abbreviations 3 Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
Q
Congestive Heart Failure
A
CHF
2
Q
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A
COPD
3
Q
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A
CPR
4
Q
Clear to auscultation
A
CTA
5
Q
Dilatation and curettage
A
D&C
6
Q
dyspnoea on exertion
A
D.O.E
7
Q
Day of surgery
A
D.O.S
8
Q
Diastolic blood pressure
A
DBP
9
Q
Electrocardiogram
A
ECG
10
Q
Electroencephalogram
A
EEG
11
Q
Electromyogram
A
EMG
12
Q
Follow up
A
F/U
13
Q
Intramuscular
A
IM
14
Q
Intake and output
A
I&O
15
Q
Full blood count or Fluid balance chart
A
FBC
16
Q
Full blood examination
A
FBE
17
Q
Rest in Bed
A
RIB
18
Q
Review
A
RV or r/v
19
Q
prescription
A
Rx
20
Q
Physiotherapist
A
PT
21
Q
patient
A
Pt or pt
22
Q
No abnormalities detected
A
NAD
23
Q
Within normal limits
A
WNL
24
Q
History of present illness
A
HPI
25
Cannot pass urine
CNPU
26
Chest X ray
CXR
27
Diarrhoea and vomiting
D & V
28
Discussed with
D/W
29
Examination of/Excision of
E/O
30
Excision
Ex
31
Family history of
FHx
32
Fall on outstretched hand
FOOSH
33
Full range of motion
FROM
34
History of
HO H/O
35
Has passed urine
HPU
36
Weight bearing
WB
37
non weight bearing
NWB
38
Urine output Under observation
U/O
39
Ultrasound
U/S
40
total hip replacement
THR
41
Surgery/symptoms
Sx
42
sit to stand
STS
43
Soft tissue injury
STI
44
Sit out of bed
SOOB
45
Shortness of breath
SOB
46
Shortness of breath at rest
SOBAR
47
Social history
SocHx
48
Sudden hearing loss
SHL
49
Strict bed rest
SBR
50
Seen by
S/B
51
Plaster of paris
POP
52
Return to bed
RTB
53
dehydration and diarrhoea
D & D
54
Removal of or Rule out
R/O
55
partial weight bearing
PWB
56
Past surgical history
PSHx
57
by mouth, orally
PO
58
Physical examination
PE
59
outpatients department
OPD
60
on admission/on arrival
O/A
61
Neck of femur
NOF
62
Neck of humerus
NOH
63
No known allergies
NKA
64
Nill by mouth
NBM/NPO
65
Management
Mx
66
Mental health
MH
67
Myocardial infarction
MI
68
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
MALT
69
Last passed urine
LPU
70
Loss of weight
LOW
71
Lymph node
L/N
72
Investigation
Ix
73
Local anaesthetic
LA
74
Laceration
LAC
75
Shortness of breath on exertion
SOBOE
76
wound
wd
77
Penicillin
PCN
78
White Cell Count
WCC
79
Examination under anaesthetic
EUA
80
Extremities
EXT
81
Out of bed
OOB
82
Vital signs
VS
83
Common Bile duct
CBD
84
Blood pressure
BP
85
Cardio vascular disease
CVD
86
Motor vehicle accident
MVA
87
Fracture
Fx
88
total knee replacement
TKR
89
high density lipoprotein
HDL
90
Diagnosis
Dx
91
Temperature Pulse Respiratory Rate
TPR
92
Loss of consciousness
LOC
93
Short term memory loss
STML
94
Indwelling catheter
IDC
95
Range of movement
ROM
96
complete bed rest
CBR
97
Left eye
OS
98
Both eyes
OU
99
Right eye
OD
100
Visual acuity
VA
101
Visual field
VF
102
QHS
Every night before bed
103
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
## Footnote
surgical procedure used to treat coronary heart disease
104
coronary artery bypass graft
CABG
## Footnote
surgical procedure used to treat coronary heart disease
