Chapters 1-3 Abbreviations Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
A
VRE
2
Q
International classification of diseases
A
ICD-10
3
Q
Electronic medical record
A
EMR
4
Q
Complete blood count
A
CBC
5
Q
Congestive heart failure
A
CHF
6
Q
Before meals
A
ac
7
Q
Patient
A
Pt
8
Q
Within normal limits
A
WNL
9
Q
Without
A
w/o / (s with a line over it)
10
Q
Treatment
A
Tx
11
Q
Shortness of breath
A
SOB
12
Q
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
A
MRSA
13
Q
Blood pressure
A
Bp
14
Q
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A
COPD
15
Q
Electrocardiogram
A
ECG / EEG
16
Q
Gastrointestinal
A
GI
17
Q
Three times a day
A
tid
18
Q
Physical therapy
A
PT
19
Q
Past medical history
A
PMH
20
Q
History
A
Hx
21
Q
Nothing by mouth
A
npo
22
Q
By mouth
A
po
23
Q
Twice a day
A
bid
24
Q
Fracture
A
Fx
25
No known drug allergies
NKDA
26
Four times a day
qid
27
As needed
PRN
28
Microgram
mcg
29
Level of consciousness
LOC
30
Laceration
LAC
31
Intramuscular
IM
32
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
HEENT
33
Hypertension
HTN
34
History of
h/o
35
Diagnosis
Dx
36
Chest x-ray
CXR
37
Chief complaint
CC
38
Cancer/carcinoma
Ca
39
Complaining of
c/o
40
Acute myocardial infarction
AMI
