Abbreviations Highlighted Flashcards
(57 cards)
0
Q
am
AM
A
morning
before noon
1
Q
A&P
A
anterior and posterior
anatomy and physiology
2
Q
AP
A
apical pulse
3
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
4
Q
ASCVD
A
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
5
Q
ASHD
A
arteriosclerotic heart disease
6
Q
bacti
A
bacteriology
7
Q
bid
A
twice a day
8
Q
Bl Wk
A
blood work
9
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
10
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
11
Q
c
w/
A
with
12
Q
CDC
A
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13
Q
CEO
A
chief executive officer
14
Q
CHD
A
coronary heart disease
15
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
16
Q
ck
A
check
17
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity
18
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
stroke
19
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
20
Q
Dx
dx
A
diagnosis
21
Q
ER
A
emergency room
22
Q
Ex
exam
A
examination
23
Q
FDA
A
Food and Drug Administration
24
FUO
fever of unknown origin
25
HOSA
Health Occupations Students of America
26
Lab
laboratory
27
LTC
long-term care
28
LLQ
left lower quadrant
29
LUQ
left upper quadrant
30
MI
myocardial infarction
| heart attack
31
NPO
nothing by mouth
32
pt
patient
pint (500ml or cc)
33
qid
four times a day
34
RBC
red blood cell
35
RLQ
right lower quadrant
36
RUQ
right upper quadrant
37
Rx
prescription
take
treatment
38
TIA
transient ischemic attack
39
tid
three times a day
40
TPR
temperature
pulse
resporation
41
VS
vital signs
42
WBC
white blood cells
43
/\
higher
elevate
up
44
\/
lower
down
45
'
foot
minute
46
"
inch
second
47
F
female
48
M
male
49
I
i
one
50
II
ii
two
51
V
five
52
X
ten
53
L
fifty
54
C
one hundred
55
D
five hundred
56
M
one thousand
