Abbreviations and symbols Flashcards
(127 cards)
1
Q
A/P
A
anterior / posterior
2
Q
P/A
A
posterior / anterior
3
Q
D/V
A
dorsal / ventral
4
Q
V/D
A
ventral / dorsal
5
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
6
Q
AHT
A
animal health technician
7
Q
DVM
A
doctor of veterinary medicine
8
Q
LAT
A
laboratory animal technician
9
Q
RVT
A
registered veterinary technician
10
Q
VAOA
A
veterinary assistant and office administration
11
Q
AAHA
A
American Animal Hospital Association
12
Q
AKC
A
American kennel club
13
Q
CKC
A
Canadian kennel club
14
Q
CVMA
A
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
15
Q
CVO
A
college of veterinarians of Ontario
16
Q
FDA
A
food and drug administration
17
Q
OAVT
A
Ontario association of veterinary technicians
18
Q
OSPCA
A
Ontario society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
19
Q
OVMA
A
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
20
Q
NAVTA
A
national association of veterinary technicians in America
21
Q
ad lib
A
as much as desired (ad libitum)
22
Q
BID
A
twice daily
23
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
1cc = 1mL
24
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
25
IU
international units
26
IV
intravenous
27
Kg
kilogram
28
L
liter
29
lb
pound
(2.2 lb in each kg)
30
mEq
milliequivalent
31
NPO
nothing by mouth (non per os)
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OTC
over the counter
33
PO
orally (per os)
34
prn
as needed
35
q
every
36
qid
four times daily
37
sid or uid
once a day
38
SQ / SC / subQ / subC
subcutaneous
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tab
tablet
40
tid
three times daily
41
BP
blood pressure
42
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
- measures the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea; a substance secreted by the liver and removed from blood by the kidneys
43
CBC
complete blood count
44
C&S or C/S
culture and sensitivity
45
Diff
differential blood count
- counting the specific types of WBCs in a field
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EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
47
Hb/Hgb
hemoglobin
- oxygen-carrying pigment of RBCs
48
Hct or critt
hematocrit
- the percent of whole blood composed of RBCs
49
HW
heartworm
50
HWT
heartworm test
51
NEO
no eggs observed
52
PCV
packed cell volume
-the volume of packed RBCs divided by the total volume of the blood
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RBC
red blood cells
54
sp. gr. /s.g./SG
specific gravity
- density of a quantity of liquid as compared with that of an equal amount of distilled water
55
TNTC
too numerous to count
56
TP
total protein
57
UA or U/A
urinalysis
58
WBC
white blood cell
59
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
60
AG
anal glands
61
AI
artificial insemination
62
BAR
bright, alert, responsive
63
BM
bowel movement
64
Cast.
castrated (MC or MN)
65
C sect
cesarian section
66
CHF
congestive heart failure
67
CRT
capillary refill time
- peripheral perfusion, rate at which blood refills empty capillaries
68
c/s
coughing/sneezing
69
d
diarrhea
70
DLH
domestic long hair
71
DOA
dead on arrival
72
dsh
domestic short hair
73
ECG / EKG
electrocardigram
74
F
female
75
FLUTD
feline lower urinary tract disease
76
F/S or FS
female spayed
77
FUS
feline urological syndrome
78
GI
gastrointestinal
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HBC
hit by car
80
HR
heart rate
81
ICU
intensive care unit
82
K9
canine
83
M
male
84
M/C or M/N
male castrated / neutered
85
mm
mucus membrane
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NA or N/A
not aplicable
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NAF
no abnormal findings
88
NSF
no significant findings
89
O
owner
90
OHE or OVH
ovariohysterectomy (spay)
91
PD
polydipsia
- increase in thirst
92
PE
physical exam
93
PM
post-mortem
94
PU
Polyurea
- increased urine output
95
QAR
quiet alert reactive
96
R/O
rule out
97
S/R or SR
suture removal
98
stat
immediately (statim)
99
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
100
URI
upper respiratory infection
101
UTI
urinary tract infection
102
v/d
vomiting / diarrhea
103
wt.
weight
104
Bx
biopsy
105
dx
diagnosis
106
fx
fracture
107
hx
history
108
rx
prescription
109
sx
surgery
110
tx
treatment
111
AD
right ear
112
AS
left ear
113
OD
right eye
114
OS
left eye
115
L
left
116
R
right
117
describe the female symbol
circle with a cross facing down
118
describe the male symbol
circle with an arow up and right
119
+
positive
120
-
negative
121
=
equal
122
upward arrow
increase
123
downward arrow
decrease
124
triangle (delta)
change
125
<
less than
126
>
greater than
127
@
at or each
