Abreviations A-N Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
ac, a.c.
A
Before meals
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
3
Q
ADLs
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
amb
A
ambulate, ambulatory
5
Q
amt
A
amount
6
Q
ap
A
apical (relating to the top)
7
Q
as tol
A
as tolerated
8
Q
ax.
A
axillary (armpit)
9
Q
BID, b.i.d.
A
two times a day
10
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
11
Q
BP, B/P
A
blood pressure
12
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
13
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
14
Q
BSC
A
Bedside Commode
15
Q
c (there’s a dash above a lowercase c)
A
With
16
Q
C (upper case C)
A
Centigrade (aka celsius)
17
Q
cath.
A
catheter
18
Q
C. diff
A
Clostridiodes difficile
19
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
20
Q
c/o
A
complains of
21
Q
COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
22
Q
CPR
A
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
23
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular accident, stroke
24
Q
DAT
A
Diet as tolerated
25
DNR
Do not resuscitate
26
DOB
Date of birth
27
DON
Director of Nursing
28
Dx
Diagnoses
29
F
Fahrenheit
30
Ft
Foot
31
H2O
Water
32
h, hr, hr.
Hour
33
HBV
Hepatitis B Virus
34
HOB
head of bed
35
HS, hs
Hours of sleep
36
Ht
Height
37
HTN
Hypertension
38
Hyper
Above normal, too fast, rapid
39
Hypo
Low, less than normal
40
I&O
Intake and Output
41
inc
Incontinent
42
Isol
Isolation
43
IV, I.V.
intravenous (within a vein)
44
Lab
Laboratory
45
Ib.
Pound
46
LTC
Long term care
47
Meds
Medication
48
mL
Milliliter
49
mm Hg
Millimeters of mercury
50
MRSA
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
51
N/A
Not applicable
52
NKA
No known allergies
53
NPO
Nothing by mouth
54
O2
Oxygen
55
O2
Oxygen
