abbreviations block sheet Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
Q
patient
A
Pt
2
Q
year old
A
y/o
3
Q
height
A
Ht
4
Q
weight
A
Wt
5
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergy
6
Q
vital signs
A
VS
7
Q
vital signs stable
A
VSS
8
Q
blood pressure
A
BP
9
Q
temperature
A
T
10
Q
pulse
A
P
11
Q
respiratory rate
A
RR
12
Q
beats per minute
A
bpm
13
Q
millimeters mercury
A
mmHg
14
Q
shortness of breath
A
SOB
15
Q
not applicable
A
N/A
16
Q
within normal limits
A
WNL
17
Q
range of motion
A
ROM
18
Q
N/V
A
nausea and vomiting
19
Q
NPC
A
non-productive cough
19
Q
headache
A
HA
20
Q
H&P
A
history and physical
21
Q
history
A
Hx
22
Q
history of present illness
A
HPI
23
Q
c/o
A
complains of
24
chief complaint
CC
25
SX
symptoms
26
disease
Dx
27
treatment
TX
28
diagnosis
DX
29
fracture
FX
30
r/o
rule out
31
related to
r/t
32
by mouth
PO
32
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light accommodation
PERRLA
33
NPO
nothing by mouth
34
discontinue or discharge
DC or D/C
35
immediaetly
STAT
36
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
37
OR
operating room
38
ER/ED
emergency room/emergency department
39
complete blood count
CBC
40
chest x-ray
CXR
41
myocardial infraction (heart attack)
MI
42
cancer
CA
43
congestive heart failure
CHF
44
hemoglobin and hematocrit
H&H
45
intravenous
IV
46
HS
at bedtime
47
over the counter
OTC
48
intramuscular
IM
49
right eye
OD
50
left eye
OS
51
both eyes
OU
52
as needed
PRN
53
subcutaneous
SQ(SC)
54
drops
gtts
55
per rectum
Pr
56
sublingual (under the tounge)
SL
57
twice a day
BID
58
three times a day
TID
59
four times a day
QID
60
every day
QD
61
before breakfast or before meals
AC
62
aspirin
ASA
63
oxygen
O2
64
liters per minute
LPM or L/min
65
medical doctor
MD
66
physicians assistant
PA
67
nurse practitioner
NP
68
registered nurse
RN
69
respiratory therapist
RT
70
physical therapist
PT
71
occupational therapist
OT
