Chapter 15 Flashcards
(127 cards)
1
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before a meal, meals
A
a.c.
2
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after a meal, meals
A
p.c.
3
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at bedtime
A
h.s.
4
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morning and night
A
m. et n.
5
Q
as the occasion arises
A
p.r.n.
6
Q
daily
A
quotid.
7
Q
every hour
A
q.h.
8
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every four hours
A
q.q.h.
9
Q
twice a day
A
b.i.d.
10
Q
three times a day
A
t.i.d.
11
Q
four times a day
A
q.i.d.
12
Q
immediately
A
stat.
13
Q
if the need arises
A
s.o.s.
14
Q
as directed
A
ut dict.
15
Q
(distilled) water
A
aq. (dest.)
16
Q
solution
A
sol.
17
Q
within a muscle
A
i.m.
18
Q
within a vein
A
i.v.
19
Q
right eye
A
O.D.
20
Q
left eye
A
O.S.
21
Q
each eye
A
O.U.
22
Q
orally
A
p.o.
23
Q
nothing by mouth
A
n.p.o.
24
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freely, at will
A
ad lib.
25
about
c., ca.
26
with
-c
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without
-s
28
to, up to
ad
29
ointment
ung.
30
let there be made
ft.
31
note well
n.b.
32
dissolve
solv.
33
let it stand
st.
34
take
sum.
35
let it be labeled
sig.
36
let it be repeated
rep.
37
let it not be repeated
non rep.
38
atrial fibrillation
AF
39
above the knee
AK
40
against medical advice
a.m.a.
41
below the knee
BK
42
blood pressure
BP
43
bowel movement
BM
44
beats per minute
bpm
45
biopsy
Bx
46
catheter
cath.
47
complete blood count
CBC
48
chief complaint
CC
49
cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
50
cardiovascular
CV
51
central venous pressure
CVP
52
discontinue
dc
53
do not resuscitate
DNR
54
diagnosis-related group
DRG
55
diagnosis
Dx
56
fracture
Fx
57
fever of unknown origin
FUO
58
gastrointestinal
GI
59
genitourinary
GU
60
hematocrit
Hct
61
hemoglobin
hgb
62
hypertension
HTN
63
history
Hx, hx
64
intake and output
I & O
65
left, right lower extremity
LLE, RLE
66
left, right lower lobe
LLL, RLL
67
left, right lower quadrant
LLQ, RLQ
68
left, right upper extremity
LUE, RUE
69
left, right upper lobe
LUL, RUL
70
left, right upper quadrant
LUQ, RUQ
71
last menstrual period
lmp
72
loss of consciousness
LOC
73
lumbar puncture
LP
74
motor vehicle accident
MVA
75
nasogastric
NG, ng
76
no known allergies
NKA
77
normal sinus rhythm
NSR
78
nausea and vomiting
N & V, N/V
79
out of bed
OOB
80
occupational therapy
OT
81
patient controlled analgesia
PCA
82
positive end-expiratory pressure
PEEP
83
peripherally inserted central catheter
PICC
84
red blood cell, count
RBC
85
rapid eye movement
REM
86
range of motion
ROM
87
radiation therapy
RT
88
subcutaneous(ly)
sc, SQ
89
shortness of breath
SOB
90
symptoms
Sx
91
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
92
treatment
Tx
93
urinalysis
UA
94
white blood cell, count
WBC
95
within normal limits
WNL
96
Cesarean section
CS
97
computed tomography
CT
98
dilatation/dilation and curettage
D & C
99
electrocardiogram
ECG/EKG
100
electroconvulsive therapy
ECT
101
electroencephalogram
EEG
102
electromyogram
EMG
103
glucose tolerance test
GTT
104
magnetic resonance angiography
MRA
105
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
106
nuclear magnetic resonance
NMR
107
positron emission tomography
PET
108
Coronary Care Unit, Critical Care Unit
CCU
109
Emergency Room
ER
110
Intensive Care Unit
ICU
111
Labor and Delivery
L & D
112
Outpatient Department
OPD
113
Operating Room
OR
114
capsule
cap.
115
grain
gr.
116
drop
gt.
117
tablet
tab.
118
3
dram
119
f3
fluid dram
120
weird 3
ounce
121
weird f3
fluid ounce
122
cubic centimeter
cc.
123
gram
gm., Gm., G.
124
kilogram
kg.
125
milligram
mgm., mg.
126
liter
l., L.
127
milliliter
ml.
