Abbreviations Flashcards
(148 cards)
1
Q
b.id.
A
twice a day
2
Q
T.i.d
A
three times a day
3
Q
h.s.
A
at bedtime
4
Q
a.c
A
before meals
5
Q
p.c
A
after meals
6
Q
p.r.n
A
as needed
7
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
8
Q
stat
A
immediately
9
Q
I and O
A
intake and outpu
10
Q
iv
A
intravenously
11
Q
IM
A
intrmascularly
12
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
13
Q
PO
A
by mouth
14
Q
Subq
A
subcutaneously
15
Q
subling
A
sublinqual
16
Q
a-
A
before
17
Q
c-
A
with
18
Q
s-
A
after
19
Q
8
A
increase
20
Q
9
A
decrease
21
Q
+
A
positive or plus
22
Q
-
A
negative or minus
23
Q
L
A
left
24
Q
R
A
right
25
abd
abdomen
26
ABGs
arterial blood gas
27
AD
Alzheimer's disease
28
ADL
activities of daily living
29
ADR
adverse drug reaction
30
AKA
above the knee amputation
31
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
32
BE
barium enema
33
BKA
below the knee amputation
34
BM
bowel movement
35
BP
blood pressure
36
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
37
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
38
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
39
Bx
biopsy
40
CA
cancer
41
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
42
CAD
Coronary artery Disease
43
CBC
complete blood count
44
CBS
chronic brain syndrome
45
CC
chief complaint
46
CCU
coronary care unit
47
CHD
coronary heart disease
48
CHF
congestive heart failure
49
CNS
central nervous system
50
c/o
complains of
51
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
52
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
53
CRF
chronic renal failure
54
CVA
Cardiovascular disease
55
Cx
chest x-ray
56
DEXA
dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
57
DM
diabetes mellitus
58
DOA
Dead on Arrival
59
DOB
date of birth
60
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
61
Dx
diagnosis
62
ECG,EKG
electrocardiogram
63
ECHO
echocardiogram
64
ENT
ear,nose,throat
65
ER
emergency room
66
etoh
ethanol
67
FBS
fasting blood sugar
68
FH
family history
69
F/u
follow-up
70
FUO
fever of undetermined origin
71
Fx
fracture
72
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
73
GI
gastrointestinal
74
GTT
glucose tolerance test
75
GU
genitourinary
76
Hct
hematocrit
77
HEENT
head,eyes,ear,throat
78
Hgb
hemoglobin
79
H and P
history and physical
80
h/o
history of
81
HPI
history of present illness
82
Hx
history
83
IBS
inflammatory bowel syndrom
84
IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease
85
ICU
intensive care unit
86
IPPB
intermittent positive pressure breathing
87
LFTs
liver function test
88
LLQ
lower left quadrant
89
LUQ
left upper quadrant
90
L and W
living and well
91
MA
mental age
92
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
93
MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
94
MD
muscular Dystrophy
95
MI
myocardial infartion
96
MMI
maximal medical improvement
97
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
98
MS
multiple sclorosis
99
NBS
normal breath or bowel sounds
100
NG
nasogastric
101
NKA
no known allergies
102
NKDA
no known drug allergies
103
N/V/D/C
nasau, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
104
PDR
physicians desk reference
105
PFT
pulmonary function test
106
PERRLA
pupils are equal,round,react to light, and accomidation
107
PH
past history
108
PI
present illness
109
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
110
PMH
past medical history
111
PT
prothrombin time
112
Pt
patient
113
PTCA
precutaneus translumnal coronary angioplasty
114
PVC
premature ventricular contractino
115
Px
physical exam
116
R
respirations
117
RA
rhuematiod arthritis
118
RBC
red blood cell count
119
RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
120
RLQ
right lower quadrant
121
R/O
rule out
122
ROM
range of motion
123
ROS
review of systems
124
RUQ
right upper quadrant
125
Rx
prescription
126
s/p
status post
127
SH
social history
128
SIDS
sudden infant Death syndrome
129
SOB
Shortness of breath
130
Sx
symptoms
131
T
tempurature
132
T and A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
133
TB
tuberculosis
134
TIA
transient ischemic attack
135
TFT
thyroid function test
136
TLC
total lung capacity
137
TPR
tempurature,pulse,respirations
138
Tx
treatment
139
UA
urinalysis
140
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
141
URI
upper respiratory infection
142
UTI
urinary tract infection
143
VS
vital signs
144
WBC
white blood cell count
145
W/D
Well developed
146
WDWN
well developed, well nourished
147
W/N
Well nourished
148
WNL
within normal limit
