Abbreviations Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
2^o
A
Secondary
2
Q
1^o
A
Primary
3
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
4
Q
AFO
A
ankle foot orthosis
5
Q
amb.
A
ambulation (act of walking)
6
Q
ant.
A
anterior
7
Q
appts
A
appointments
8
Q
ROM
A
Range of motion
9
Q
AROM
A
Active range of motion
10
Q
AAROM
A
Active assisted range of motion
11
Q
BID
A
twice a day
12
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
13
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
14
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
15
Q
Ca
A
Cancer
16
Q
CCU
A
Cardiac Care Unit
17
Q
c/o
A
complains of
18
Q
D/C
A
discharge
19
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
20
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
21
Q
ex.
A
exercise
22
Q
FWB
A
full weight bearing
23
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
24
Q
GU
A
Genitourinary
25
Hx
History
26
HR
heart rate
27
hs
at bed time
28
ICU
intensive care unit
29
IV
intravenous
30
LBP
Low back pain
31
LE or L/E
lower extremity
32
L or Lt
Left side
33
MBA
motor bike accident
34
MVA
motor vehicle accident
35
PRN
as needed
36
NYD
not yet diagnosed
37
NPO
not by mouth
38
N & V
nausea and vomit
39
NWB
non-weight bearing
40
PMHx
post medical history
41
post.
posterior
42
PROM
passive range of motion
43
PWB
partial weight bearing
44
PO
by mouth
45
R or Rt
right side
46
Soc Hx
social history
47
SOB
shortness of breath
48
stat
right away
49
TID
three times a day
50
Tx
treatment
51
T/F
transfer
52
UE or U/E
upper extremity
53
UTI
urinary track infection
54
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
55
w/c
wheel chair
56
w/o
without
57
WNL
within normal limit
58
q2h
every 2hrs
59
QID
4 times a day
60
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fracture/broken bone
