Abbreviations Flashcards
(429 cards)
1
Q
AFib
A
Atrial Fibrillation
2
Q
Atrial Fibrillation
A
AFib
3
Q
AAA
A
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
4
Q
AB
A
Abortion
5
Q
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
A
AAA
6
Q
Abortion
A
AB
7
Q
abd
A
Abdomen, Abdominal
8
Q
Abdomen, Abdominal
A
abd
9
Q
ABG
A
Arterial Blood Gas
10
Q
Arterial Blood Gas
A
ABG
11
Q
abx
A
Antibiotic
12
Q
Antibiotic
A
abx
13
Q
AMA
A
Against Medical Advice
14
Q
Against Medical Advice
A
AMA
15
Q
Acute Myocardial Infarction
A
AMI
16
Q
AMI
A
Acute Myocardial Infarction
17
Q
AMS
A
Altered Mental Status
18
Q
Altered Mental Status
A
AMS
19
Q
Approximately
A
approx
20
Q
approx
A
Approximately
21
Q
appt
A
Appointment
22
Q
Appointment
A
appt
23
Q
appy
A
Appendectomy
24
Q
Appendectomy
A
appy
25
ASA
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
26
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
ASA
27
Auto/Ped
automobile vs. pedestrian
28
automobile vs. pedestrian
Auto/Ped
29
A&O x3
Alert & Oriented x3 (person, place, time)
30
Alert & Oriented x3 (person, place, time)
A&O x3
31
BBS
Bilateral Breath Sounds
32
Bilateral Breath Sounds
BBS
33
BCP
Birth Control PIll
34
Birth Control PIll
BCP
35
bilat
Bilateral
36
Bilateral
bilat
37
BLE
Bilateral lower extremities
38
Bilateral lower extremities
BLE
39
BM
Bowel Movement
40
Bowel Movement
BM
41
Blood Pressure
BP
42
BP
Blood Pressure
43
BS
Bowel sounds, breath sounds
44
Bowel sounds, breath sounds
BS
45
BSG
Blood Sugar Glucose
46
Blood Sugar Glucose
BSG
47
BUE
Bilateral upper extremities
48
Bilateral upper extremities
BUE
49
CABG
Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft
50
Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft
CABG
51
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
52
Coronary Artery Disease
CAD
53
cath
Catheter, catheterization
54
Catheter, catheterization
cath
55
CBC
Complete Blood Count
56
Complete Blood Count
CBC
57
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
58
Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
59
CHI
Closed Head Injury
60
Closed Head Injury
CHI
61
chole
Cholecystectomy
62
Cholecystectomy
chole
63
CMT
Cervical Motion Tenderness
64
Cervical Motion Tenderness
CMT
65
CNS
Central Nervous System
66
Central Nervous System
CNS
67
c/o
Complains of
68
Complains of
c/o
69
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
70
Carbon Dioxide
CO2
71
COPD
Chronic Obstructive
72
Chronic Obstructive
COPD
73
CP
Chest Pain
74
Chest Pain
CP
75
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
76
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPAP
77
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
78
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR
79
C&S
Culture & Sensitivity
80
Culture & Sensitivity
C&S
81
CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
82
Cerebrospinal Fluid
CSF
83
CTA
Clear to Auscultation, CT Angiogram
84
Clear to Auscultation, CT Angiogram
CTA
85
CV
Cardiovascular
86
Cardiovascular
CV
87
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
88
Cerebrovascular accident
CVA
89
CVAT
Costovertebral angle tenderness
90
Costovertebral angle tenderness
CVAT
91
CXR
Chest X-Ray
