Abbreviations Flashcards
Medical abbreviations. (186 cards)
1
Q
a (with a line above it)
A
before
2
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
3
Q
abd
A
abdomen
4
Q
ABC(s)
A
Airway/Breathing/Circulation
5
Q
ac
A
before meals
6
Q
ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
7
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
8
Q
AICD
A
automated implantable cardioverter defibrilator
9
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
10
Q
AK
A
above knee
11
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
12
Q
ALTE
A
apparent life threatening event
13
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
14
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
15
Q
ant
A
anterior
16
Q
AO x 4; A/O x 4
A
alert and oriented to person, place, time and self
17
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior, front to back, action potential, angina pectoris, anterior pituitary, arterial pressure
18
Q
ARDS
A
adult respiratory distress syndrome
19
Q
ASHD
A
arteriosclerotic/arteriosclerotic heart disease
20
Q
BGL
A
blood glucose level
21
Q
bid/b.i.d./BID
A
twice daily
22
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
23
Q
BRUE
A
brief resolved unexplained event (in infants, change of color, action, etc)
24
Q
BS
A
blood sugar/breath sounds/bowel sounds
25
BSA
body surface area
26
BVM
bag valve mask
27
bx
biopsy
28
CA
cancer/cardiac arrest/chronologic age/coronary artery/cold agglutinin
29
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
30
CAD
coronary artery disease
31
CBC
compete blood cell count
32
CCU
coronary care unit
33
C diff
clostridium difficile
34
CN
cyanide
35
CNS
central nervous system
36
c/o
complaining of
37
CO
cardiac output/carbon monoxide
38
CO2
carbon dioxide
39
COLD
chronic obstructive lung disease
40
CP
chest pain/chemically pure/cerebral palsy
41
CRNA
certified registered nurse anesthetist
42
CRT
capillary refill time/cathode ray tube
43
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
44
CT
computed tomography
45
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
46
DM
diabetes mellitus
47
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
48
DPT
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine, doctor of PT
49
DSD
dry steril dressing
50
DtaP
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
51
DTs
delirium tremens
52
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
53
Dx
diagnosis
54
EDC
estimated date of confinement
55
EEG
electroencephalogram
56
EOC
emergency operations center
57
ETCO2
end-tidal carbon dioxide
58
ETOH
ethyl alcohol
59
FiO2
fraction of inspired O2
60
FBS
fasting blood sugar
61
Fe
iron
62
FHR
fetal heart rate
63
FHx
family history
64
fl./fld
fluid
65
fx
fracture
66
GB
gallbladder
67
GCS
glasgow coma scale
68
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
69
GSW
gunshot wound
70
gtt
drop(s)
71
GTT
glucose tolerance test
72
GU
genitourinary
73
h
hour
74
H&P
hx & physical
75
HA; H/A
headache
76
Hb; Hgb
hemaglobin
77
HBV
hepatitis B virus
78
Hct
hematocrit
79
HCV
hepatitis C virus
80
HH
hiatal hernia
81
HIV
human immunodeficiency disease
82
HPI
hx of present illness
83
ICP
intracranial pressure
84
ICS
incident command system/intercostal space
85
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
86
IMS
incident management system
87
IO
intraosseous
88
JVD
jugular veinous distention
89
LE
lower extremity/left eye/lupus erythematosus
90
LLL
left lower lobe of the lung
91
LLQ
left lower quadrant of the abdomen
92
L/m; LPM
liters per min
93
LMP
last menstrual period
94
LOC
level of consciousness/loss of consciousness
95
LUL
left upper lobe of the lung
96
LUQ
left upper quadrant of the abdomen
97
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
98
MAE
moves all extremities
99
MAEW
moves all extremities well
100
MICU
mobile intensive care unit
101
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
102
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
103
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
104
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
105
NAD
no apparent distress/no appreciable disease
106
NG
nasogastric
107
NIDDM
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
108
NKA
no known allergies
109
NP
nurse practitioner
110
NPA
nasopharyngeal airway
111
NPO
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
112
NRB/NRBM
nonrebreathing mask
113
NS
normal saline (aka pasta water)
114
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
115
NTG
nitroglycerin
116
OBS
organic brain syndrome
117
OD
overdose/right eye/optical density/outside diameter/doctor of optometry
118
OP
outpatient
119
OPA
oropharyngeal airway
120
OS
left eye
121
OU
both eyes
122
p (with a line above it)
after
123
pc
after meals
124
PcO2
partial pressure of carbon dioxide
125
PE
pulmonary embolism/physical examination
126
PEARL; PERL
pupils equal and reactive to light
127
PERLA
pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation
128
PEARRL
pupils equal and round, regular in size, and react to light
129
PEEP
positive end-expiratory pressure
130
PERRL
pupils equal, round, reactive to light
131
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
132
PMH
past medical Hx
133
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
134
po
by mouth (per os)
135
PO
post-op
136
PRN
as needed (pro re nata)
137
psi
lbs/sq inch
138
PSVT
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
139
PT
physical therapy/prothrombin time
140
PTA
prior to admission/plasma thromboplastin antecedent
141
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
142
PVC
premature ventricular contraction/polyvinyl chloride
143
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
144
q
every
145
RA
rheumatoid arthritis/right atrium
146
RAD
reactive airway disease/right axis deviation
147
Rh
rhesus blood factor/rhodium
148
RLL
right lower lobe of the lung
149
RLQ
right lower quadrant of the abdomen
150
R/O
rule out
151
ROM
range of motion/rupture of membranes
152
RUL
right upper lobe of the lung
153
RUQ
right upper quadrant of the abdomen
154
Rx
script
155
s (with a line above it)
without
156
SaO2
oxygen saturation
157
SC
subcutaneous
158
SG
supraglottic
159
SL
sublingual
160
SOB
shortness of breath
161
SpO2
saturation of peripheral oxygen
162
S/S; S&S
signs and symptoms
163
STEMI
St-segment elevation myocardial infarction
164
subcut
subcutaneous
165
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
166
sym/Sx
symptoms
167
T
temp
168
tab
tablet
169
TBA
to be admitted/to be announced
170
TIA
transient ischemic attack
171
tid/t.i.d./TID
three times a day
172
Tx
treatment
173
UA
urinalysis
174
UE
upper extremity
175
URI
upper resp infection
176
VD
venereal disease
177
VRE
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
178
VS
vital signs
179
VT/V Tach
ventricular tachycardia
180
W/
with
181
WBC
white blood cell
182
WMD
weapon of mass distruction
183
WNL
within normal limits
184
W/O
without
185
wt
weight
186
x
except
