Abbreviations Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
Q
a (with a line on top)
A
before
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
3
Q
ADL’s
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
anb
A
ambulate, ambulatory
5
Q
amt
A
amount
6
Q
ap
A
apical
7
Q
as tol
A
as tolerated
8
Q
ax.
A
axillary (armpit)
9
Q
BID, b.i.d
A
two times a day
10
Q
BM
A
bowel movment
11
Q
BP, B/P
A
blood pressure
12
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
13
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privleges
14
Q
BSC
A
beside comode
15
Q
c (with a line on top)
A
with
16
Q
C
A
centigrade
17
Q
cath.
A
catheter
18
Q
C. Diff
A
clostridium difficile
19
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
20
Q
c/o
A
complains of
21
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
22
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resucitation
23
Q
CVA
A
cerbrovasular accident, stroke
24
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
25
DNR
do not resuscitate
26
DOB
date of birth
27
DON
director of nursing
28
Dx, dx
diagnosis
29
F
Fagrenheit
30
FF
force fluids
31
ft
foot
32
H2O
water
33
h, hr, hr.
hour
34
HBV
hepatitis B virus
35
HOB
head of bed
36
HS, hs
hours of sleep
37
ht
height
38
HTN
hypertension
39
hyper
above normal, too fast, rapid
40
hypo
low, less than normal
41
I%O
intake and output
42
inc
incontinent
43
isol
isolation
44
IV, I.V.
intravenous (within a vein)
45
lab
laboratory
46
lb.
pound
47
LTC
long-term care
48
meds
medications
49
mL
milliliter
50
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
51
MRSA
methicillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus
52
N/A
not applicable
53
NKA
no known allergies
54
NPO
nothing by mouth
55
O2
oxygen
56
OBRA
Ominibus Budget Reconciliation Act
57
OOB
out of bed
58
ox
ounce
59
p (with a line on top)
after
60
per care
perineal care
61
per os, PO
by mouth
62
PPE
personal protective equipment
63
p.r.n., prn
when neccessary
64
q (with a line over top)
every
65
q2h
every two hours
66
q3h
every three hours
67
q4h
every four hours
68
R
respirations, rectal
69
rehab
rehabilitation
70
RF
restrict fluids
71
ROM
range of motion
72
s (with a line over top)
without
73
S&S , S/S
signs and symptoms
74
SOB
shortness of breath
75
spec.
specimen
76
stat
immediately
77
T., temp
temperature
78
TB
tuberculosis
79
TID, t.i.d
three times a day
80
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respiration
81
UTI
urinary tract infection
82
VS, vs
vital signs
83
w/c, W/C
wheelchair
84
wt.
weight
