Ch 1 Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
AAA
A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
3
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
4
Q
ac
A
before meals
5
Q
ACE
A
angiotensin converting enzyme
6
Q
ACIP
A
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
7
Q
ACOG
A
American Congress of obstetricians and gynecologists
8
Q
ACS
A
acute coronary syndrome
9
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotropic hormone
10
Q
ad
A
right ear
11
Q
ADH
A
antidiuretic hormone
12
Q
ADR
A
adverse drug reaction
13
Q
ADT
A
alternate day therapy
14
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation (A Fib)
15
Q
AGEP
A
Acute generalized exanthematous
16
Q
AIN
A
acute interstitial nephritis
17
Q
ALT
A
alanine aminotransferase
18
Q
ANA
A
antinuclear antibody
19
Q
ANC
A
absolute neutrophil count
20
Q
ANS
A
automatic nervous system
21
Q
APTT
A
activated partial thromboplastin time
22
Q
ARA
A
aldosterone receptor antagonist
23
Q
ARB
A
angiotensin receptor blocker
24
Q
ARDS
A
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
25
ARF
acute renal failure
26
ARNI
Angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibitor
27
as
left ear
28
ASCVD
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
29
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
30
ATC
around the clock
31
ATN
acute tubular necrosis
32
au
each ear
33
AVP
arginine vasopressin
34
BEE
Basal energy expenditure
35
BID
twice a day
36
BIW
Two times per week
37
BM
bowel movement
38
BMI
body mass index
39
BMP
basic metabolic panel
40
BP
blood pressure
41
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
42
BPM
beats per minute
43
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
44
C or w/
with
45
C&S
culture and sensitivity
46
C/O
complaining of
47
CA
cancer
48
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
49
CAD
coronary artery disease
50
cAMP
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
51
CA-MRSA
community acquired MRSA
52
CAPES
citrobacter, actinobacter, providencia, enterobacter, serratia
53
CBC
complete blood count
54
CC
chief complaint
55
CCB
calcium channel blocker
56
CD
crohn's disease
57
CDI
c. difficile infection
58
CF
cystic fibrosis
59
CH
cholesterol
60
CHF
congestive heart failure
61
CI
cardiac index, contraindicated
62
CMV
cytomegalovirus
63
CNS
central nervous system
64
CO
cardiac output
65
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
66
CP
chest pain or cerebral palsy
67
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
68
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
69
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
70
CrCl
creatinine clearance
71
CRE
carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae
72
CRF
chronic renal failure
73
CRP
C-reactive protein
74
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
75
CT
computerized tomography
76
CV
cardiovascular
77
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
78
CVP
central venous pressure
79
CXR
chest x-ray
80
D1
dopamine 1 receptor
81
D2
dopamine 2 receptor
82
D/C
discontinue or discharge
83
D5W
5% dextrose in water
84
DDIs
drug-drug interactions
85
DHP CCB
dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
86
DJD
degenerative joint disease
87
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
88
DM
diabetes mellitus
89
DOC
drug of choice
90
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
91
DPI
dry powder inhaler
92
DRESS
drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
93
dtd
of such doses
94
DVT
deep venous thrombosis
95
Dx
diagnosis
96
EC
enteric coated
97
ECG
electrocardiogram
98
EIAD
extended interval amino glycoside dosing
99
ERA
endothelin receptor antagonist
100
ESBL
extended spectrum beta lactamases
101
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
102
ESRD
end stage renal disease
103
ETOH
ethanol
104
F/U
follow up
105
FBS
fasting blood sugar
106
FDA
food and drug administration
107
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 second
108
FT4
free thyroxine (T4)
109
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
110
GI
gastrointestinal
111
GNR
gram negative rod
112
gtt, gtts
drop, drops
113
GTT
glucose tolerance test
114
H/O
history of
115
HA
headache
116
HACEK
haemophilus, actinobacillus, cardiobacterium, eikenelia, kingella
117
HBV
hepatitis B virus
118
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
119
HCT
hematocrit
120
HCTZ, HCT
hydrochlorothiazide
121
HCV
hepatitis C virus
122
HDL, HDL-C
high density lipoprotein
123
HF
heart failure
124
HFrEF
heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
125
HFpEF
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
