abbreviations and terms Flashcards
(226 cards)
1
Q
cc
A
use mL
2
Q
ml
A
use ml
3
Q
discharge or discontinue
A
d/c
4
Q
hour of sleep or bedtime
A
HS or hs
5
Q
organe juice
A
oj
6
Q
PO, by mouth or orally
A
per os
7
Q
daily
A
q.d/QD
8
Q
nightly
A
qhs
9
Q
every other day
A
q.o.d or QOD
10
Q
greater than or less than
A
> or
11
Q
at
A
@
12
Q
and
A
&
13
Q
and
A
+
14
Q
abd
A
abdomen
15
Q
a.c
A
before meals
16
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
17
Q
Ad Lib
A
as desired
18
Q
adm
A
admission
19
Q
a.m.
A
morning
20
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
21
Q
amt
A
amount
22
Q
b.i.d
A
twice a day
23
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
24
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
25
BRP
bathroom privileges
26
c with line on top
with
27
c
centigrade
28
CBR
complete bed rest
29
C-Diff
clostridium difficile
30
CHF
congestive heart failure
31
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
32
dermat
skin
33
DNR
do not resuscitate
34
DON
director of nursing
35
Dx
diagnosis
36
dys
difficult, painful
37
F
Fahrenheit
38
FF
force fluids
39
gastr
stomach
40
h.
hour
41
hemat
blood
42
h2o
water
43
HOB
head of bed
44
HOH
hand over hand assistance; hard of hearing
45
ht.
height
46
HTN
hypertension
47
I
independent assistance
48
i&o
intake and output
49
lb
pound
50
liq.
liquid
51
LLQ
left Lower quadrant
52
LPN
licenses practical nurse
53
LUQ
left upper quadrant
54
meds
medications
55
MI
myocardial infarction
56
milliliter
mL
57
MSRA
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
58
nursing assistant
NA
59
negative
neg
60
nasogastric
NG
61
night
noc
62
nothing by mouth
NPO
63
o2
oxygen
64
occupational therapy
ot
65
incision
otomy
66
ounce
oz
67
per
by
68
paralysis
plegia
69
after meals
pc
70
afternoon
pm
71
by mouth
po
72
post operative
post-op
73
pre operative
pre op
74
passive range of motion
PROM
75
as necessary
prn
76
patient
pt
77
physical therapy
PT
78
pressure ulcers/decubitus
p/u
79
every
q
80
every hour
qh
81
four times a day
q.i.d
82
rectal
R
83
right lower quadrant
RLQ
84
registered nurse
rn
85
range of motion
rom
86
right upper quadrant
ruq
87
S with line on top
without
88
exam using scope
scopy
89
short of breath
sob
90
specimen
spec.
91
soap suds enema
SSE
92
immediately, at once
stat
93
sexually transmitted disease
std
94
tablespoon
tbsp
95
transient ischemic attack
TIA
96
three times a day
t.i.d
97
tender loving care
TLC
98
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
99
turn and position
t&p
100
urinalysis
u/a
101
urinary tract infection
Uti
102
verbal cues
vc
103
vancomycin resistant enterococcus
VRE
104
vital signs
VS
105
wheelchair
W/C
106
weight
wt
107
before a number means number, after number means pound
#
108
check
(check mark)
109
complains of
c/o
110
female
circle with cross facing down
111
male
circle with cross sideways
112
times
X
113
treatment
TX
114
area of trunk between chest and pelvis
abdomen
115
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
abduction
116
sudden or severe symptom and a short course
acute
117
moving a body part toward the midline of the body
adduction
118
one who promotors the welfare of another
advocate
119
keeping in proper position
alignment
120
able to walk
ambulatory
121
lack of appetite
anorexia
122
front
anterior
123
no urine
anuria
124
language impairment
aphasia
125
periods of no respiration
apnea
126
joint inflammation
arthritis
127
without infection
asepsis
128
techniques used to destroy microbes and prevent transmission
aseptic techniques
129
threat to do violence
assault
130
wasting away of muscle tissue
atrophy
131
pertaining to ear
aural
132
armpit
axilla
133
field of medicine focused on obesity
bariatrics
134
unlawful attack on another
battery
135
unusually slow heartbeat
bradycardia
136
supporting to relieve pressure
bridging
137
lack of interest in an activity
burnout
138
malignant tumor
cancer
139
tooth decay
caries
140
tube for evacuating or injecting fluids
catheter
141
basic unit of living matter
cell
142
condition that lasts a long time
chronic
143
mental
cognitive
144
artificial opening into large intestine
colostomy
145
unconscious
coma
146
capability
competency
147
able to control elimination of urine and feces
continent
148
abnormal shortening of muscle
contracture
149
base of fingernail
cuticle
150
blueness of the skin
cyanosis
151
to sit on side of bed
dangle
152
weakening
debilitating
153
bedsore
decubitus
154
artificial teeth
dentures
155
process of destroying pathogenic organism
disinfection
156
loss of recognition of time place or people
disorientation
157
abnormal secretin of urine by kidney
diuresis
158
indigestion
dyspepsia
159
difficulty breathing
dyspnea
160
excessive accumulation of fluid in tissues
edema
161
blood clot
emboli
162
act of vomitting
emesis
163
putting yourself in another's place trying to feel what they feel
empathy
164
nose bleed
epistaxis
165
moral conduct of right and wrong
ethics
166
Turning outward
eversion
167
arms and legs
extremities
168
solid waste
feces
169
thigh bone
femur
170
gas
flatus
171
bending a body part
flexion
172
toss involuntarily point down
foot drop
173
semi sitting position
fowlers
174
break in bone
fracture
175
manner of walking
gait
176
pertaining to the aged
geriatric
177
sugar in the urine
glycosuria
178
offensive odor to breath
halitosis
179
blood in the urine
hematuria
180
paralysis on one side of body
hemiplegia
181
escape of blood from blood vessels or excessive blood loss
hemorrhage
182
high blood pressure
hypertension
183
low blood pressure
hypotension
184
inability to control urine or feces
incontinent
185
keep infection in a confined space and don't let spread
infection precautions
186
yellowing of the skin
jaundice
187
cancer of the blood
leukemia
188
what you write to harm
libel
189
cancerous
malignant
190
negligence done by a professional
malpractice
191
procedures followed to keep germs from being spread from one person to another
medical asepsis
192
unintentional act that results in harm to a person or property
negligence
193
excessive urination at night
nocturia
194
infection originating Ina facility or hospital-acquired
nosocomial
195
overweight
obese
196
brace to support weak body parts
orthotic device
197
pale or less color than normal
pallor
198
disease causing organisms
pathogens
199
area between legs
perineum
200
back
posterior
201
after death
postmortem
202
before surgery
pre operative
203
turning joint downward
probation
204
lying face down
prone
205
artificial body part
prosthesis
206
containing pus
purulent
207
paralysis of all 4 limbs
quadriplegia
208
gurgles heard in the chest
rales
209
thinking and talking about the past
reminiscing
210
hiccup
singultus
211
what you say to harm
slander
212
sample of body fluid
specimen
213
matter brought up from lungs
sputum
214
process that destroys all microorganisms
sterilization
215
turning the joint upward
supination
216
lying on the back
supine
217
fainting
syncope
218
highest BP reading
systolic
219
rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
220
slightly warm, lukewarm
tepid
221
pertaining to heat
thermal
222
inflammation of a vein with clot formation
thrombophlebitis
223
main parts of body except arms, legs, and head
trunk (torso)
224
need to urinate
urgency
225
dizziness
vertigo
226
to urinate
void