92
Chest X-Ray
CXR
93
C-Collar
Cervical collar
94
Cervical collar
C-Collar
95
C-Spine
Cervical spine
96
Cervical spine
C-Spine
97
C-Section
Cesarean section
98
Cesarean section
C-section
99
d/c
Discontinue
100
Discontinue
d/c
101
DIP
Distal Interphalangeal (joint)
102
Distal Interphalangeal (joint)
DIP
103
DJD
Degenerative Joint Disease
104
Degenerative Joint Disease
DJD
105
DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
106
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DKA
107
DM
Diabetes mellitus
108
Diabetes mellitus
DM
109
DNR
Do not resuscitate
110
Do not resuscitate
DNR
111
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
112
Deep tendon reflex
DTR
113
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
114
Deep vein thrombosis
DVT
115
Dx, dx
Diagnosis
116
Diagnosis
Dx, dx
117
EKG (ECG)
Electrocardiogram
118
Electrocardiogram
EKG (ECG)
119
EOMI
Extra ocular movements intact
120
Extra ocular movements intact
EOMI
121
epi
Epinephrine
122
Epinephrine
epi
123
EtOH
Ethyl Alcohol (consumption, dependency)
124
Ethyl Alcohol (consumption, dependency)
EtOH
125
ETT
Endotracheal Tube
126
Endotracheal Tube
ETT
127
FB
Foreign body
128
Foreign body
FB
129
FHT
Fetal heart tone
130
Fetal heart tone
FHT
131
FROM
Full Range of Motion
132
Full Range of Motion
FROM
133
FTN
Finger-to-nose (coordination test)
134
Finger-to-nose (coordination test)
FTN
135
Fx
Fracture
136
Fracture
Fx
137
F/U
Follow Up
138
Follow Up
F/U
139
GB
Gallbladder
140
Gallbladder
GB
141
GCS
Glasgow coma scale
142
Glasgow coma scale
GCS
143
GERD
Gastro esophageal reflux disease
144
Gastro esophageal reflux disease
GERD
145
GSW
Gunshot wound
146
Gunshot wound
GSW
147
HA
Headache
148
Headache
HA
149
Hgb
Hemoglobin
150
Hemoglobin
Hgb
151
HCT
Hematocrit
152
Hematocrit
HCT
153
HTN
Hypertension
154
Hypertension
HTN
155
h/o
History of
156
History of
h/o
157
HR
Heart rate
158
Heart rate
HR
159
Hx
History
160
History
Hx
161
Hysterectomy
Hyst
162
Hyst
Hysterectomy
163
IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome
164
Irritable bowel syndrome
IBS
165
ICD
Implantable cardioverterdefibrillator
166
Implantable cardioverterdefibrillator
ICD
167
ICE
Ice, compression, elevation
168
Ice, compression, elevation
ICE
169
ICP
Intracranial pressure
170
Intracranial pressure
ICP
171
IM
Intramuscular
172
Intramuscular
IM
173
IUP
Intrauterine pregnancy
174
Intrauterine pregnancy
IUP
175
IV
Intravenous
176
Intravenous
IV
177
IVPB
Intravenous piggyback
178
Intravenous piggyback
IVPB
179
I&D
Incision and Drainage
180
Incision and Drainage
I&D
181
JVD
Jugular venous distension
182
Jugular venous distension
JVD
183
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder (X-ray)
184
Kidneys, ureters, bladder (X-ray)
KUB
185
L
Left
186
lac
Laceration
187
Laceration
lac
188
Left
L
189
LBBB
Left bundle branch block
190
Left bundle branch block
LBBB
191
LFT
Liver function test
192
Liver function test
LFT
193
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
194
Left Lower Quadrant
LLQ
195
LMP
Last Menstrual Period
196
Last Menstrual Period
LMP
197
LNMP
Last Normal Menstrual Period
198
Last Normal Menstrual Period
LNMP
199
LOC
Loss of Consciousness
200
