Common Abbreviations Flashcards
(221 cards)
1
Q
Activities of daily living
A
ADL
2
Q
Before
A
a (w/ a line over it)
3
Q
Complete blood count
A
CBC
4
Q
Female
A
F
5
Q
Patient-controlled analgesia
A
PCA
6
Q
Registered Nurse
A
RN
7
Q
As desired, if the patient desires
A
Ad lib
8
Q
Bed rest
A
BR
9
Q
Before meals
A
ac (w/ a line over the “a”)
10
Q
No added salt
A
NAS
11
Q
By or through
A
per
12
Q
Every
A
q (or q with a line over it)
13
Q
As needed
A
prn
14
Q
Above-knee amputation
A
AKA
15
Q
Anterior/posterior
A
A/P
16
Q
Carbon dioxide
A
CO2 (the 2 is a subscript)
17
Q
Do not resuscitate
A
DNR
18
Q
Genitourinary
A
GU
19
Q
Physical therapy
A
PT
20
Q
Every morning
A
qam
21
Q
Nurse Practitioner
A
NP
22
Q
Right ear
A
AD
23
Q
Diagnosis
A
DX or Dx
24
Q
Gastrointestinal
A
GI
25
By mouth
PO or po
26
Morning
am
27
Health maintenance organization
HMO
28
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
EENT
29
Rule out
R/O
30
Without
s (with a line over it)
31
Adult Nurse Practitioner
ANP
32
Bowel Movement
BM
33
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
34
Electrocardiogram
EKG/ECG
35
History of
h/o
36
After
p (with a line over it)
37
Four times a day
qid
38
Amount
Amt
39
With
c (with a line over it)
40
Hard of hearing
HOH
41
Abdomen
Abd
42
Medical doctor
MD
43
Operating Room
OR
44
Temperature, pulse, respirations
TPR
45
Wheelchair
w/c
46
Intravenous push (caution do not use to mean "IV piggyback")
IVP
47
Identification
ID
48
Centimeter
cm
49
Fracture
Fx
50
After meals
pc (with a line over the "p")
51
Verbal order
VO
52
One-half
ss
53
History & Physical
H&P
54
Pound
Lb, lb.
55
Midnight
MN
56
Nasogastric tube
NGT
57
Ounce
oz
58
Soapsuds enema
SSE
59
Three times a day
tid
60
Hour
hr
61
Nasogastric
NG
62
Occupational Therapy
OT
63
Short of breath
SOB
64
Height
ht
65
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
N/V/D
66
Medication
med
67
Immediately
Stat
68
Weight
wt
69
Right Lower Quadrent
RLQ
70
Above or high
hyper
71
No known allergies or no known drug allergies
NKA/NKDA
72
Nothing by mouth
NPO
73
Oxygen
O2
74
Tuberculosis
TB
75
Within normal limits
WNL
76
Hypertension
HTN
77
Isolation
Isol
78
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CVA
79
Date of birth
DOB
80
Fasting blood sugar
FBS
81
Headache
HA
82
Patient
Pt
83
Family Nurse Practitioner
FNP
84
Alcohol
ETOH
85
Fluid
Fl
86
Drops
gtt (s)
87
Every hour
qh
88
Left ear
AS
89
Bedside commode
BSC
90
Critical care unit or coronary care unit
CCU
91
Dressing
dsg or drsg
92
Foot
ft
93
Diabetes Mellitus
DM
94
Gynecology
GYN
95
Treatment
Tx
96
Prescription
RX or Rx
97
Sequential compression device
SCD
98
Head of bed
hob or HOB
99
As soon as possible
ASAP
100
Electroencephalogram
EEG
101
Dilatation & curettage
D&C
102
Grain
gr
103
Bathroom priviliges
BRP
104
Bilateral Upper Extremities
BUE
105
Calories
cal
106
Right upper quadrant
RUQ
107
Complaint of
c/o
108
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUN
109
Culture and Sensitivity
C & S
110
Cancer
CA
111
Coronary Artery Bypass Graph
CABG
112
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
113
Coronary Artery Disease
CAD
114
Cystic Fibrosis
CF
115
Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
