Abbreviations Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
Of each
2
Q
abd
A
abdomen or abdominal
3
Q
ac
A
before meals
4
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
5
Q
adm
A
admitted or admission
6
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
7
Q
aq or H2O
A
water
8
Q
ax
A
axillary
9
Q
bid
A
2 times a day
10
Q
B/P
A
blood pressure
11
Q
BRP
A
bath room privileges
12
Q
_
c
A
with
13
Q
Discon’t or DC
A
discontinued
14
Q
Dr
A
Doctor
15
Q
EENT
A
eye, ear, nose, throat
16
Q
et
A
and
17
Q
F
A
Fahrenheit
17
Q
ext
A
extension
18
Q
fl
A
fluid
19
Q
GI
A
gastro-intestinal
20
Q
gtt or gtts
A
drop or drops
21
Q
(H)
A
hypodermic
22
Q
h
A
hour
23
Q
at bedtime or hs
A
at bedtime or hour of sleep
24
I & O
intake and output
25
(L)
left
26
Lab
laboratory
27
liq
liquid
28
min
minute
29
mod
moderate
30
no or #
number
31
NPO
nothing by mouth
32
OOB
out of bed
33
OR
operating room
34
os
mouth
35
_
p
after
36
pc
after meals
37
per
thru; by
38
po
by mouth
39
prn
as needed
40
pulv
powder
41
_
q
every
42
qh
every hour
43
qid
4 times a day
44
qt
quart
45
R
rectal
46
(R)
right
47
RHC
respirations have ceased
48
Rm
room
49
ROM
range of motion
50
Rx
take (medicinal)
51
_
s
without
52
sat
saturated
53
SOB
shortness of breath
54
Sig
directions to patient- written on label
55
sol
solution
56
sos
If necessary or required
57
spec
specimen
58
ss
One-half
59
SS
soap suds
60
stat
immediately
61
SQ or SubQ
subcutaneous
62
Susp
suspension
63
syr
syrup
64
tid
three times a day
65
TO
telephone order
66
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirations
67
ung
ointment
68
VO
verbal order
69
VS
vital signs
70
wt
weight
