common abbrevs Flashcards
1
Q
ABX
A
antibiotics
2
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
3
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
4
Q
BID
A
twice a day
5
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
6
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
7
Q
c/o
A
complains of
8
Q
CP
A
chest pain
9
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
10
Q
d/c or dc
A
discharge
11
Q
Ddx
A
differential diagnosis
12
Q
dx
A
diagnosis
13
Q
EMS
A
emergency medical service
14
Q
ETOH
A
ethyl alcohol
15
Q
f/c
A
fever and chills
16
Q
fx
A
fracture
17
Q
G/P
A
gravida/para pregnancy history
18
Q
HA
A
headache
19
Q
h/o
A
history of
20
Q
hx
A
history
21
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
22
Q
IV
A
intravenous
23
Q
LOC
A
loss of consciousness
24
Q
MOI
A
mechanism of injury
25
MVC
motor vehicle collision
26
NAD
no acute disease
27
NS
normal saline
28
N/V
nausea and vomiting
29
PERRL
pupils are equally rounded, reactive to light
30
po
by mouth
31
prn
as needed
32
PTA
prior to arrival
33
QD
every day
34
QID
four times a day
35
ROM
range of motion
36
Rx
prescription
37
Sx
symptoms
38
SOB/SOA
shortness of breath or air
39
TID
three times daily
40
TM
tymphanic membrane
41
Tx
treatment
42
UTD
up to date
43
VS
vital signs
44
WNL
within normal limits
45
y/o or yo
years old
