27
dva
distance visual acuity
28
DM
diabetes mellitus
29
DME
diabetes mellitus
30
DR
diabetic retinopathy
31
Dx
diagnosis
32
EMD
exudative macular degeneration (wet)
33
ERM
epiretinal membrane
34
FA/IVFA
fluorescein angiogram
35
FALP
focal argon laser photocoagulation
36
FB(S)
foreign body (sensation)
37
FP
funds photos
38
f/u
follow-up
39
glauc
glaucoma
40
grid
grid laser
41
gtt(s)
drops
42
HA
headache
43
hem
hemorrhage
44
HM
hand motion
45
HPI
history of present illness
46
HST
horseshoe tear
47
HTN
hypertension
48
HTR
hypertensive retinopathy
49
Hx
history of
50
INF
inferior
51
IN
inferonasal
52
IT
inferotemporal
53
LLL
left lower lid
54
LP
light perception
55
LUL
left upper lid
56
Myd
Mydriacyl (0.5 or1.0%)
57
MG
Marcus Gunn Pupil
58
MP
Macular Pucker
59
Neo
Neosynepherine
60
NI
no improvement
61
NKA/NKDA
no known (drug) allergies
62
NLP
no light perception
63
NPDR
non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
64
nva
near visual acuity
65
NS
nuclear sclerosis (cataract)
66
OCT
optical coherence tomography
67
OD
Right Eye
68
OS
Left Eye
69
OU
Both Eyes
70
ṕ
post (after)
71
PCIOL
posterior chamber intra-ocular lens
72
PCN
penicillin
73
PDR
proliferative diabetic retinopathy
74
PDT
photodynamic therapy
75
PED
pigment epithelial detachment
76
PFSH
past, family, social history
77
ph/ph ni
pin hole/pin hole no improvement
78
POAG
primary open angle glaucoma
79
POHS
presumed ocular histoplasmosis
80
PPV
pars plana vitrectomy
81
PRN
as needed
82
PRP
pan retinal photocoagulation
83
pt
patient
84
PVD
posterior vitreous detachment
85
PVR
proliferative vitreoretinopathy
86
qam
every morning
87
gday
once a day
88
qhs
every morning
89
qid
four times a day
90
qod
every other day
91
q1h,q2h,etc.
every 1 hour, every 2 hours, etc.
92
RAPD
relative afferent pupillary defect
93
RD
retinal detachment
94
RGP
rigid gas permeable lens
95
RI
rubeosis iridis
96
RLL
right lower lid
97
ROP
retinopathy of prematurity
98
ROS
review of systems
99
RP
retinitis pigmentosa
100
RUL
right upper lid
101
Rx
prescription
102
s/p
status post
103
SB
sclera buckle
104
sc
without connection
105
SCL
soft contact lens
106
sig
instructions
107
SRNVM
subretinal neovascular membrane
108
SUP
superior
109
SN
superonasal
110
ST
superotemporal
111
Sx
surgery
112
T
temporal
113
Ta
tension by applation
114
TIA
transient ischemic attack
115
tid
three times a day
116
TP
tonopen
117
TRD
traction retinal detachment
118
Tx
treatment
119
ung
ointment
120
VF
visual fields
121
VH
vitreous hemorrhage
122
WA
while awake
123
weekly taper
reduce dose by 1 drop every week
