abreviations Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
a.c
A
before meals
2
Q
ad lib
A
up without assistance
3
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
5
Q
bid
A
2 times per day
6
Q
bm
A
bowel movement
7
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
8
Q
c/o
A
complains of
9
Q
cath
A
catheter
10
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
11
Q
CBG
A
blood glucose
12
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
13
Q
cm
A
centimeter
14
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
15
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
16
Q
CPR
A
cardio pulmonary resuscitation
17
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
18
Q
CVP
A
central venus pressure
19
Q
d/c
A
discharge
20
Q
D5W
A
dextrose 5% H2O
21
Q
DNI
A
do not intubate
22
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
23
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
24
Q
ECG
A
electro cardiogram
25
Fx
fracture
26
Gm
grams
27
H&P
history and physical
28
h/o
history of
29
H2O
water
30
Hct
hematocrit
31
HgB
Hemoglobin
32
hs
hour of sleep
33
Hx
history
34
I&O
intake and output
35
IM
intra muscular
36
Kg
kilogram
37
LLL
Left lower limb OR left lower lobe
38
LLQ
left lower quadrant
39
LMP
Last menstural period
40
LUQ
left upper quadrant
41
mcg
microgram
42
mg
milligram
43
mL
milliliter
44
mm
millimeter
45
N/A
not aplicable
46
NPO
nothing by mouth
47
NS
Normal saline
48
OOB
out of bed
49
os
left eye
50
pc
after meal
51
PE
pulmonary embolism
52
pH
acid/base
53
Po
by mouth
54
prn
as needed
55
qid
4 times a day
56
r/o
rule out
57
RLQ
right lower quadrant
58
ROM
range of motion
59
ROS
review of symptoms
60
RUQ
right upper quadrant
61
s/p
status post
62
sq, SC, subq
subcutaneous
63
STAT
now
64
TIA
trans ischemic attack
65
tid
3 times per day
66
TPN
total protein nutrition
67
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
68
UTI
urinary tract infection
69
URI
upper respiratory infection
70
LNMP
last normal menstural period
