Appendix A Flashcards
(163 cards)
1
Q
A
A
Assessment
2
Q
Abd
A
Abduction
3
Q
ac
A
Before meals
4
Q
AIIS
A
Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine
5
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
6
Q
Amb.
A
Ambulation
7
Q
ant.
A
Anterior
8
Q
AP
A
Anterior posterior
9
Q
AROM
A
Active range of motion
10
Q
ASA
A
Aspirin
11
Q
ASAP
A
As soon as possible
12
Q
ASIS
A
Anterior superior iliac spine
13
Q
bid
A
Twice per day
14
Q
Bilat
A
Bilaterally
15
Q
BM
A
Bowel Movement
16
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
17
Q
bpm
A
Beats per minute
18
Q
CA
A
Cancer
19
Q
cal
A
Calories
20
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
21
Q
CC, C/C
A
Chief complaint
22
Q
cc
A
Cubic centimeters
23
Q
CHF
A
Congestive heart failure
24
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous System
25
c/o
Complains of
26
Cont.
Continue
27
CP
Cerebral palsy
28
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
29
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
30
CWI
Crutch walking instructions
31
DM
Diabetes mellitus
32
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
33
Dx
Diagnosis
34
ECG, EKG
Electrocardiogram, electrocardiography
35
ED, ER
Emergency department/ emergency room
36
EEG
Electroencephalogram
37
EENT
Ears, eyes, nose, throat
38
EMG
Electromyogram, electromyography
39
Eval.
Evaluation
40
Ext.
Extension
41
F
Fair (muscular strength)
42
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
43
FH
Family History
44
flex.
Flexion
45
ft
Foot, feet (measurement)
46
FUO
Fever, unknown origin
47
FWB
Full weight bearing
48
fx
Fracture
49
G
Good (muscular strength)
50
GB
Gall bladder
51
GI
Gastro intestinal
52
G or gm
Gram
53
GYN
Gynecology
54
H&H, H/H
Hematocrit and hemoglobin
55
H & P
History and Physical
56
HA, H/A
Headache
57
Hb, Hgb
Hemoglobin
58
HEENT
Head, eyes, ear, nose, throat
59
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
60
HR
Heart Rate
61
hr; h
Hour
62
hs
At bedtime
63
Hct
Hematocrit
64
ht.
Height
65
HTN
Hypertension
66
Hx
History
67
ICU
Intensive care unit
68
IM
Intramuscular
69
Imp.
Impression
70
in.
Inches
71
indep.
Independent
72
Inf.
Inferior
73
IV
Intravenous
74
kcal
Kilocalories
75
kg
Kilogram
76
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladders
77
L
Liter
78
(L)
Left
79
lb
Pound
80
LBP
Lower back pain
81
LE
Lower extremity
82
LOC
Loss of consciousness
83
LP
Lumbar puncture
84
m
Meter
85
Max.
Maximal
86
Meds
Medications
87
MI
Myocardial infarction
88
Min.
Minimal
89
min
Minutes
90
mm Hg
Millimeters of mercury
91
MMT
Manual muscle test
92
N
Normal (muscle strength)
93
neg.
Negative
94
Noc.
Night
95
NSR
Normal sinus rhythm
96
O:
Objective
97
OB
Obstetrics
98
od
Once daily
99
O.P.
Outpatient
100
O.R.
Operating Room
101
oz
Ounce
102
P
Poor (muscle strength)
103
P:
Plan
104
P.A.
Physician assistant
105
PA
Posterior anterior
106
para.
Paraplegia
107
pc
After meals
108
PEARL
Pupils equal and reactive to light
109
per
By/through
110
Per os, po
By mouth
111
P.H.
Past history
112
Pos.
Positive
113
poss.
Possible
114
Post op.
After surgery
115
Pre op
Before surgery
116
Prn
Whenever necessary
117
PROM
Passive range of motion
118
Pt.
Patient
119
PVD
Peripheral vascular device
120
q
Every
121
qd
Every day
122
qh
Every hour
123
qid
Four times per day
124
qn
Every night
125
qt
Quart
126
(R)
Right
127
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
128
RBC
Red blood cells
129
re:
Regarding
130
Resp.
Respiratory, respiration
131
R/O, r/o
Rule out
132
ROM
Range of Motion
133
ROS
Review of Systems
134
Rx
Treatment, prescription
135
SCI
Spinal cord injury
136
Sig
Directions for use
137
SLE
Systemic lupus erythematosus
138
SOB
Shortness of Breath
139
spec.
Specimen
140
stat
Immediately
141
Sx
Symptoms
142
T
Trace (muscular strength)
143
tab
Tablet
144
TB
Tuberculosis
145
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
146
tid
Three times per day
147
TNR
Tonic neck reflex
148
t.o.
Telephone order
149
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
150
UA
Urine analysis
151
UMN
Upper motor neuron
152
URI
Upper respiratory infection
153
US
Ultrasound
154
UTI
Urinary tract infection
155
VD
Venereal disease
156
v.o.
Verbal order
157
v.s
Vital signs
158
WBC
White blood count
159
w/c
Wheelchair
160
wk
Week
161
WNL
Within Normal limits
162
Y/o, y.o.
Years old
163
Yr
Year