Loss of Consciousness
LOC
201
LP
Lumbar Puncture
202
Lumbar Puncture
LP
203
L-spine
Lumbar spine
204
Lumbar spine
L-spine
205
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
206
Left Upper Quadrant
LUQ
207
LVH
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
208
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
LVH
209
MAEW
Moves all extremities well
210
Moves all extremities well
MAEW
211
med, meds
Medication; Medications
212
Medication; Medications
med, meds
213
MI
Myocardial Infarction
214
Myocardial Infarction
MI
215
MIP
Metacarpointerphalangeal (joint)
216
Metacarpointerphalangeal (joint)
MIP
217
MVC
Motor Vehicle Collision
218
Motor Vehicle Collision
MVC
219
NAD
No Acute Distress
220
No Acute Distress
NAD
221
NCAT
Normocephalic, atraumatic
222
Normocephalic, atraumatic
NCAT
223
NG
Nasogastric
224
Nasogastric
NG
225
NH
Nursing Home
226
Nursing Home
NH
227
NKA
No known allergies
228
No known allergies
NKA
229
NKDA
No known drug allergies
230
No known drug allergies
NKDA
231
nl
normal
232
normal
nl
233
NPO
Nothing per os (by mouth)
234
Nothing per os (by mouth)
NPO
235
NRB
Nonrebreather (oxygen mask)
236
Nonrebreather (oxygen mask)
NRB
237
NSR
Normal Sinus Rhythm
238
Normal Sinus Rhythm
NSR
239
NTG
Nitroglycerin
240
Nitroglycerin
NTG
241
N/V
Nausea and vomiting
242
N/V/D
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
243
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
N/V/D
244
Nausea and vomiting
N/V
245
NVID
NeuroVascularly Intact Distally
246
NeuroVascularly Intact Distally
NVID
247
NS
Normal Saline
248
Normal Saline
NS
249
O2
Oxygen
250
Oxygen
O2
251
obs
Observe
252
Observe
obs
253
OD
Overdose
254
Overdose
OD
255
Ortho
Orthopedic; orthopedics
256
Orthopedic; orthopedics
Ortho
257
PA & Lat
Posteroanterior and lateral (x-rays)
258
Posteroanterior and lateral (x-rays)
PA & Lat
259
palp
Palpation
260
Palpation
palp
261
PCN
Penicillin
262
Penicillin
PCN
263
PCP
Primary Care Physician
264
Primary Care Physician
PCP
265
PE
Pulmonary embolism
266
Pulmonary embolism
PE
267
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accomodation
268
Pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accomodation
PERRLA
269
PID
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
270
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PID
271
PIP
Proximal interphalangeal (joint)
272
Proximal interphalangeal (joint)
PIP
273
post-op
Post operative
274
Post operative
post-op
275
PPD
Packs per day (cigarettes)
276
Packs per day (cigarettes)
PPD
277
preg
Pregnancy, pregnant
278
Pregnancy, pregnant
preg
279
PRN
As needed
280
As needed
PRN
281
Pt
Patient
282
Patient
Pt
283
PTA
Prior to Arrival
284
Prior to Arrival
PTA
285
PTX
Pneumothorax
286
Pneumothorax
PTX
287
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
288
Peptic Ulcer Disease
PUD
289
PVC
Premature ventricular contraction
290
Premature ventricular contraction
PVC
291
PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
292
Peripheral Vascular Disease
PVD
293
q
Each, Every
294
Each, Every
q
295
q.d.
Every day
296
Every day
q.d.
297
q.h.
Every hour
298
Every hour
q.h.
299
q.h.s.
At Bedtime, every night
300
At Bedtime, every night
q.h.s.