116
Licensed practical nurse
LPN
117
Right lower extremity
RLE
118
Out of bed
OOB
119
Intake & Output
I&O
120
Telephone Order
TO
121
Emergency Department/Emergency Room
ED/ER
122
Milligram
mg
123
Orthopedics
ortho
124
Below or low
hypo
125
Vital Signs
VS
126
Intensive Care Unit
ICU
127
Intravenous
IV
128
Sexually transmitted infection/Sexually transmitted disease
STI/STD
129
At night
noc
130
Bilateral Lower Extremities
BLE
131
Liter
L
132
White Blood Count
WBC
133
Ambulation/Ambulatory
Amb
134
Microgram
mcg
135
Bedside
BS
136
Range of Motion
ROM
137
Twice a day
bid or BID
138
Milliliter
mL
139
Obstetrics
OB
140
Gram
g or gm
141
Mouth, opening
os
142
Bedrest
BR
143
Left Lower Extremity
LLE
144
Hemoglobin
Hgb
145
Jugular Vein Distention
JVD
146
Keep vein open
KVO
147
Last menstrual period
LMP
148
Right Lower Lobe
RLL
149
Right Middle Lobe
RML
150
Right Upper Lobe
RUL
151
Left Lower Lobe
LLL
152
Chest Xray
CXR
153
Chronic Renal Failure
CRF
154
Computerized Tomography
CT
155
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
CSF
156
5% Dextrose in Water
D5W
157
Disseminated Intravascular coagulopathy
DIC
158
Degenerative Joint Disease
DJD
159
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DKA
160
Diabetes Mellitus
DM
161
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT
162
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
ESR
163
Endotracheal
ET
164
Endotracheal Tube
ETT
165
Incision and drainage
I&D
166
Fresh Frozen Plasma
FFP
167
Glomerular Filtration Rate
GFR
168
Hematocrit
HCT
169
Total Parenteral Nutrition
TPN
170
Transurethral Resection of Prostate
TURP
171
Ultrasound
US
172
Venous Access Device
VAD
173
Times 2 days
X 2 days
174
Long acting
LA
175
Year to date
ytd
176
elixir
elix
177
suppository
Supp
178
Tablespoon
tbsp, T
179
Intramuscular
IM
180
Left Upper Lobe
LUL
181
Level of consciousness
LOC
182
Lumbar Puncture
LP
183
Methicillan Resistant Staphaureus
MRSA
184
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococi
VRE
185
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NIDDM
186
Pulmonary Function Test
PFT
187
Normal Sinus Rhythm
NSR
188
Post-op Day
POD
189
Packed Red Blood Cells
PRBC's
190
Premature Ventricular Contraction
PVC
191
Peripheral Vascular Disease
PVD
192
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA
193
Systemic Lupus Erytematous
SLE
194
Symptoms
Sx
195
Type and Cross
T & C
196
Tuberculosis
TB
197
Transient Ischemic Attack
TIA
198
Total Iron Binding Capacity
TIBC
199
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TSH
200
Urine Analysis
UA
201
Urinary Tract Infection
UTI
202
Within Normal Limits
WNL
203
Extended release/Extra large
XL
204
Cross-match
XM
205
Change
picture of a triangle
206
sustained release
SR
207
suspension
Susp
208
teaspoon
tsp, t
209
Intradermal
ID
210
Subcutaneous
Sc, Subc, sc, SQ
211
right eye
OD
212
both eyes
OU
213
below the knee amputation
BKA
214
Acute renal failure
ARF
215
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPH
216
sublingual and saline lock
SL, sl
217
left eye
OS
218
arterial blood gas
ABG
219
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
220
kidneys, ureter, bladder
KUB
221
beats per minute
bpm
