Common Abbreviations Flashcards
(81 cards)
1
Q
abd
A
abdomen
2
Q
AC, ac
A
before meals
3
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
5
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
6
Q
AM
A
morning
7
Q
AMB, amb
A
ambulate (to walk), ambulatory (able to walk)
8
Q
amt
A
amount
9
Q
ap, AP
A
apical
10
Q
BM, bm
A
bowel movement
11
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
12
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
13
Q
c (with a line over it)
A
with
14
Q
C
A
centigrade, celsius
15
Q
cal
A
calories
16
Q
cathq
A
catheter
17
Q
CBR
A
complete bed rest
18
Q
C/O, c/o
A
complains of
19
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
20
Q
CS
A
central service, central supply
21
Q
drsg
A
dressing
22
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
23
Q
ECG, EKG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
ER, ED
A
emergency room, emergency department
25
F
fahrenheit
26
fl, fld
fluid
27
Fx
fracture
28
GI
gastro-intestinal
29
h, hr
hour
30
H2O
water
31
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
32
ht
height
33
hx
history
34
ICU
intensive care unit
35
I&O
intake and output
36
IV
intravenous
37
L
liter
38
LAB
laboratory
39
lb
pound
40
LOC
level of consciousness
41
lt, L
left
42
meds
medications
43
mid noc
midnight
44
min
minute
45
mL
mililiter
46
neg
negative
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noc
48
noc
night
49
NPO, npo
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
50
O2
`oxygen
51
OOB
out of bed
52
OR
operating room
53
os
mouth
54
OT
occupational therapy
55
oz, OZ
ounce
56
PC, pc
`after meals
57
per
by, through
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PM
Afternoon
59
PO, po
by mouth, orally
60
prep
preparation
61
prn
when necessary
62
Pt, pt
patient
63
PT
physical therapy
64
q
every
65
qh
every hour
66
q2h, q3h, etc
every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc
67
R
rectal temperature, respiration
68
R/O
rule out
69
ROM
range of motion
70
rt, R
right
71
s (with line above it)
without
72
Soec, soec
specimen
73
stat
at once, immediately
74
tbsp
tablespoon
75
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirtions
76
tsp
teaspoon
77
U/a, U/A, u/a
urinalysis
78
UTI
urinary tract infection
79
VS, vs
vital signs
80
w/c
wheel chair
81
Wt, wt
weight
