Abbreviations Flashcards
(141 cards)
1
Q
at
A
@
2
Q
Before
A
ā
3
Q
Abdomen
A
abd
4
Q
Before meals
A
ac
5
Q
As desired
A
Ad lib
6
Q
Activities of daily living
A
ADL’s
7
Q
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
A
AIDS
8
Q
Above knee amputation
A
AKA
9
Q
Morning
A
am
10
Q
Ambulate (walk)
A
amb
11
Q
Amount
A
Amt
12
Q
Axillary (underarm)
A
ax
13
Q
Bowel and bladder
A
B&B
14
Q
Twice a day, 2x a day
A
BID
15
Q
Below knee amputation
A
BKA
16
Q
Bowel movement
A
BM
17
Q
Blood pressure
A
BP
18
Q
Bed rest
A
BR
19
Q
Bathroom privileges
A
BRP
20
Q
Celsius, also centigrade
A
C
21
Q
With
A
C̅
22
Q
Complains of
A
C/o
23
Q
Cancer
A
Ca
24
Q
Heart
A
Cardio
25
Catheter
Cath.
26
Complete bed rest
CBR
27
Cubic centimeter
cc
28
Cardiac care unit
CCU
29
Brain
Cerebro
30
Congestive heart failure
CHF
31
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
32
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
33
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CVA
34
Discontinue
DC
35
Do not resuscitate
DNR
36
Dyspnea on exertion
DOE
37
Diagnosis
Dx
38
Alcohol
ETOH
39
Fahrenheit
F
40
Follow up
F/u
41
Fasting blood sugar
FBS
42
Feet
ft
43
Full weight bearing
FWB
44
Fracture
Fx
45
Gallon
Gal
46
Gastrointestinal
GI
47
One drop
gt
48
Gastronomy tube
GT
49
Glucose tolerance test
GTT
50
gtt
Two drops
51
Genito-urinary
GU
52
Gynecology
gyn
53
Hour
H
54
Water
H2O
55
Hepatitis B Virus
HBV
56
Half
hemi
57
Liver
Hepat
58
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
59
head of bed
HOB
60
hard of hearing
HOH
61
hour of sleep, bedtime
HS
62
height
ht
63
history of
Hx
64
above
hyper
65
below
hypo
66
intake & output
I+O
67
intensive care unit
ICU
68
inches
in
69
incontinent
inc.
70
intravenous (into blood vessel)
IV
71
left or liter
L
72
lower extremity
LE
73
right lower extremity (leg)
RLE
74
left lower extremity (leg)
LLE
75
pound
lb
76
level of consciousness
LOC
77
licensed practical nurse
LPN
78
medical doctor
MD
79
myocardial infarction (heart attack)
MI
80
minute
min
81
milliliter
ml
82
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
83
multiple sclerosis
MS
84
nursing assistant
NA
85
nursing assistant certified
NAC
86
nursing assistant registered
NAR
87
nose
naso
88
nasogastric
NG
89
no known allergies
NKA
90
at night
noc.
91
nothing per os (nothing by mouth)
NPO
92
oxygen
O2
93
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OBRA
94
out of bed
OOB
95
operating room
OR
96
opening or mouth
os
97
occupational therapy
OT
98
ounce
oz
99
post, after
p̅
100
after meals
pc
101
by, through
per
102
evening
pm
103
per os, by mouth
po
104
after surgery
post op
105
personal protective equipment
PPE
106
as necessary
PRN
107
patient
pt
108
physical therapy
PT
109
every
Q
110
every 2 hours
Q2h
111
every hour
QH
112
4 times a day
QID
113
right, rectal or respirations
R
114
registered nurse
RN
115
rule out
R/O
116
range of motion
ROM
117
passive range of motion
PROM
118
active range of motion
AROM
119
prescription, treatment
Rx
120
without
s̅
121
stand by assistance
SBA
122
short of breath
SOB
123
specimen (sample)
spec.
124
immediately
stat
125
sexually transmitted disease
STD
126
temperature
T
127
tuberculosis
TB
128
tablespoon
tbsp
129
three times a day, 3 x a day
TID
130
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
131
treatment
tx
132
urinalysis
UA
133
upper extremity
UE
134
right upper extremity (arm)
RUE
135
left upper extremity (arm)
LUE
136
upper respiratory infection
URI
137
urinary tract infection
UTI
138
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
VRE
139
vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure)
VS
140
wheelchair
w/c
141
weight
WT
