Abbreviations Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
Q
ac
A
before meals
2
Q
AD
A
right ear
3
Q
AL
A
left ear
4
Q
AP
A
anterior-posterior
5
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
6
Q
AU
A
both ears
7
Q
BAR
A
bright, alert, responsive
8
Q
bid
A
twice daily
9
Q
BLD
A
blood
10
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
11
Q
BW
A
body weight
12
Q
c
A
with
13
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity
14
Q
C-S
A
coughing, sneezing
15
Q
caps
A
capsule
16
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
17
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
18
Q
CD
A
canine distemper
19
Q
CRT
A
capillary refill time
20
Q
DHL
A
canine distemper-hepatitis-leptospirosis
21
Q
DLH
A
domestic long hair
22
Q
DMH
A
domestic medium hair
23
Q
DSH
A
domestic short hair
24
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
25
DV
dorsal ventral
26
Dx
diagnosis
27
EENT
eyes, ears, nose, throat
28
FD
feline distemper
29
FeLV
feline leukemia virus
30
FIP
feline infectious peritonitis
31
FPV
feline panleukopenia virus
32
FVR
feline viral rhinotracheitis
33
GI
gastrointestinal
34
gt
drop (gutta)
35
gtt
drops (guttae)
36
HBC
hit by car
37
HR
heart rate
38
IC
intracardial
39
ID
intradermal
40
IN
instranasal
41
IM
intramuscular
42
IP
intraperitoneal
43
IT
intratracheal
44
IU
international units
45
IV
intravenous
46
K9
canine
47
kg
kilogram
48
L or LT
left
49
ml or ML
milliliter
50
MM
mucous membrane
51
NC
no change
52
NPO
non per os - nothing by mouth
53
NS
normal saline
54
NAF
no abnormal findings
55
NSF
no significant findings
56
OD
right eye
57
OS
left eye
58
OU
both eyes
59
pc
after meals
60
per os
orally, by mouth
61
PM
postmortem
62
prn or PRN
as necessary
63
q
every
64
q2h
ever 2 hours
65
qd
every day
66
qh
every hour
67
qid
four times a day
68
qod
every other day
69
R or RT
right
70
RV
rabies vaccination
71
s
without
72
SC or SQ
subcutaneous
73
ss
one half
74
tab
tablet
75
tid
three times a day
76
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
77
UGI
upper gastrointestinal tract
78
ung
ointment
79
v.
vein
80
VD
ventral dorsal
81
V-D
vomiting, diarrhea
82
wt
weight
