Abbreviations and Acronyms Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
2
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Abd
A
abduction
3
Q
ALOC
A
altered level of consciousness
4
Q
AMS
A
altered mental status
5
Q
Abx
A
antibiotics
6
Q
Appy
A
appendicitis or appendectomy
7
Q
PRN
A
as needed
8
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
9
Q
A-fib
A
atrial fibrillation
10
Q
AED
A
automatic external defibrillator
11
Q
BLE
A
bilateral lower extremities
12
Q
BSO
A
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
13
Q
BTL
A
bilateral tubal ligation
14
Q
BUE
A
bilateral upper extremeties
15
Q
BCP
A
birth control pill
16
Q
BIB
A
brought in by
17
Q
CA
A
cancer
18
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
19
Q
CMT
A
cervical motion tenderness
20
Q
CP
A
chest pain
21
Q
CW
A
chest wall
22
Q
C/O
A
complains of
23
Q
C/W
A
consistent with
24
Q
DDD
A
degenerative disk disease
25
DJD
degenerative joint disease
26
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
27
D&C
dilation and curettage
28
EF
ejection fraction
29
EMS
emergency medical services
30
Q
ever
31
QD
every day
32
Q4H
every four hours
33
EOMI
extraocular movement intact
34
FHR
fetal heart rate
35
FHT
fetal heart tones
36
F/U
follow up
37
GIB
gastrointestinal bleeding
38
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale
39
G_P_A_
grava (pregnancies), para (live births), abortions (spontaneous)
40
GSW
gun shot wound
41
HCTZ
hydrochlorothiazide
42
IVC
inferior vena cava
43
ICH
intracranial hemorrhage
44
IUP
intrauterine pregnancy
45
JVD
jugular vein distention
46
LNMP
last normal menstrual period
47
LAFB
left anterior fascicular block
48
LBBB
left bundle branch block
49
LLE
left lower extremity
50
LLQ
left lower quadrant
51
LUE
left upper extremity
52
LUQ
left upper quadrant
53
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
54
LOC
loss of consciousness
55
MRA
magnetic resonance angiogram
56
MRSA
Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
57
MVA
motor vehicle accident
58
MCA or MCC
motorcycle accident/crash
59
MI
myocardial infarction
60
NTG
nitroglycerin
61
NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
62
NL
normal
63
NSR
normal synus rhythm
64
NSVD
normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
65
OOT
out of town
66
OTC
over the counter
67
PSVT
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
68
Pt
patient
69
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
70
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
71
PMD/PCP
primary medical doctor/primary care physician
72
RVR
rapid ventricular response
73
RBC
red blood cell
74
RBBB
right bundle branch block
75
RLE
right lower extremity
76
RLQ
right lower quadrant
77
RUE
right upper extremity
78
RUQ
right upper quadrant
79
SOB
shortness of breath
80
SNF
skilled nursing facility
81
S/P
status post (after)
82
SAH
subarachnoid hemorrhage
83
SDH
subdural hematoma
84
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
85
TAD
thoracic aortic dissection
86
TPA
tissue plasminogen activator (drug that dissolves blood clots
87
T&A
tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy
88
BID
twice per day
89
WBC
white blood cell
90
w/
with
91
w/o
without
92
w/u
workup
93
APAP
acetominophen
94
Apx
appendix
95
CM
cardiomegaly
96
CVA
cerebro-vascular accident
97
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
98
c/d/i
clean/dry/intact
99
c-diff
clostridium difficile
100
CHF
congestive heart failure
101
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
102
CAD
coronary artery disease
103
DTR
deep tendon reflex
104
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
105
HH
hidal hernia
106
n/v/d
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
107
o/w
otherwise
108
PAT
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
109
PTX
pneumothorax
110
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
111
SAH
subarachnoid hemorrhage
112
TAB
therapeutic abortion
113
TTP
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
114
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
115
TC
traffic collision
116
TGA
transient global amensia
117
TIA
transient ischemic attack
118
TURP
transurethral resection of prostate
119
TGN
trigeminal neuralgia
120
TOC
turned over care
121
EGD
upper endoscopy
122
URI
upper respiratory infection
123
VSS
vital signs stable
