Common Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(180 cards)
1
Q
Alert and Oriented to person, place, time, situation
A
A&Ox4
2
Q
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
A
AAA
3
Q
Abortion
A
AB
4
Q
Arterial blood gas
A
ABG
5
Q
Antibiotic
A
Abx
6
Q
Atrial fibrillation
A
A-Fib
7
Q
Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
A
AICD
8
Q
Above the knee amputation
A
AKA
9
Q
Against medical advice
A
AMA
10
Q
Altered mental status
A
AMS
11
Q
Aspirin
A
ASA
12
Q
Twice daily
A
BID
13
Q
Below the knee amputation
A
BKA
14
Q
Bilateral lower extremeties
A
BLE
15
Q
Bowel movement
A
BM
16
Q
Blood pressure
A
BP
17
Q
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
A
BPH
18
Q
Bilateral upper extremities
A
BUE
19
Q
Complains of
A
c/o
20
Q
Coronary artery bypass graft (bypass surgery)
A
CABG
21
Q
Coronary artery disease
A
CAD
22
Q
Catheter
A
cath
23
Q
Complete blood count
A
CBC
24
Q
Congestive heart failure
A
CHF
25
Concussion
CHI (closed head injury)
26
Cervical motion tenderness
CMT
27
Central nervous system
CNS
28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
29
Chest pain
CP
30
Continuous positive airway pressure
CPAP
31
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
32
Cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
33
Computerized tomography
CT
34
Clear to auscultation
CTA
35
Cardiovascular
CV
36
CVA
Cerebral Vascular Accident or Costovertebral Angle (depending on context)
37
Chest X-ray
CXR
38
Discharge (as in from hospital)
d/c
39
Differential diagnosis
DDx
40
Diabetes insipidus
DI
41
Diabetes mellitus
DM
42
Do not resuscitate
DNR
43
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion (shortness of breath upon exhaling)
44
Deep tendon reflex
DTR
45
Deep vein thrombosis
DVT
46
Dx
Diagnosis
47
Erectile dysfunction
ED
48
EHR
Electronic health record (aka EMR)
49
Electrocardiogram
EKG
50
EMR
Electronic medical record (aka EHR)
51
Emergency medical services
EMS
52
Ear, nose, and throat
ENT
53
EOMI
Extraocular movements intact
54
Epinephrine
Epi
55
End stage renal disease
ESRD
56
Alcohol
EtOH
57
Follow up
f/u
58
Foreign body
FB
59
Fetal heart tones
FHT
60
FMHx
Family medical history
61
Full range of motion
FROM
62
Glasgow coma scale
GCS
63
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
64
Pregnancy history
GPA (gravida, para, abortus)
65
Gunshot wound
GSW
66
h/o
History of
67
Headache
HA
68
Hematocrit
HCT
69
Hemoglobin
HGB
70
Homicidal ideation
HI
71
HPI
History of present illness
72
Heart rate
HR
73
Hypertension
HTN
74
Hx
History
75
Incision and Drainage procedure
I&D
76
Irritable bowel syndrome
IBS
77
ICE
Ice, compression, elevation
78
Intracranial pressure
ICP
79
Intensive care unit
ICU
80
Intramuscular
IM
81
Intravenous
IV
82
Jugular vein distension
JVD
83
Left
L
84
Laceration
Lac
85
Liver function test
LFT
86
Left lower quadrant
LLQ
87
Last menstrual period
LMP
88
Loss of consciousness
LOC
89
Lumbar puncture
LP
90
Left upper quadrant
LUQ
91
Moves all extremeties well
MAEW
92
Metastasis
Mets
93
Heart attack
MI (myocardial infarction)
94
Medical record number
MRN
95
Multiple sclerosis
MS
96
Car crash
MVA (motor vehicle accident) or MVC (motor vehicle collision)
97
Last normal menstrual period
LNMP
98
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
N/V/D
99
Nausea and vomiting
N/V
100
No acute distress
NAD
101
Normocephalic/atraumatic
NC/AT
102
Nitroglycerin
NG
103
No known allergies
NKA
104
No known drug allergies
NKDA
105
Nothing by mouth
NPO (nothing per os)
106
Nonrebreather oxygen mask
NRB
107
Normal saline
NS
108
Oxygen
O2
109
Obstetrician/gynecologist
OB/GYN
110
Observation
Obs
111
Oral contraceptive pill
OCP
112
Overdose
OD
113
Orthopedic
Ortho
114
Penicillin
PCN
115
Primary care physician
PCP
116
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation
117
PEx
Physical examination
118
PIP
Proximal interphalangeal joint
119
Prior medical history
PMHx
120
By mouth
PO (per os)
121
Post-op
Post operative
122
As needed
Prn
123
Prostate Specific Antigen
PSA
124
Past surgical history
PSHx
125
Patient
pt
126
Prior to arrival
PTA
127
Pneumothorax
PTX
128
Premature ventricular contraction
PVC
129
Peripheral vascular disease
PVD
130
Post void residual
PVR (pee left in bladder after peeing you can maybe get with a catheter, measure of urinary retention/blockage)
131
Every 2 hours
Q2H
132
Every 4 hours
Q4H
133
Every day
Qday
134
At bedtime
QHS (quaque hora somni)
135
4 times daily
QID (quater in die)
136
rule out
r/o
137
Right
R
138
Room air
RA
139
Red blood cells
RBC
140
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
RICE
141
Right lower quadrant
RLQ
142
Range of motion
ROM
143
ROS
Review of Systems
144
Respiratory rate
RR
145
Regular rate and rhythm
RRR
146
Right upper quadrant
RUQ
147
Prescription
Rx
148
Status post
s/p
149
Small bowel obstruction
SBO
150
Subcutaneous
SC
151
Social history
SHx
152
Suicidal ideation
SI
153
Sublingual
SubL
154
Straight leg raise
SLR
155
Blood oxygen saturation
SPO2
156
Sinus rhythm
SR
157
STAT
At once, immediately
158
Sexually transmitted disease/infection
STD/STI
159
Streptococcus
Strep
160
Subcutaneous
SubQ
161
Supraventricular tachycardia
SVT
162
Symptoms
Sx
163
Seizure
Sz
164
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
165
Transient ischemic attack
TIA
166
3 times daily
TID
167
Tympanic membrane
TM
168
Treatment
Tx
169
Urinalysis
UA
170
Urine drug screen
UDS
171
Upper respiratory infection
URI
172
Ultrasound
US
173
Up to date
UTD
174
Urinary tract infection
UTI
175
Vital signs
VS
176
Ventricular tachycardia
V-tach
177
White blood cell
WBC
178
Well developed, well nourished
WDWN
179
Within normal limits
WNL
180
Year to date
YTD
