ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
(175 cards)
1
Q
TKO
A
TO KEEP OPEN
2
Q
GTT
A
DROP(S)
3
Q
Q 2HR
A
EVERY 2 HOURS
4
Q
S/P
A
STATUS POST
5
Q
KVO
A
KEEP VEIN OPEN
6
Q
I & O
A
INTAKE & OUTPUT
7
Q
ROM
A
RANGE OF MOTION
8
Q
U.D.
A
AS DIRECTED
9
Q
PO
A
BY MOUTH
10
Q
PERRLA
A
PUPIL EQUAL ROUND REACTIVE TO LIGHT ACCOMENDATION
11
Q
OOB
A
OUT OF BED
12
Q
LOC
A
LEVEL OF CONCIOUSNESS
13
Q
BiD
A
TWICE A DAY
14
Q
MVA
A
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
15
Q
AB
A
ABORTION
16
Q
URI
A
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
17
Q
Sx
A
SYMPTOMS
18
Q
Rx
A
PRESCRIPTION
19
Q
AC
A
BEFORE MEALS
20
Q
UNG
A
OINTMENT
21
Q
DKA
A
DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS
22
Q
GDM
A
GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS
23
Q
ULQ
A
UPPER LEFT QUADRANT
24
Q
TB
A
TUBERCULOSIS
25
HS
BED TIME
26
LMP
LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD
27
HVB
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
28
PRN
AS NEEDED
29
CBC
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
30
ECG
| EKG
ELCTOCARDIOGRAPH
31
ID
INTRADERMAL
32
STAT
IMMEDIATELY
33
DVT
DEEP VENUS THROMBOSIS
34
SNF
SCALE OF NURSING FACILITY
35
PKU
PHENYLKETONURIA
36
FBS
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
37
GFR
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
38
LLL
LOWER LEFT LOBE
39
BMI
BODY MASS INDEX
40
H2O
WATER
41
W/C
WHEELCHAIR
42
R/O
RULE OUT
43
NPO
NOTHING BY MOUTH
44
CAP
CAPSULE
45
RLQ
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
46
BS
BOWEL SOUNDS
47
Fx
FRACTURE
48
LUQ
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
49
HGB
HEMOGLOBIN
50
MRI
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
51
ESRD
END STAGE RENAL DISEASE
52
BM
BOWEL MOVEMENT
53
D/C
| DC
DISCONTINUE
| DISCHARGE
54
VS
VITAL SIGNS
55
Ft
FOOT
56
WBC
WHITE BLOOD CELL
57
BRP
BATHROOM PRIVELEDGES
58
QiD
4 TIMES A DAY
59
RR
RECOVERY ROOM
60
H
HOUR
61
DOA
DEATH ON ARRIVAL
62
ATC
AROUND THE CLOCK
63
Cath
CATHETER
64
OD
RIGHT EYE
65
OU
BOTH EYES
66
TKA
TOTAL KNEE ARTHOPLASTRY
67
HA
HEADACHE
68
HCG
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONDROTOPIN
69
H & H
HEMOGLOBIN & HEMATOCRIT
70
RDS
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
71
PC
AFTER MEAL
72
QHS
EVERY NIGHT AT BEDTIME
73
FH
FAMILY HISTORY
74
CAD
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
75
CHF
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
76
HTN
HYPERTENSION
77
BKA
BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION
78
AKA
ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
79
ARF
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
80
UA
URINARY ANALYSIS
81
Disp.
DISPENSE
82
ASAP
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
83
LLQ
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
84
Tab
TABLET
85
Q 24 H
EVERY 24 HOURS
86
IT
INTRATHECAL
87
Tx
TREATMENT
| TRACTION
88
DOE
DYSPNEA OF EXERTION
89
SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
90
IM
INTRAMUSCULAR
91
FTT
FAILURE TO THRIVE
92
TPN
TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
93
SC
SUBCUTANEOUS
94
PR
PER RECTUM
95
Wt
WEIGHT
96
PV
PER VAGINA
97
SL
SUBLINGUAL
98
PE
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
or
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
99
NSAID
NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
100
CVA
CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
101
PPD
PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE
102
Sig.
DIRECTIONS
103
KUB
KIDNEY, URETERS, BLADDER
104
ICS
INTERCOSTAL SPACE
105
os
MOUTH
106
AQ
WATER
107
AS
LEFT EAR
108
AU
BOTH EARS
109
PA
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
POSTERIOR ANTERIOR
PULMONARY ARTERIES
110
OS
LEFT EAR
111
US
ULTRASOUND
112
T & A
TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY
113
TiD
THREE TIMES A DAY
114
ROS
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS (SYMPTOMS)
115
AD LiB
AS NECESSARY
116
TURP
TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE
117
TENS
TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR
118
Lap
LAPAROTOMY
119
RDA
RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE
120
TKR
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
121
W/
WITH
122
TPR
TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATORY
123
DNS
DO NOT SUBSTITUTE
124
BR
BED REST
125
RML
RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE
126
WNL
WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
127
QOD
EVERY OTHER DAY
128
AMP
AMPULE
129
A
BEFORE
130
abd
ABDOMEN
131
ADA
AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION
132
ADL
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
133
amt
AMOUNT
134
BP
BLOOD PRESSURE
135
Bx
BIOPSY
136
c
WITH
137
C/O
COMPLAINS OF
138
CPR
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
139
C & S
CULTURE & SENSITIVITY
140
CXR
CHEST X-RAY
141
DNR
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
142
DOB
DATE OF BIRTH
143
Dx
DIAGNOSIS
144
F/u
FOLLOW-UP
145
FUO
FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN
146
GI
GASTROINTESTINAL
147
GU
GENITOURINARY
148
H & P
HISTORY & PHYSICAL
149
HS
HOUR OF SLEEP
| BEDTIME
150
Hx
HISTORY
151
I & D
INCISION & DRAINAGE
152
IVPB
INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK
153
L
| lt
LEFT
154
MAE
MOVES ALL EXTREMITIES
155
NG
NASOGASTRIC
156
O2
OXYGEN
157
OT
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
158
P
AFTER
159
pt.
PATIENT
160
PT
PHYSICAL THERAPY
161
q
EVERY
162
qs
QUANTITY SUFFICIENT
163
R
| rt
RIGHT
164
s
WITHOUT
165
Sp.gr.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
166
UA
URINANALYSIS
167
Δ
CHANGE TO
168
2°
SECONDARY TO
169
°
DEGREE
| HOURS
170
>
GREATER THAN
171
LESS THAN
172
♀
FEMALE
173
♂
MALE
174
SBP
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
175
DBP
DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
