Chapter 1 - abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
-
A
negative
2
Q
%
A
percent
3
Q
@
A
at
4
Q
º
A
degree
5
Q
~
A
about
6
Q
+
A
positive
7
Q
>
A
greater than
8
Q
<
A
less than
9
Q
∆
A
change
10
Q
↑
A
higher; elevate; up
11
Q
→
A
to the right
12
Q
↓
A
lower; down
13
Q
←
A
to the left
14
Q
♀︎
A
female
15
Q
♂︎
A
male
16
Q
ā
A
before
17
Q
AAF
A
African American Female
18
Q
abd
A
abdomen; abdominal
19
Q
ABX
A
antibiotic
20
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
21
Q
AM, am
A
morning; before noon
22
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
23
Q
C̅
A
with
24
Q
c/o
A
complains of; complaining of
25
CBC
complete blood (cell) count
26
consult
consultation
27
CT
computerized tomography; computed tomography
28
CXR
chest x-ray
29
DOB
date of birth
30
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
31
ER
emergency room
32
H2O
water
33
hs
half strength; bedtime
34
ht
height
35
IV
intravenuos
36
lb, #
pound
37
min
minute(s)
38
NKDA
no known drug allergies
39
NPO
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
40
OB/GYN
obstetrician/gynecologist
41
OR
operating room
42
OTC
over-the-counter
43
OV
office visit
44
oz
ounce
45
p̄
after
46
PM, pm
after noon
47
postop
after surgery; postoperative
48
pre-op
before surgery; preoperative
49
Pro. Time
prothrombin time (blood clotting test)
50
Pt, pt.
patient
51
PTT
partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test)
52
q
every
53
Rx, Rhx
prescription
54
S̅
without
55
SOB
shortness of breath
56
stat, STAT
immediately (statim)
57
Sx
symptoms
58
T&C
type and crossmatch
59
t.i.d.
three times a day
60
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
61
UA
urinalysis
62
ung
ointment
63
VS, V/S
vital signs
64
WNL
within normal limits
65
wt
weight
66
y/o
year(s) old
