Common abbreviations used in veterinary medicine Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
Q
AD
A
auris dexter (right ear)
2
Q
ad lib
A
freely, as wanted
3
Q
AG
A
anal glands
4
Q
AL
A
auris sinistra (left ear)
5
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
6
Q
AU
A
auris unitas (both ears)
7
Q
BAR
A
bright, alert, and responsive
8
Q
bid
A
twice daily
9
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
10
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
11
Q
BW
A
body weight
12
Q
C
A
with
13
Q
CAP
A
capsule
14
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
15
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
16
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resucitation
17
Q
CRT
A
capillary refill time
18
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
19
Q
DSH
A
domestic shorthair
20
Q
DLH
A
domestic longhair
21
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
22
Q
FeLV
A
feline leukemia virus
23
Q
FIP
A
feline infectious peritonitis
24
Q
FIV
A
feline immunodeficiency virus
25
FS
female spayed
26
HBC
hit by car
27
HCT
hematocrit
28
HW
heart warm
29
HWP
heartwarm preventative
30
ICU
intensive care unit
31
ID
intradermal
32
IM
intramuscular
33
IO
intraosseous
34
IN
intranasal
35
IP
intraperitoneal
36
IV
intravenous
37
K9
canine
38
LRS
lactated ringer's solution
39
MN
male neutered
40
NPO
nothing per os (nothing by mouth)
41
OD
oculus dexter (right eye)
42
OE
orchidectomy (neuter)
43
OFA
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
44
OHE
ovariohysterectomy (spay)
45
OS
oculus sinister (left eye)
46
OU
oculus unitas (both eyes)
47
PCV
packed cell volume
48
per os
orally (by mouth)
49
PO
per os
50
prn
as necessary
51
q
every
52
q2h
every 2 houts
53
q6h
every 6 hours
54
qd
every day
55
qh
every hour
56
qns
quantity not sufficient
57
QID
four time a day
58
QOD
every other day
59
RBC
red blood cell
60
R/O
rule out
61
SC
subcutaneous
62
SQ
subcutaneous
63
SR
suture removal
64
SID
once a day
65
SUSP
suspension
66
Tab
tablet
67
TID
three time a day
68
TNT
toenail trim
69
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
70
TX
treatment
71
UA
urinaysis
72
UNG
ointment
73
WBC
white blood cell
