Common Abbreviations & Acronyms Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
ARF
A
Acute renal (kidney) failure
2
Q
BAR
A
Bright, alert, and responsive.
3
Q
BID
A
Twice daily
4
Q
BMR
A
Basic metabolic rate
5
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
6
Q
CNS
A
Central nervous system
7
Q
CRF
A
Chronic renal (kidney) failure
8
Q
EENT
A
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
9
Q
FeLV
A
Feline leukemia virus
10
Q
FIP
A
Feline infectious peritonitis
11
Q
FLUTD
A
Feline lower urinary tract disease
12
Q
FUS
A
Feline urological syndrome
13
Q
GI
A
Gastrointestinal
14
Q
HBC
A
Hit by car
15
Q
Hx
A
History
16
Q
IC
A
Intracardiac
17
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
18
Q
IM
A
Intramuscular
19
Q
IP
A
Intraperitoneal
20
Q
IT
A
Intravenous
21
Q
MLV
A
Modified live virus
22
Q
NAF
A
No abnormalities found
23
Q
NPO
A
Nothing per os (nothing by mouth)
24
Q
NSF
A
No significant findings
25
OD
Right eye
26
OS
Left eye
27
OU
Both eyes
28
PER OS, PO
Orally, by mouth
29
PM
Postmortem (after death)
30
PRN
As necessary
31
PRN
As necessary
32
QID
Four times daily
33
Rx
Prescription
34
SC or SQ
Subcutaneous
35
SID
Once daily
36
Sx
Surgery
37
TID
Three time daily
38
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
39
Tx
Treatment
40
URI
Upper respiratory infection
41
UTI
Urinary tract infection
42
WNL
Within normal limits
