Abbreviations Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
Q
A/Ax
A
Auxillary (armpit temp)
2
Q
A/Ax
A
Auxillary (armpit temp)
3
Q
AROM
A
Active Range of Motion
4
Q
a.c.
A
Before Meals
5
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
6
Q
ad lib
A
At liberty
7
Q
AEB
A
as evidenced by
8
Q
A.M.
A
12a-12p
9
Q
B&B
A
Bowel & bladder program
10
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
11
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
12
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
13
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
14
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
15
Q
c
A
with
16
Q
c.c
A
cubic centimeter
17
Q
C/O
A
complains of
18
Q
CMS
A
color, circulation, motion, sensitivity
19
Q
CVA
A
stroke
20
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
21
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
22
Q
h./hr
A
hour
23
Q
h2o
A
Water
24
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
25
HOH
hard of hearing
26
h.s.
bedtime/hour of sleep
27
Ht
height
28
I&O
intake & output
29
MI
Myocardial Infarction (Heart attack)
30
Na
Sodium
31
NKA
No known allergies
32
NPO
nothing by mouth
33
O
oral
34
o2
oxygen
35
OT
Occupational Therapy
36
Oz
Ounce (1oz=30cc/mL)
37
p.c
after meals
38
Peri
Perineal
39
P.M.
12p-12a
40
PT
Physical therapy
41
p.r.n
as needed
42
PROM
Passive range of motion
43
Px
Physical examination
44
q
every
45
q.d
every day
46
q.h
every hour
47
q.4.h
every 4 hours
48
q.i.d
four times a day
49
R
rectal
50
Rt
right
51
SBA
Stand by assist
52
Sx
symptoms
53
w/o
without
54
SOB
shortness of breath
55
stat
immediately
56
TC & DB
turn cough and deep breathe
57
t.i.d
3 times a day
58
TPR
temperature, pulse and respiration
59
Tx
treatment
60
V.S.
vital sign
61
w/c
wheelchair
62
Wt
weight
63
less than
64
------>
greater than
65
AROM
Active Range of Motion
66
a.c.
Before Meals
67
ADL
Activities of daily living
68
ad lib
At liberty
69
AEB
as evidenced by
70
A.M.
12a-12p
71
B&B
Bowel & bladder program
72
b.i.d.
twice a day
73
BKA
below knee amputation
74
BM
bowel movement
75
BP
blood pressure
76
BRP
bathroom privileges
77
c
with
78
c.c
cubic centimeter
79
C/O
complains of
80
CMS
color, circulation, motion, sensitivity
81
CVA
stroke
82
DAT
diet as tolerated
83
DNR
do not resuscitate
84
h./hr
hour
85
h2o
Water
86
HOB
head of bed
87
HOH
hard of hearing
88
h.s.
bedtime/hour of sleep
89
Ht
height
90
I&O
intake & output
91
MI
Myocardial Infarction (Heart attack)
92
Na
Sodium
93
NKA
No known allergies
94
NPO
nothing by mouth
95
O
oral
96
o2
oxygen
97
OT
Occupational Therapy
98
Oz
Ounce (1oz=30cc/mL)
99
p.c
after meals
100
Peri
Perineal
101
P.M.
12p-12a
102
PT
Physical therapy
103
p.r.n
as needed
104
PROM
Passive range of motion
105
Px
Physical examination
106
q
every
107
q.d
every day
108
q.h
every hour
109
q.4.h
every 4 hours
110
q.i.d
four times a day
111
R
rectal
112
Rt
right
113
SBA
Stand by assist
114
Sx
symptoms
115
w/o
without
116
SOB
shortness of breath
117
stat
immediately
118
TC & DB
turn cough and deep breathe
119
t.i.d
3 times a day
120
TPR
temperature, pulse and respiration
121
Tx
treatment
122
V.S.
vital sign
123
w/c
wheelchair
124
Wt
weight
125
less than
126
------>
greater than