301
R
Right
302
Right
R
303
RA
Room Air
304
Room Air
RA
305
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
306
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA
307
RBBB
Right Bundle Branch Block
308
Right Bundle Branch Block
RBBB
309
RBC
Red blood cells
310
Red blood cells
RBC
311
resp
Respiration, respiratory
312
Respiration, respiratory
resp
313
RICE
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
314
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
RICE
315
RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant
316
Right Lower Quadrant
RLQ
317
R/O
Rule out
318
Rule out
R/O
319
ROM
Range of Motion
320
Range of Motion
ROM
321
RR
Respiratory rate
322
Respiratory rate
RR
323
RRR
Regular rate and rhythm
324
Regular rate and rhythm
RRR
325
RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
326
Right Upper Quadrant
RUQ
327
Rx
Prescription
328
Prescription
Rx
329
SBO
Small bowel obstruction
330
Small bowel obstruction
SBO
331
scope
Anthroscopy, Endoscopy
332
Anthroscopy, Endoscopy
scope
333
script
Prescription
334
Prescription
script
335
SEM
Systolic Ejection Murmur
336
Systolic Ejection Murmur
SEM
337
SI
Sacroiliac (Joint)
338
Sacroiliac (Joint)
SI
339
SLR
Straight-leg raise
340
Straight-leg raise
SLR
341
SOB
Shortness of Breath
342
Shortness of Breath
SOB
343
Sono
Sonogram
344
Sonogram
Sono
345
s/p
Status Post
346
Status Post
s/p
347
SP
Suprapubic
348
Suprapubic
SP
349
SR
Sinus Rhythm
350
Sinus Rhythm
SR
351
STAT, stat
At once, immediately
352
At once, immediately
STAT, stat
353
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
354
Sexually Transmitted Disease
STD
355
strep
Streptococcus
356
Streptococcus
strep
357
SVT
Supraventricular tachycardia
358
Supraventricular tachycardia
SVT
359
Sx
Symptoms
360
Symptoms
Sx
361
tachy
Tachycardia
362
Tachycardia
tachy
363
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
364
Transient Ischemic Attack
TIA
365
TM
Tympanic Membrane
366
Tympanic Membrane
TM
367
trach
Tracheotomy, tracheostomy
368
Tracheotomy, tracheostomy
trach
369
T-spine
Thoracic spine
370
Thoracic spine
T-spine
371
TTP
Tender to palpation
372
Tender to palpation
TTP
373
Tx
Treatment
374
Treatment
Tx
375
UA
Urinanalysis
376
Urinanalysis
UA
377
UDS
Urine Drug Screen
378
Urine Drug Screen
UDS
379
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
380
Upper Respiratory Infection
URI
381
US
Ultrasound
382
Ultrasound
US
383
UTD
Up to date
384
Up to date
UTD
385
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
386
Urinary Tract Infection
UTI
387
V-Fib
Ventricular fibrillation
388
Ventricular fibrillation
V-Fib
389
VS
Vital Signs
390
Vital Signs
VS
391
VSS
Vital Signs Stable
392
Vital Signs Stable
VSS
393
V-Tach
Ventricular tachycardia
394
Ventricular tachycardia
V-Tach
395
WBC
White Blood Count
396
White Blood Count
WBC
397
W/D
Warm and Dry
398
Warm and Dry
W/D
399
WDWN
Well-developed, well-nourished
400
Well-developed, well-nourished
WDWN
401
WNL
Within Normal Limits
402
Within Normal Limits
WNL
403
YTD
Year to date
404
Year to date
YTD
405
CC
Chief Complaint
406
Chief Complaint
CC
407
HPI
History of Present Illness
408
History of Present Illness
HPI
409
PMHx
Patient Medical History
410
Patient Medical History
PMHx
411
ROS
Review of Systems
412
Review of Systems
ROS
413
Past Medical History
PMH
414
PSH
Past Surgical History
415
Past Surgical History
PSH
416
FHx
Family History
417
Family History
FHx
418
SHx
Social History
419
Social History
SHx
420
PEx
Physical Exam
421
Physical Exam
PEx
422
Medical Decision Making
MDM
423
MDM
Medical Decision Making
424
DDx
Differentail Diagnosis
425
Differentail Diagnosis
DDx
426
BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel
427
Basic Metabolic Panel
BMP
428
I&D
Incision & Drainage
429
Incision & Drainage
I&D
