Abbreviations Flashcards by Jessie McNally

Q

Ad lib

A

As desired

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ADLs

A

Activities of daily living

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Amb

A

Ambulate, ambulatory

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Amt

A

Amount

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Ap

A

Apical

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As tol

A

As tolerated

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Ax

A

Axillary

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BID, b.i.d.

A

Two times daily

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BM

A

Bowel movement

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BP or B/P

A

Blood pressure

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BPM

A

Beats per minute

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BRP

A

Bathroom privileges

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BSC

A

Bedside commode

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C

A

Centigrade

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Cath

A

Catheter

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C. diff

A

Clostridium difficile

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CHF

A

Congestive Herat failure

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c/o

A

Complains of

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident, stroke

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DAT

A

Diet as tolerated

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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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DOB

A

Date of birth

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DON

Director of nursing

DX

Diagnosis

F

Fahrenheit

FF

Force fluid

Ft

Foot

H2O

Water

H, hr, hr.

Hour

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HOB

Head of bed

HS, hs

Hours of sleep

Ht

Height

HTN

Hypertension

Hyper

Above normal, too fast, rapid

Hypo

Low, less than normal

I & O; O

Intake and output

Inc

Incontinent

Isol

Isolation

IV, I.V.

Intravenous within a vein

Lab

Laboratory

Lb

Pound

LTC

Long term care

Meds

Medications

mL

Millimeter

mmHg

Millimeters of Mercury

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

N/A

Not applicable

NKA

No known allergies

NPO

Nothing by mouth

O2

Oxygen

OBRA

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

OOB

Out of bed

Oz

Ounce

Peri care

Perineal care o

Per os, PO

By mouth

PPE

Personal protective equipment

P.r.n., prn

When necessary, as needed

q2h

Every two hours

q3h

Every three hours

q4h

Every four hours

R

Respiration’s, rectal

Rehab

Rehabilitation

RF

Restrict fluids

ROM

Range of motion

S & S, S/S

Signs and symptoms

SOB

Shortness of breath

Spec.

Specimen

Stat

Immediately

T., temp

Temperature

TB

Tuberculosis

TID, t.i.d.

Three times a day

TPR

Temperature, pulse, respiration’s

UTI

Urinary tract infection

VS, vs

Vital signs

W/C, w/c

Wheelchair

wt.

Weight