Common Abbreviations Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
2
Q
ant
A
anterior
3
Q
Aq
A
water
4
Q
ARDS
A
adult respiratory distress syndrome
5
Q
BID
A
twice daily
6
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
7
Q
BS
A
blood sugar, breath sounds, bowel sounds, bachelor of science (degree)
8
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
9
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
10
Q
°C
A
degrees Celsius (centigrade)
11
Q
Са
A
calcium
12
Q
CA
A
cancer, cardiac arrest, chronologic age, coronary artery, cold agglutinin
13
Q
COLD
A
chronic obstructive lung disease
14
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
15
Q
CP
A
chest pain, chemically pure, cerebral palsy
16
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
17
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
18
Q
CVP
A
central venous pressure
19
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
20
Q
СВС
A
complete blood count
21
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
22
Q
CC or C/C
A
chief complaint
23
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
24
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
25
CI
chloride
26
cm
centimeter
27
cm3
cubic centimeter
28
CNS
central nervous system
29
c/o
complaining of
30
CO
cardiac output, carbon monoxide
31
CO2
carbon dioxide
32
ECG
electrocardiogram
33
eg
for example
34
ENT
ears, nose, and throat
35
ЕТОН
ethyl alcohol
36
FBS
fasting blood sugar
37
Fe
iron
38
CXR
chest x-ray
39
DM
diabetes mellitus
40
DOA
dead-on arrival
41
DON
director of nursing
42
DOS
dead on scene
43
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus toxoids vaccine
44
Dx
diagnosis
45
gtt
drop(s)
46
GTT
glucose tolerance test
47
h
hour
48
H/A
headache
49
Hb
hemoglobin
50
Hct
hematocrit
51
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
52
hr
hour
53
HTN
hypertension
54
Hx
history
55
ICU
intensive care unit
56
IDDM
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
57
NAD
no apparent distress, no appreciable disease
58
NC
nasal cannula
59
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
60
NKA
no known allergies
61
NS
normal saline
62
N/V
nausea and vomiting
63
N/V/D
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
64
NVD
neck vein distention
65
OB
obstetrics
66
FHx
family history
67
fl, fld
fluid
68
g
gram
69
GB
gallbladder
70
GI
gastrointestinal
71
gr
grain
72
gm
gram
73
IM
intramuscular
74
IV
intravenous
75
L
liter
76
Ib
pound
77
L/M
liters per minute
78
mcg
microgram
79
mg
milligram is a former symbol
80
min
minute
81
mL
milliliter
82
mm
millimeter
83
MVA
motor vehicle accident
84
N
normal
85
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
86
pt
patient
87
PT
physical therapy
88
PVC
premature ventricular complex, polyvinyl chloride
89
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
90
q
every
91
qd
every day
93
qid
four times a day
94
qh
every hour
94
OD
overdose, right eye, optical density, outside diameter, doctor of optometry
95
OP
outpatient
96
OR
operating room
97
pH
hydrogen ion concentration
98
ss
half
99
S/S
signs and symptoms
100
stat
immediately
101
STD
sexually transmitted disease
102
Sx
symptoms
103
sym
symptoms
104
tab
tablet
105
TB
tuberculosis
106
tid
three times a day
107
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
108
Tx
treatment
109
URI
upper respiratory infection
110
UTI
urinary tract infection
111
RBC
red blood cell
112
Rh
Rhesus blood factor
113
Rx
prescription
114
SC
subcutaneous, secretory component
115
vol
volume
116
w/
with
117
WBC
white blood cell
118
WNL
within normal limits
119
w/o
without
120
wt
weight
121
yo
year old
