Abbreviations S-T Flashcards
(66 cards)
1
Q
SAH
A
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
2
Q
SB
A
Small bowel; short bowel
3
Q
SBE
A
Shortness of breath on exertion, subacute bacterial endocarditis
4
Q
SBO
A
Small bowel obstruction
5
Q
SMS
A
Short bowel syndrome
6
Q
SC
A
Sickle cell
7
Q
SGA
A
Small for gestational age
8
Q
SGOT
A
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
9
Q
SGPT
A
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
10
Q
SBGM
A
Self-blood glucose monitoring
11
Q
SIADH
A
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
12
Q
SIDS
A
Sudden infant death syndrome
13
Q
SLE
A
Systemic lupus erythematous
14
Q
SNF
A
Skilled nursing facility
15
Q
SO
A
Significant other
16
Q
S/O
A
Signed out
17
Q
SOAP
A
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
18
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath
19
Q
Sol
A
Solution
20
Q
S/P, s/p
A
Status post
21
Q
SQ
A
Subcutaneous
22
Q
S&S, S/S
A
Signs and symptoms
23
Q
ss;SS; SSE
A
Soapsuds (enema)
24
Q
s s
A
One half (not acceptable)
25
ST
Speech therapist
26
Staph
Staphylococcus
27
STD
Sexually transmitted disease, short term disability
28
stat
Statim (immediately)
29
Strep
Streptococcus
30
SubQ
Subcutaneous
31
supp
Suppository
32
Susp
Suspension
33
Sz
Seizure
34
s
Without
35
T, tbsp
tablespoon
36
t, tsp
teaspoon
37
tab
tablet
38
T, temp
temperature;time
39
T max
maximum temperature
40
TAC
temporal artery catheter
41
tachy
tachycardia
42
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
43
T & A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
44
T3
trilodothyronine
45
T4
thyroxine
46
TB
tuberculosis
47
TBSA
total burn surface area
48
TBLC
term birth, living child
49
TBW
total body water
50
T&C
type and crossmatch
51
TEE
total energy expenditure
52
TF
tube feeding
53
TG
triglyceride
54
THR
total hip replacement
55
TIA
transient ischemic attack
56
tid
three times a day
57
TLC
total lymphocyte count
58
TNM
tumor, node, metastasis
59
TO
telephone order
60
top
topicallly
61
tol
tolerate, tolerated, tolerance
62
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
63
TSF
triceps skin fold
64
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
65
TURP
transuretheral resection of prostrate
66
Tx
treatment
